Ivar Thomassen (19 July 1954 – 28 November 2016) was a Norwegian folk singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist .
Themes in these ballads have included the county and the region's nature, culture and history.
Songs like Imella multebær og mygg and Det artige landet are frequently performed by local choirs and are well known among people from Finnmark.
[2] Thomassen was also active as a pianist in big bands and jazz ensembles, and contributed with his own compositions in this context.
He did school concerts, arranged music, composed choral works and gave piano lessons.