Roy Lønhøiden (born in Kongsvinger, Norway, on 4 May 1964) is a Norwegian composer and singer-songwriter in the country music genre.
[1][4] He formed a group with Kristin Solli Schøien called Peyton Place in 1994 and they received an offer for a contract with Sony Music.
He is influenced by Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Townes Van Zandt and although he returned to Norway after a year, he has been back to visit the US multiple times.
[1][5] Lønhøiden then started a solo career, being nominated for Spellemannprisen (considered the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy Award) for three of his albums, Sanger fra skogen (2006), Når dagen demrer blått (2008), and Du spør meg om sannhet (2015).
[4] In 2021 Lønhøiden was entangled in legal trouble when he tried to cross the Norwegian–Swedish border and inadvertently violated Norwegian COVID-19 regulations.