Agriculture, The Farm | The farm celebrity winner: – Has done more farm work than an average Norwegian

The singer and songwriter Sondre Mulongo Nystrøm, also called Sondrey, from Øyer in Gudbrandsdalen ran away with the victory in this year’s Celebrity farm. In the final he beat it Icelandic-Norwegian artist Bjørg Thorhallsdottir in a knowledge competition.

While the Realty program aired televised, was Nystrøm on tour with The National Theatre’s new major investment “Bonnie & Clyde”. When the Nation calls, the traveling theater has just been to Namsos, and is on its way to Verdal. They are now halfway through the tour.

– It will be a bit of an Easter holiday at home with the family. We live so close to the mountains that having a cabin is a bit of a pain in the ass, says Nystrøm.

Ticket boom

At the same rate that Farmen Kjendis was broadcast on TV this winter, ticket sales for the traveling theater performance also increased.

– It was probably a good investment for the Riksteateret, admits Nystrøm.

For the singer, Farmen feels like a distant memory in that the recording took place in the spring of last year.

– It was finished talking and finished eating a long time ago. But it’s funny to see that people are still in that bubble. For those who have seen the program now, it seems as if the action takes place in the present.

The actors welcome the audience every day before they perform, and there have been several who have said that they had been visited by Nystrøm in their living room the night before.

– Then I squirm a bit, before I realize that they are talking about the Farm.

He himself followed the program when it was on TV. He is surprised that people only see it now just before Easter.

– It’s a bit fascinating. I have to say that I’m taking the increased attention quite well now. I’m not the type to go out on the town to be king of the hill. Now that I have gained more attention, I can rather drag it into both my music and my brand that I am building as an actor, artist and songwriter.

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– Was it an advantage to be from Rural Norway when you were going to Farmen?

– Yes, when you look at the other participants, it was probably an advantage.

Much of what the participants were given in weekly assignments, such as våronna, were things Nystrøm had heard about since he was a small boy.

– It was not something that was new to me. Suddenly I showed things I had learned from grandma in a subordinate clause. I wasn’t quite behind the mark. Listening to grandma and growing up on a farm helped.

His grandmother and mother both grew up on a farm, but it was his uncle who took over the farm.

– I have only helped a little here and there. I have done a bit more farm work than the average Norwegian, I would think.

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One of the things Nystrøm appreciated most inside the Farm was the silence. The participants were not given access to their phones and Nystrøm says that this was “one of the best things that ever happened» he.

– I miss that very much now. Now I have to be on the phone all the time for work-related matters and work 200 percent.

– Could you imagine a career as a farmer?

– I’ll be honest enough to say that it’s not so fun to smell cow dung even if you’ve showered. It is a very demanding lifestyle. I gained a lot of respect for farmers from being at the Farm and seeing how farmers are doing. But you can’t go on holiday at any time as a farmer and a lot of care is required for the animals. I don’t think it’s something for me in the long run, but it was fun for a while as we got into the Farm.

– What do you miss most about the Farm?

– I miss the dog Ivar. I trained him a lot. This was not shown on TV, but I often took Ivar outside the farm. I really appreciated that. He was my buddy who made it possible for me to stick to my full five in there.