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Birth Name: Dagny Norvoll Sandvik
Place of Birth: Tromsø, Troms, Norway
Date of Birth: 23 July, 1990
Ethnicity: Norwegian, possibly Sami
Dagny is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of vocalist Marit Sandvik and jazz musician Øystein Norvoll.
Dagny’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her eighth great-grandfather, Arnt Torstensen (c. 1635, Brænsund, Nordfold, Nordland – ?).
Dagny’s paternal grandfather was Sigmund Norvoll (the son of Albert Celius Norvoll and Sigrid Adeleid Andreassen). Albert was the son of Enok Gunelius Lorentsen and Lovise Olea Pettersdatter. Sigrid was the daughter of Martin Olai Jentoft Andreassen and Hilda Dahl.
Dagny’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of Martin Solheim and Olga Kristine.
Dagny’s maternal grandfather was Devold Sandvik (the son of Dankert Heiberg Lorentsen Sandvik and Elise Dorthea Hansdatter). Devold was born in Sandvik, Kvæfjord, Troms, Norway. Dankert was the son of Lorents Nikolai Nilsen and Mina Ovidia Olsdatter. Elise was the daughter of Hans Peder Jentoft Helgesen and Amalie Kristine Eriksdatter.
Dagny’s maternal grandmother was named Ingrid Audny Isaksen.
Sources: Genealogy of Dagny (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.myheritage.com
Genealogies of Dagny’s mother – https://www.myheritage.com https://www.geni.com