{"id":23111,"date":"2025-01-28T12:02:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T12:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/?page_id=23111"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:04:32","slug":"tommy-tito-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/tommy-tito-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Tito (NO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Tommy &#8220;Tito&#8221; Andreassen started singing at a very young age and picked up the guitar at nine. His musical career has gone from being an Elvis impersonator as a child to teenage bands, acoustic performances and a deep immersion in electric guitar. With roots in the blues, Tommy has developed into a versatile musician who masters several genres and instruments. He became known to the entire Norwegian blues community in 2015 when he and his band won the final of the Union Blues Cup at Notodden Blues Festival. In 2016, they toured clubs and festivals all over the country, and also performed in Germany and the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the members of Tito Lausteen Band went their separate ways in 2019, Tommy has been working on various musical projects. In search of new musical inspiration, he embarked on a journey a few years ago that ended with him living in southern Spain for almost two years. In 2023, he performed over 200 concerts around Europe. After his stay in Spain, Tommy traveled to Nashville in the United States, where he stayed for a month, played at jam sessions, held concerts and made a studio recording. 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