A Norwegian Elvis Presley impersonator on Saturday morning (July 25th) in Oslo broke a world record by singing songs from the " King " for more than 50 hours, during a musical marathon broadcast live on the internet.
In 50 hours, 50 minutes and 50 seconds, “ Kjell Elvis, ” Kjell Henning Bjornestad's stage name, smashed the previous Guinness-approved record by more than seven hours. This had been held for 16 years by a German.
" I will never do it again, " the American star look-alike told NRK on Norwegian television after his performance. He had started singing Thursday morning at 8 a.m. local time at a bar in central Oslo, in full Elvis attire.
According to his manager, it was recommended to the artist not to force on the coffee to cross in particular two whole nights. Smoothies, fruits and energy bars allowed him to go the distance and preserve his voice, a little hoarse in the last hours.
Bjornestad, 52, had previously received international media attention by breaking the record twice, most recently in 2003 - a 26-hour marathon at the time.
This time, the artist had launched an appeal for donations on the website of the event intended in part for the construction of hospitals in Burma.