Bjørn Mathias Tollefsen
BARITONE
Bjørn Mathias Tollefsen is a 17 year old bass-baritone talent from Sandnes, Norway, specialising in Bel Canto vocal techniques. With a wide and comprehensive music background already from age 4, he has studied at Klepp school of culture under song pedagogue Anne-Margrethe Svanes for the last 7 years. He was part of the regional music talent programme “Unge talenter Bjergsted” in Stavanger, and has also attended numerous Bel Canto master classes in Norway and Italy under Matthew Mark Marriott and Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz. Recently, he was also admitted to the Norwegian Youth Choir.
Bjørn Mathias is a frequent soloist with symphony orchestras and janitsjar bands in south-western Norway, making his international solo debut in Viterbo, Italy in 2025, and, despite his young age, has already performed in 3 full scale operas in Norway and Italy. Bjørn Mathias has also won numerous international online competitions in classical music over the last years, including the World's Best Musician Competition 2025. Aged 14, he released his first solo record back in 2023, featuring his boy soprano career, and he has produced and showcased more than 100 music videos and concert performances on his YouTube channel.