High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jan Werner Danielsen, artist name Jan Werner, (10 April 1976, Nord-Odal – 29 September 2006, Oslo) was a Norwegian pop, classical, and rock singer, famous for his powerful voice which stretched over four and a half octaves. His breakthrough came after winning two important talent contests, most notably on national television in the show Talentiaden (NRK) in 1994.