First 2 headline acts named for 2019 Norsk Hostfest

Published 4:00 pm Thursday, November 22, 2018

MINOT, N.D. (AP) Officials have announced the first two headline acts for next year’s Norsk Hostfest in Minot.

Singer, comedian, ventriloquist and impressionist Terry Fator won the “America’s Got Talent” competition in 2007 and is now a popular Las Vegas act.

Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell has amassed 32 top-selling albums over his career and has remained on the British album charts for 30 years.

The annual Norsk Hostfest at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds is billed as the largest Scandinavian heritage festival in North America. Each year it draws about 60,000 people for food, music and other entertainment. The event also includes the annual induction ceremony for the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame.

The 2019 Hostfest is Sept. 25-28.

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