Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton var en av de mest kjente countryartistene i verden.
Dolly Parton was one of the best-known country artists in the world.
I løpet av et langt liv arbeidet hun som sanger, låtskriver, skuespiller og forretningskvinne.
Over the course of a long life, she worked as a singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.
Hun var også kjent for å bruke både penger og berømmelse til å hjelpe andre.
She was also known for using both her money and her fame to help others.
Dolly Rebecca Parton ble født i Tennessee i USA 19. januar 1946.
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in Tennessee in the United States on January 19, 1946.
Hun vokste opp på landsbygda i en familie med tolv barn.
She grew up in the countryside in a family with twelve children.
Dolly var nummer fire i søskenflokken.
Dolly was the fourth of the siblings.
Familien hadde lite penger, og hjemmet deres var enkelt.
The family had little money, and their home was simple.
Likevel beskrev hun ofte barndommen som rik på kjærlighet, historier og musikk.
Even so, she often described her childhood as rich in love, stories, and music.
Familien sang mye sammen, og Dolly begynte selv å synge og skrive sanger da hun var liten.
The family sang together often, and Dolly herself began singing and writing songs when she was young.
Hun drømte tidlig om å bli profesjonell musiker.
She dreamed of becoming a professional musician from an early age.
Som tenåring opptrådte hun blant annet på Grand Ole Opry, en berømt scene for countrymusikk i Nashville.
As a teenager, she performed at the Grand Ole Opry, a famous country music venue in Nashville.
Kort tid etter at hun var ferdig med skolen, flyttet hun til Nashville for å prøve å få en karriere innen musikk.
Shortly after finishing school, she moved to Nashville to try to build a career in music.
I begynnelsen hadde hun mest suksess som låtskriver.
At first, she was most successful as a songwriter.
Andre artister spilte inn sanger hun hadde skrevet, men etter hvert fikk hun også oppmerksomhet som sanger.
Other artists recorded songs she had written, but over time she also gained attention as a singer.
I 1967 ga hun ut sitt første album, Hello, I'm Dolly.
In 1967, she released her first album, Hello, I'm Dolly.
Samme år begynte hun å opptre regelmessig på TV sammen med den kjente countryartisten Porter Wagoner.
That same year, she began appearing regularly on television with the well-known country artist Porter Wagoner.
Samarbeidet gjorde henne kjent for et stort publikum.
Their collaboration introduced her to a large audience.
Etter noen år ønsket Parton å satse mer på sin egen karriere.
After several years, Parton wanted to focus more on her own career.
Da hun sluttet å arbeide med Wagoner, skrev hun sangen I Will Always Love You som en avskjed til ham.
When she stopped working with Wagoner, she wrote the song I Will Always Love You as a farewell to him.
Mange år senere ble sangen en enorm internasjonal hit da Whitney Houston spilte inn sin egen versjon.
Many years later, the song became an enormous international hit when Whitney Houston recorded her own version.
På 1970-tallet ble Dolly Parton en av de største stjernene innen amerikansk countrymusikk.
In the 1970s, Dolly Parton became one of the biggest stars in American country music.
En av hennes mest berømte sanger er Jolene fra 1973.
One of her most famous songs is Jolene from 1973.
I sangen ber en kvinne en vakker rival om ikke å ta mannen hennes.
In the song, a woman asks a beautiful rival not to take her man away from her.
Partons sanger handlet ofte om kjærlighet og vanskelige forhold, men også om fattigdom, familie og livet til vanlige mennesker.
Parton's songs often dealt with love and difficult relationships, but also with poverty, family, and the lives of ordinary people.
Mange av tekstene hennes var inspirert av hennes egen oppvekst i Tennessee.
Many of her lyrics were inspired by her own childhood in Tennessee.
Parton arbeidet ikke bare med musikk.
Parton did not work only in music.
I 1980 spilte hun en av hovedrollene i filmen 9 to 5, som handler om tre kvinner som har problemer med sjefen sin.
In 1980, she played one of the leading roles in the film 9 to 5, which is about three women who have problems with their boss.
Hun skrev og sang også filmens kjente tittelsang.
She also wrote and sang the film's well-known title song.
Filmen ble en stor suksess, og Parton fikk senere roller i flere andre filmer.
The film was a major success, and Parton later appeared in several other movies.
Hun viste også interesse for forretninger.
She also showed an interest in business.
I 1986 ble hun partner i en fornøyelsespark i nærheten av stedet der hun hadde vokst opp.
In 1986, she became a partner in an amusement park near the place where she had grown up.
Parken fikk navnet Dollywood.
The park was named Dollywood.
Den ble etter hvert en av de mest besøkte turistattraksjonene i Tennessee og skapte mange arbeidsplasser i området.
Over time, it became one of the most visited tourist attractions in Tennessee and created many jobs in the area.
For Parton var det viktig å investere i regionen hun kom fra, selv om hun for lengst hadde blitt en internasjonal stjerne.
It was important to Parton to invest in the region she came from, even though she had long since become an international star.
Et annet viktig prosjekt begynte i 1995.
Another important project began in 1995.
Parton startet Imagination Library, et program som sender gratis bøker til små barn.
Parton started the Imagination Library, a program that sends free books to young children.
Ideen hadde en personlig bakgrunn.
The idea had a personal background.
Faren hennes hadde aldri lært å lese og skrive ordentlig, og Parton ønsket at flere barn skulle få et nært forhold til bøker.
Her father had never properly learned to read and write, and Parton wanted more children to develop a close relationship with books.
Programmet begynte i hennes eget hjemfylke, men vokste senere til flere land.
The program began in her own home county, but later expanded to several countries.
Millioner av barn har mottatt bøker gjennom ordningen.
Millions of children have received books through the program.
Dolly Parton beholdt en sterk forbindelse til Tennessee gjennom hele livet.
Dolly Parton maintained a strong connection to Tennessee throughout her life.
Samtidig ble musikken hennes kjent langt utenfor USA.
At the same time, her music became known far beyond the United States.
Hun skrev tusenvis av sanger, solgte over hundre millioner plater og mottok en lang rekke priser.
She wrote thousands of songs, sold more than one hundred million records, and received a long list of awards.
Hun var lett å kjenne igjen med sitt store blonde hår og fargerike klær, og hun brukte ofte humor når hun snakket om sitt eget utseende.
She was easy to recognize because of her big blonde hair and colorful clothes, and she often used humor when talking about her own appearance.
Parton døde i Nashville 25. august 2026, 80 år gammel.
Parton died in Nashville on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80.
Da hun døde, hadde hun vært en offentlig person i mer enn seksti år.
By the time she died, she had been a public figure for more than sixty years.
For mange var hun først og fremst en stor countryartist.
For many people, she was first and foremost a great country artist.
For andre var arbeidet hennes for barn, utdanning og lokalsamfunnet like viktig.
For others, her work for children, education, and her local community was equally important.
Historien hennes begynte i en familie med svært lite penger i fjellene i Tennessee, men endte med at hun ble en av de mest kjente og respekterte artistene i amerikansk musikkhistorie.
Her story began in a family with very little money in the mountains of Tennessee, but ended with her becoming one of the best-known and most respected artists in American music history.
Comprehension Check
Question 1 of 4
Hva inspirerte Dolly Parton til å starte Imagination Library?