He retired from full-time professional singing in 1970 and became an insurance company agent (although he did perform in the Norwegian national finals in 1971 and 1977 and was one of the judges in the 1978 final).
1970'te tam zamanlı profesyonel şarkı söylemeden emekli oldu ve bir sigorta şirketi ajanı oldu (ancak 1971 ve 1977'de Norveç ulusal finallerinde performans gösterdi ve 1978 finalinde hakimlerden biriydi).