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Baard Kolstad, 17-Year-Old Street Drummer, Rivals Great Rock Musicians (VIDEO)

First Posted: 02/16/2012 2:58 pm Updated: 02/16/2012 2:58 pm

Many famous musicians have humble beginnings, getting their names known by singing into webcams or playing guitar on city sidewalks. Today, an aspiring teen street musician that we came across on the Interwebs literally make our jaws drop. In an unbelievable video, 17-year-old Norweigan drummer Baard Kolstad amazes passersby on the streets of Oslo with his incredible display of musical prowess. Seriously -- the kid can really bang it out.

The teen is already starting to generate some buzz in the music industry. He made it to the semi-finals on Norse Talenter, Norway's version of America's Got Talent, before he was eliminated.

Is this young street drummer the next Ringo Starr? We think so, but don't take our word for it -- check out this young musician's amazing skills for yourself. The video is starting to go viral, and for good reason. Remember his name, because our money is on this teen becoming the drummer of the next legendary rock band!

In other uplifting teen viral videos, a 15-year-old British student documents his cliff-jumping adventures and other summer fun in Bermuda, and hospitalized teen Hana Hwang created this touching "thank you" video for Selena Gomez after the star visited her at the hospital.

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Many famous musicians have humble beginnings, getting their names known by singing into webcams or playing guitar on city sidewalks. Today, an aspiring teen street musician that we came across on the ...
Many famous musicians have humble beginnings, getting their names known by singing into webcams or playing guitar on city sidewalks. Today, an aspiring teen street musician that we came across on the ...
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06:58 PM on 02/28/2012
What is with all the "is this kid the next star of this" stories? FYI: unless you have actually accomplished something, don't waste your time parading around what you can/could do. Just do it.
03:34 PM on 02/20/2012
That was great!
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Anybodyseenthepopos
Like you Really give a rats...
03:43 PM on 02/19/2012
Oooh, so much banging and clanging!! ;-)) The kid's GREAT!
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booch55
01:07 PM on 02/19/2012
smoooookin'!
08:34 PM on 02/18/2012
WOW...FANTASTIC!!!!!!. I am in AWE of this kid. Great talent!!
01:53 PM on 02/18/2012
Too much dependence on double bass.
02:18 PM on 02/18/2012
Not really.
12:42 PM on 02/18/2012
the next ringo starr? WOW. Ringo never said he was a good drummer and god knows no one else did either. My opinion doesn't count? Okay...how about paul mccartney? His opinion does. He went back and recut the ringo starr drum tracks frequently....with paul drumming and not ringo

Maybe this kid should shoot a bit higher than ringo starr.
01:00 PM on 02/20/2012
Nicely put Catherine. I'm sure it wasn't the kid that referred to Ringo, but the naive writer. Baard knows he eclipsed Ringo long ago but he does need to learn "to wait for it."
doctorcastille
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing
07:46 PM on 02/17/2012
I'm betting that most of the people here that are slamming Ringo are not drummers.
04:15 PM on 02/17/2012
The kid is NICE!!! Watch your back Travis Barker!!! IJS
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Tabasco
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02:15 PM on 02/17/2012
I almost recognize some of the riffs. Is one from Zep's "Whole Lotta Love"?
Anybody better versed in drums know?
11:56 AM on 02/17/2012
If Ringo could play that good he would have had a career.
12:47 PM on 02/17/2012
RINGO WAS A FAIR DRUMMER, NOT A GREAT DRUMMER, THAT IS WHY HE WAS REPLACED ON A FEW ALBUMS BY THE BEATLES.
11:39 AM on 02/17/2012
HOLY CRAP! Someone needs to have him watch the movie "Rock Star" really, really soon....so he can avoid that from happening! Otherwise, he's going on tour shortly..
11:35 AM on 02/17/2012
Awesome! He was great!! Hope he gets signed!
11:28 AM on 02/17/2012
Somebody please sign this guy...throws a Five in his tip jar.
11:26 AM on 02/17/2012
You can bet this young man will have many calls and knocks on his door now...amazing. He will be awesome one day and very soon. I can see him already signed by next week.

HE IS GREAT!!!!!!!! HE WILL BE FANTASTIC, BIG AS LIFE SOON!
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02:59 AM on 02/18/2012
Chicks not checking him out. Poor guy. Needs to switch to guitar.