Rolf Løvland is a Norwegian composer, lyricist, arranger, and pianist. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the Celtic-Nordic group Secret Garden, in which he was the composer, producer, and keyboardist.
Løvland has won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, composing the songs 'La det swinge' in 1985 and 'Nocturne' in 1995 alongside Secret Garden, resulting in Norway's first two titles.

He also composed the song 'You Raise Me Up', which, according to Rolf Løvland in an interview with Radio Norge in February 2010, has been covered more than 500 times thus far.