Kjetil Saunes (born 1962) is a Norwegian musician, composer and lyricist from Oslo. Saunes has been a professional musician since he was 19, playing the bass as his main instrument. He has worked with artists like Bjørn Eidsvåg, Ketil Bjørnstad, Kjetil Bjerkestrand, willeclausen og Unni Wilhelmsen. Saunes has released three solo albums, where he is responsible for music and lyrics, as well as playing most of the instruments. His music is best characterized as complex and well-produced pop music, with well-written poetic Norwegian lyrics.