Silje Nergaard

Silje Nergaard ( born June 19, 1966 in Steinkjer ) is a Norwegian jazz singer. Trademarks of moving between jazz and popular music singer is their sometimes childish sounding voice, but this is coupled with a highly developed vocal technique.

Biography

Silje Nergaard grew up as the daughter of a teacher couple in Norway Hamar. Early on, she comes by her mother's records by Stan Getz and João Gilberto with jazz music in touch. Other musical idols such as Al Jarreau and Joni Mitchell awaken in her the love of singing.

Getting artistic merits Silje Nergaard harvests as a 16- year-old teenager at the International Jazz Festival in Molde. In 1985 she enters the preliminary round (Norsk Melodi Grand Prix) of their land for the Grand Prix Euro Vision Song Contest with the song Det Si, Si Det on ( the later the Norwegian representative Bobbysocks win ). At a jam session the ex-band of the late 1987 bassist Jaco Pastorius, the young singer dares not shy on stage and thrilled the musicians and listeners present with daring, but always skillfully presented interpretations of what they as by the local Norwegian press already Rising star is traded. On the recommendation of the American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny she receives under the producer Richard Niles a recording contract with the famous label EMI. 1990 their debut album "Tell Me Where You're Going ", the 7th in the Norwegian pop charts appear reached. Almost even more successful than in their homeland is the artist in Japan. The first release went straight to number one reached the Japanese radio charts. Their high popularity in Japan can also be seen that a wine is named after her and she became the first Western artist ever allowed to occur in the sacred Heian Shrine in Kyoto. After two more albums for EMI Silje Nergaard returns in 1995 to its Norwegian roots. In the small Norwegian record label Kirkelig Kulturverksted they published in 1995 and 1996 two more albums in their native language.

In the subsequent four-year hiatus, the first daughter alder is born. End of 1999, the singer is back, as by conferring on them in the U.S. for their song "I Do not Want To See You Cry" in a songwriting contest the Honorable Mention Award. Again, more fond of jazz music, the Norwegian winning three countrymen as backing band - Tord Gustavsen Trio that. At least with their first album after the break, " Port of Call " Silje Nergaard achieved an international breakthrough, which manifests itself in a massive media and festival presence. The lyrics of the original songs come from her brother Mike McGurk, a famous poet PEN. The second release " At First Light " from 2001 instantly jumps to number one on the pop charts and Norwegian has now reached platinum status. In May 2003, their second daughter, Karla saw the light of the world.

With a concert on 7 December 2005, in which they gave the surprised audience a duet with her husband, also singing, Silje Nergaard ended at the Tonhalle in Dusseldorf her six -year-old Tord Gustavsen Trio collaboration with the.

Discography

  • Tell Me Where You're Going ( 1990)
  • Silje (1991 )
  • Cow on the Highway ( 1993)
  • Brevet (1995 )
  • Hjemmefra ( " From Home " ) ( 1996)
  • Port of Call (2000)
  • Night Watch (2003)
  • Darkness out of Blue (2007)
  • A Thousand True Stories (Fall 2009)
  • If I Could Wrap Up A Kiss ( Silje 's Christmas ) (November 2010)
  • Unclouded (2012 )

Compilation album

  • Be Still My Heart - The Essential (2005)
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