Solveig Slettahjell
born on 2/4/1971 in Bærum, Norway
Solveig Slettahjell
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Solveig Slettahjell (born 2 April 1971 in Bærum, Norway)[1] is a Norwegian Jazz singer, known for her soulful, seductive voice.[2]
Career
Slettahjell had her record debut with the album Slow Motion Orchestra (2003), contains jazz standards like "All the Way" and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy". It was released after festival appearance at Nattjazz 2002. For her second album, Silver (2004), her band took the name "Slow Motion Quintet". In 2005, they released Pixiedust. [2]
After working with a commission for Vossajazz Festiva (2009), she released the music on the acclaimed album Tarpan Seasons (2010).[3] In 2012 she acclaimed performance at "Oslo Jazz Festival" 2012 with Gregory Porter.[4]
Honors
- 2004: Spellemannprisen in the class Jazz
- 2005: Radka Toneff Memorial Award
- 2005: Kongsberg Jazz Award
- 2011: Gammleng-prisen in the class Jazz
Discography
Albums
- With Slow Motion Quintet
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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2001 | Slow Motion Orchestra | ||
2004 | Silver | 23 | |
2005 | Pixiedust | 25 | |
2006 | Good Rain | 28 | |
2007 | Domestic Songs | 30 | |
2009 | Tarpan Seasons | 5 | |
2011 | Antologie | 6 |
- With Mit Squid
- 1998: Super
- With Kvitretten
- 1999: Everything Turns
- 2002: Kloden er en snurrebass som snurrer oss
- With Sigvart Dagsland & Karoline Krüger
- 2002: Underlig Frihet (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
- With Tord Gustavsen and Sjur Miljeteig
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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2008 | Natt i Betlehem | 5 |
- Solo
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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2013 | Arven | 5 |
References
- Solveig Slettahjell: Singer, Composer. Directory MIC.no.
- 2.0 2.1 Christian Lysvåg (5 October 2007). Solveig Slettahjell: Domestic Songs. Listento.no.
- Christian Lysvåg (12 September 2009). Solveig Slettahjell: visitations. Listento.no.
- Terje Mosnes (17 August 2012). Store stemmer, store smil: Solveig Slettahjell og Gregory Porter gjemte det beste til sist. Dagbladet.no.
- 5.0 5.1 5.2 Solveig Slettahjell discography. 'norwegiancharts.com'. Hung Medien. Retrieved on 25 October 2013.
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