Solveig Slettahjell

Solveig Slettahjell

born on 2/4/1971 in Bærum, Norway

Solveig Slettahjell

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Solveig Slettahjell

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
NOR
[5]
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
NOR
[5]
2008 Natt i Betlehem 5
Solo
Year Album Peak positions Certification
NOR
[5]
2013 Arven 5

References

  1. Solveig Slettahjell: Singer, Composer. Directory MIC.no.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Christian Lysvåg (5 October 2007). Solveig Slettahjell: Domestic Songs. Listento.no.
  3. Christian Lysvåg (12 September 2009). Solveig Slettahjell: visitations. Listento.no.
  4. Terje Mosnes (17 August 2012). Store stemmer, store smil: Solveig Slettahjell og Gregory Porter gjemte det beste til sist. Dagbladet.no.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Solveig Slettahjell discography. 'norwegiancharts.com'. Hung Medien. Retrieved on 25 October 2013.

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