Silje Nergaard

Silje Nergaard can be an award-winning Norwegian jazz-pop singer/songwriter who peaked in popularity following the convert of the hundred years using the chart-topping albums INITIALLY Light (2001) and Nightwatch (2003). Blessed on June 19, 1966, in Steinkjer, Norway, she cites affects offering Al Jarreau and Joni Mitchell. As an adolescent she became something of the national feeling when she became a member of an impromptu jam program on the 1983 Molde Internasjonal Jazz Event. In 1984 she produced her solo documenting debut having a 7″ solitary, “Among These Mornings”/”My Crazy Valentine,” released on PolyGram. Many years later on she authorized a recording cope with Life time Records and produced her full-length recording debut with Inform Me Where You’re Heading (1990), the to begin three English-language jazz-pop albums created and co-written by Richard Niles. The shows of the early albums, others becoming Silje (1991) and Cow on the road (1995), were later on compiled for the best-of collection The Life time Years (2005). After parting methods with Life time Information, Nergaard released a few Norwegian-language albums for the label Kirkelig Kulturverksted: Brevet (1995) and Hjemmefra (1996). Upon putting your signature on a major-label documenting deal with Common Music, Nergaard broke to mainstream achievement in 2000 with Slot of Contact, a full-length English-language work comprised mainly of cover materials. Port of Contact was a high Ten hit for the Norwegian albums graph and arranged the stage on her behalf chart-topping follow-up albums, INITIALLY Light (2001) and Nightwatch (2003). Like Slot of Call, both of these albums include a quartet made up of Tord Gustavsen (piano, Rhodes), Harald Johnsen (acoustic bass), and Jarle Vespestad (drums), furthermore to Nergaard (vocals). Nearly completely self-composed, Nightwatch was specifically successful, making Nergaard a Spellemannprisen honor for Musician of the entire year. Within the wake of the achievement, Become Still My Center: THE FUNDAMENTAL (2005), a best-of collection also offering some new materials, was released, combined with the aforementioned Life time compilation. Following albums Darkness from Blue (2007) and ONE THOUSAND True Tales (2009), both Best Five strikes, feature an extended band and preparations by Vince Mendoza.