Susanna Wallumrød

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Susanna Wallumrød (2016)

Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (born June 23, 1979 in Kongsberg ) is a Norwegian singer, pianist and songwriter who blends jazz , pop music and electronica and initially appeared almost exclusively under the name Susanna .

Live and act

Wallumrød comes from a musical family; she is the sister of pianist Christian Wallumrød and drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and cousin of pianist David Wallumrød . Since 2000 she has performed with the duo Susanna and the Magical Orchestra , in which she works with keyboard player Morten Qvenild , creating “introverted pop art”. From 2004 she released several albums and toured Europe.

From 2007 onwards he also made solo albums in English. In 2011 she presented an album in Norwegian for the first time with Jeg vil hjem til menneskene , on which she interpreted poems by Gunvor Hofmo as songs. The Swiss harpist Giovanna Pessi could already be heard on her solo album Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos (2008) ; In 2012, the joint album If Grief Could Wait followed , on which songs by Henry Purcell , Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake are interpreted in addition to their own songs . For the album The Forester , Wallumrød teamed up with contemporary composers Julian Skar and Jan Martin Smørdal and the Norwegian new music ensemble Ensemble NeON.

There was a collaboration with the singer Jenny Hval in 2009 for the Ladyfest festival , which resulted in a 15-part surrealistic song cycle. At the Oslo Jazz Festival 2012 and 2016 there was a collaboration with Tord Gustavsen . Wallumrød is married to the musician and producer Helge Sten .

Prizes and awards

Wallumrød received the Gammleng Prize in 2012 and the Spellemann Prize the following year . In 2015 she was awarded the Radka Toneff Minnepris . In 2016 she received the Kongsberg Jazz Award .

Susanna Wallumrød (through the harp by Giovanna Pessi, Vossajazz 2014)

Discography

  • Jeg vil hjem til menneskene (Grappa Music 2011)
  • Giovanna Pessi / Susanna Wallumrod: If Grief Could Wait ( ECM 2012)
  • Jenny Hval & Susanna Meshes of Voice (SusannaSonata 2014)
as Susanna & the Magical Orchestra
  • List of Lights and Buoys ( Rune Grammofon , 2004)
  • Melody Mountain (Rune Grammofon, 2006)
  • 3 (Rune Grammofon, 2009, with, among others, Erland Dahlen, Fredrik Wallumrød, Mariam Wallentin )
as Susanna
  • Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos (Rune Grammofon 2007)
  • Flower of Evil (Rune Grammofon 2008)
  • Wild Dog (Rune Grammofon 2012)
  • The Forester (SusannaSonata 2013)
  • Triangle (SusannaSonata 2016)

Web links

Commons : Susanna Wallumrød  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Susanna and the Magical Orchestra (Nordic Music)
  2. ↑ Meeting (Forced Exposure)
  3. ↑ Meeting (Friday)
  4. ↑ Susanna & Jenny Hval: Meshes of Voice (discussion pitchfork)
  5. ↑ Tord Gustavsen, Susanna and Magnolia Jazzband ( Norwegian ) oslojazz.no. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ Radka Toneff Minnepris til Susanna. In: JazziNorge.no. November 27, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2017 (Norwegian).
  7. ^ John Kelman: Giovanna Pessi / Susanna Wallumrod: If Grief Could Wait (2012) Review . All about jazz . February 3, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos ( Norwegian ) Review Groove.no. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ Kim Klev: Skjønnheten i skyggene: Susanna Wild Dog - Review Lydverket ( Norwegian ) nrk.no. March 18, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ Meeting (Nordic Music)
personal data
SURNAME Wallumrød, Susanna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wallumrød, Susanna Karolina (full name); Susanna (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian singer, pianist and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Kongsberg