Torun Eriksen
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Torun Eriksen (born January 8, 1977 in Lunde ) is a Norwegian singer .
Live and act
Torun Eriksen began her musical career at the age of six when she joined a gospel choir. Until she was 19, she cavorted as a choir member and soloist in the gospel environment. In doing so, she repeatedly immersed herself in the related musical worlds of soul , jazz and rhythm and blues , dealt extensively with jazz standards and began to write her own compositions. She studied music at Skien University in Norway and later attended the Norwegian Institute for Stage and Studio ( NISS ) in Oslo . In 2003 she released her first solo album Glittercard , which was followed by Prayers & Observations in 2006 . She also worked with Jan Felix May .
Discography
- Glittercard (Emarcy Records) (Jazzland) 2003
- Prayers & Observations (Emarcy Records) 2006
- Passage (Jazzland) 2010
- Sanger om Glede og Fred (with Frøydis Grorud ), 2010
- Visits (Jazzland) 2014
- Grand White Silk (Jazzland) 2016
- Luxury & Waste (Jazzland) 2018
- Live in Bremen (with Ensemble Denada and Erlend Skomsvoll ), 2018
Web links
- Literature by and about Torun Eriksen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Torun Eriksen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Biography, discography and news at JazzEcho
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eriksen, Torun |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lunde (Telemark) |