Unni Wilhelmsen
Unni Elisabeth Wilhelmsen (born July 12, 1971 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian folk , pop and jazz singer .
Life
Unni Wilhelmsen first learned the piano as a child, then switched to the guitar at the age of ten. She started out as a singer / songwriter at the age of twenty. a. performing in a club in Oslo with songs by Lillebjørn Nilsen or Bob Dylan ; She became known in 1997 with her debut album To Whom It May Concern , for which she was awarded two Norwegian Spellemann prizes (in the categories of Best Artist and Best Album of the Year ). Since then she has released a series of albums, first for PolyGram and Universal Records , and finally for the independent label St. Cecilia Music , on which she was accompanied by jazz musicians such as Bugge Wesseltoft , Bernt Rosengren , Trygve Seim and Marius Reksjø . On her seventh album, she worked with producers Jan Bang and Erik Honoré; involved musicians were u. a. bassist Lars Danielsson and trumpeter Arve Henriksen .
Discographic notes
- To Whom It May Concern (Polygram, 1997) with Bugge Wesseltoft
- Definitely me (Polygram, 1997) with Bugge Wesseltoft, Marius Reksjø, Bengt Rosengren
- Back in the blonde (Universal, 2000)
- Disconnected (Universal, 2001)
- Hurricane's eye (St. Cecilia, 2003) with Kjetil Saunes
- Til Meg (St. Cecilia, 2006) with Trygve Seim
- 7 (St. Cecilia, 2010) with Lars Danielsson, Arve Henriksen
Web links
- Unni Wilhelmsen's website
- Unni Wilhelmsen's MySpace page
- Review of their album 7 (2010) at All About Jazz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilhelmsen, Unni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilhelmsen, Unni Elisabeth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian folk, pop and jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |