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She sings in her native tongue, in addition to English and Latin, similar in style and substance as the Irish ethereal vocalist Enya. In early years she wanted to be a nurse, but at the age of nine music became her passion. It's such a wonderful feeling to be sitting in the middle of a symphony orchestra, surrounded by the beautiful voices of the choir and all those gorgeous melodies. In the summer of 1993 Sissel played the role of in by at in Bergen. The latter collaboration led to several guest spots on Jöback´s Christmas tour in Sweden. The singer debuted on Danish television by performing on Under Uret, hosted by Hans Otto Bisgaard. On the latter program, Sissel met Rune Larsen, who would later become her personal manager.

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Sissel returned to musicals sort of as the singing voice of Ariel in the Scandinavian version of the Disney animated film The Little Mermaid. That same year, Sissel expanded her annual sold-out Christmas concerts throughout Scandinavia, mixing native artists and music to benefit The Strømme Foundation, a Norwegian relief organization supporting women and children in third-world countries. Sissel joined the to commemorate the Centennial of Norwegian Independence from Sweden, which was being celebrated that year. She was then scheduled to record the to 's 1997 blockbuster film , but 's vocals were preferred due to James Horner's decision to support Dion's career. On 13 August 2013, Kyrkjebø married her second husband, Norwegian tax lawyer, Ernst Ravnaas, in a private ceremony in.

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This album shows a new direction in music and is heavily influenced by the style of , roots and folk. In May 1986 Sissel performed during the intermission of the famous Eurovision Song Contest in Grieghallen, Bergen. In 2001 Sissel received a strange request: to record a song with Danish punk-rock group Sort Sol Black Sun , but ever the crossover artist, she accepted and recorded Elia Rising, which appeared on the band's album Snakecharmer, released in Denmark in April. Her career had now reached a level where she needed a more professional organisation than a personal manager, and Arne Svare and Stageway replaced Rune Larsen as Sissel´s manager. It sold over 100,000 copies in its first three months of release with hardly any advertising or marketing. During her childhood, Sissel was exposed to many different genres of music, which influenced the varied classical pop she´s known for creating today. It contained several traditional and it broke her previous record for best-selling album in Norway.

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She returned to Norway and performeat two packed shows at the Oslo Spektrum with orchestra, a girls´ choir and performers such as Kalle Moreaus, Sigvart Dagsland and Russell Watson. Sissel is enormously popular in Japan and has released several Japanese versions of her albums there. Sissel was 36 years old. The concert was broadcast around the world and released as an album internationally. Royal guests from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark attended this ceremony which was broadcast live on television.

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In December 2012 Sissel performed exclusively on two free Christmas-concerts in. He was very impressed and they collaborated on her next album, which came out in 1992. Archived from on 19 October 2014. In November 2000, Sissel released in Norway only her album, , which was her first in nearly seven years. Sissel was on her way to the airport, but the taxi-driver drove her direct to the studio and followed Sissel into studio. The next month, Sissel appeared on St.

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Archived from on 22 February 2013. They have two daughters, Ingrid born 1996 and Sarah born 1999. In December 2015 Sissel was as one of nine names nominated for the 2016 Hall of Fame at in Norway. Archived from on 19 October 2014. Her personal life got a boost later that October, when Sissel and Tommy Körberg were the guest stars on a music program taped in Göteborg, Sweden, and hosted by Danish entertainer Eddie Skoller. In May 2010, Sissel visited China with the , on in Shanghai. In November 1987 Sissel released her debut Christmas album, Glade Jul, which comprised several traditional holiday cuts and soon became a fixture in homes across her native land.

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This ceremony took place in and was broadcast live in all the Nordic countries. A few weeks later died when his single-engine Tucano aircraft crashed in the. «She spreads joy among all of us with her wonderful voice» was the reasoning behind the honor, bestowed upon her on Aug. Sissel closed out 2002 by performing at a Christmas concert in Moscow in December with Jose Carreras, and Emma Chaplin. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and operatic. In 1991, Sissel toured Norway and Denmark with her very successful church concert, Tidin rennur.

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She has stated that , and were inspirations. In an interview with Bergens Tidende, Sissel revealed that she hatched the idea of relaunching the tradition after her Moscow concert with Jose Carreras and a year prior. This was the first time she performed a Christmas concert on her own in that church. At the closing ceremony, she sang the official Olympic hymn, which had been translated from its original Greek to Norwegian especially for her. In August Sissel performed with the Danish Radio Orchestra at two outdoor concerts in the park surrounding near in Denmark. . In 1990 Skoller and Sissel made their romance official at the beginning of the year, a busy one for the singer.

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Sissel at an album signing in Norway 2010 In 2011 Sissel moved back to Norway after 22 years in Denmark. The soundtrack, called , became immensely popular, reaching No. Archived from on 3 December 2014. Louis and New York City, where her American fans turned up in full support. In December, Sissel was once again invited to represent Norway at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, and this time she sang a stirring rendition of Somewhere over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, and duetted with fellow classical crossover up-and-comer Josh Groban on The Prayer.

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Sissel's combined solo record sales not including soundtracks and other albums to which she contributed amount to 10 million albums sold, most of them in Norway, a country with 5 million people. In the music, taken from the popular Lord of the Rings films, Sissel sang solo parts while being accompanied by local orchestras and choirs. This concert was aired on television in Japan. During this period she also broke up with Eddie Skoller. In late 2002, one of Sissel's concerts was filmed at the and later broadcast in March 2003 on in the United States. On 8 October 2005, The King of Norway knighted Sissel for her contributions to music and as an ambassador for Norway. Horner had heard her rendition of a Norwegian folk song on one of her albums, and flew the singer from Norway to Los Angeles to audition.