Elvira Nikolaisen

Elvira Nikolaisen
Elvira Nikolaisen
	Elvira Nikolaisen performing on 7 June 2007 ; at the Paradiso, Amsterdam.
Background information
Born	16 July 1980 (age 43)
Origin	Moi, Norway
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer–songwriter
Instrument(s)	vocals, piano
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Columbia Records / Sony Music

Elvira Nikolaisen (born 16 July 1980 in Moi) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter signed for Sony BMG. She released her debut single Love I Can't Defend in December 2005, it reached the number 3 spot on the Norwegian singles list. She followed up the hit with her first album, Quiet Exit, and a second single, Egypt Song, in March 2006. The album peaked at No. 2 in the Norwegian chart.^[1]

Career

Nikolaisen is from a musical family, her father is a church organist and her brother

Tooth and Nail Records. While she's from a very religious family, Nikolaisen rejected her Christian beliefs at the age of eighteen. Some of her lyrics reflect the impact of this change on her life.^[3]

Nikolaisen released her second album, Indian Summer in April 2008. However, she failed to repeat the success of the debut album, Quiet Exit.^[4] On the latest album I Concentrate on You (2013) Nikolaisen in collaboration with the Jaga Jazzist trumpeter Mathias Eick, moves into American popular music, fulfilling her old dream to go into the great American songbook. Other contributors on this album are Ola Kvernberg (violin, viola & bass-violin), Andreas Ulvo (piano, cembalo, celesta) and Gard Nilssen (drums).^[5]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification
Year	Album	NOR ^[6]	Certification
2006	Quiet Exit	2
2009	Indian Summer	13
2011	Lighthouse	25
2013	I Concentrate on You	11

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	NOR ^[6]	Album
2006	"Love I Can't Defend"	3	Quiet Exit
2006	"Egypt Song"	6	Quiet Exit

References

^ VG-lista, official Norwegian album and single chart
^ musikknyheter.no Archived 5 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ (in Norwegian) Article from Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Vårt Land of unknown date
^ Melland, Milda C.; Camilla Bjørn (29 July 2008). "Elvira Nikolaisens plate flopper". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2009.
^ Wicklund, Erling (3 October 2013). "Nikolaisen/Eick – I Concentrate On You – Review" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Elvira Nikolaisen discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2013.