Sissel Kyrkjebø

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Sissel Kyrkjebø
Sissel in 2013
Sissel in 2013
Background information
Also known asSissel
Born (1969-06-24) 24 June 1969 (age 55)
Bergen, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1986–present
Labels
Denon, Universal
Websitesisselmusic.com

Sissel Kyrkjebø (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈsɪ̀sːl̩ ˈçʏ̀ʁçəˌbøː]; born 24 June 1969), also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano.

Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and operatic arias. She sings mainly in English and Norwegian and has also sung songs in Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Irish, Italian, French, Russian, Icelandic, Faroese, German, Neapolitan, Māori, Japanese and Latin.

She rose to prominence in Norway in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and her cover version of Ole Paus' song "Innerst i sjelen" gained wide popularity in the 1990s. She is well known for singing the Olympic Hymn (Hymne Olympique) at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway; for duets with Plácido Domingo and Charles Aznavour at the "Christmas in Vienna" concert of 1994, José Carreras, Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Josh Groban, Neil Sedaka, Mario Frangoulis, Russell Watson, Brian May, Tommy Körberg, Diana Krall, Warren G, Dee Dee Bridgewater and The Chieftains; and her participation on the Titanic film soundtrack.

Sissel received her first U.S.

Spirit of the Season, a collection of songs from the choir's 2006 Christmas concert at Temple Square, was nominated for the Best Classical Crossover Album of the Year, as well as Best Engineered Classical Album.[1]

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. Her albums have also sold well in Sweden, Denmark and Japan. Together with Odd Nordstoga, they are the only Norwegian artists to have an album go 11 times platinum in album sales for Strålande jul (Glorious Christmas).[2]

In Norway she is mostly known as Sissel Kyrkjebø; she started using her first name mononymously abroad later in her career. Her first name 'Sissel' is a Norwegian variant of 'Cecilia'.[3] This is a popular first name from Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of church music.[4][5] Her last name means "church farm" or "church field", and may be derived from an agricultural property owned by or located near the local church.[6]

Early life

Sissel grew up on Lønborg in Bergen with two older brothers, Eirik and Bjørn. Sissel and her parents often took hikes in the mountains surrounding Bergen. In early years she wanted to be a nurse, but at the age of nine music became her passion.

She joined her first children's choir under the direction of New Zealand-born conductor Felicity Laurence. She stayed with the choir for seven years and said, "That was my musical education. We sang everything: classical and jazz, folk and even Māori songs. People said we sounded like an angel choir because we had this very clean pure sound, almost like an English boys' choir."[7]

Sissel won her first local talent competition when she was ten.[8] She was influenced by various musical genres; her parents were interested in country music and classical music, and her brothers' interest in rock music also influenced her. She has stated that Barbra Streisand, Kathleen Battle and Kate Bush were inspirations.

Career

1983–1985: First TV appearances, Syng med oss

In 1980, she appeared in the sing-along program Syng med oss [no] ('Sing with Us') together with a children's choir. Her first solo appearance was in 1984, when she sang the Norwegian folk song "Ung Åslaug". Sissel performed in this program many times until 1989. Her first solo TV appearance without the choir was in 1983 on Norwegian TV, with the song "Evergreen" in the children's program Halvsju [no].[9] Later same year she and Rune Larsen, her later manager guested the TV-program Husker du? [no] ('Do You Remember?'), hosted by Odd Grythe. She performed "Barndomshjemmet [no]" ('Childhood Home') and "Sukiyaki".

She first sang "Å, Vestland, Vestland" on Syng med oss in 1985; it has been her signature song since then.[10][11]

1986–1994: Rise to prominence in Norway, Sissel, Soria Moria and Innerst i Sjelen

Sissel in 1986

In January 1986, Sissel appeared on the Norwegian TV-show "

Sissel, was released. It sold more than 500,000 copies, making it the best selling album in Norway at that time.[16]

In 1987, Sissel made her debut on Danish television, on Under Uret, hosted by

Glade Jul. It contained several traditional Christmas carols and it broke her previous record for best-selling album in Norway. This album still holds the record. Upon its release, it sold more than 600,000 copies in a country with a population of less than five million: to date, it has sold approximately 1 million copies.[17][18] In Sweden, a Swedish language version was released, called Stilla Natt. Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet honored her as "The Name of the Year" in December. That year Sissel also was invited to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
, but she declined.

This year Sissel wanted a break from her music career and attended a commercial upper-secondary school in Bergen. She performed at the memorial concert of singer/songwriter

Sissel from 1986. Hoff died in 1987. In the fall of 1988, Sissel moved to Oslo for a short period to play the role of Maria von Trapp in the Norwegian version of The Sound of Music
. This production set box office records and was seen by over 110,000 people.

In 1989, she released her third album, Soria Moria. The album sold 180,000 copies. In the summer of the same year, Sissel travelled to the US and performed in New York City on the TV program Artists for Our Common Future, which was broadcast around the world. She performed "Summertime" and "Somewhere". On a Swedish TV-concert recorded in

Sebastian.[19]

In 1990, Sissel recorded the singing parts of the character

The Faeroe Islands
developing a project called "Kystland". It resulted in two TV programs, Med Sissel til Kirkjubø and the church concert Tidin rennur.

In December 1990, Sissel opened the new concert hall in Oslo, Oslo Spectrum at the Christmas-concert "Å gi er å se".[20]

In 1991, Sissel toured Norway and Denmark with her very successful church concert, Tidin rennur. In the fall of 1991, Sissel met and performed with

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
".

In the winter of 1992, Sissel was named one of the official musicians of the upcoming

Olympics in Albertville, France. Dressed like a princess sitting on a giant fake polar bear like in the Norwegian folktale Kvitebjørn kong Valemon, she performed "Molde Canticle" by Jan Garbarek. Her album Gift of Love was released in October, and the album sold only 60,000 copies. It received criticism for her new style on the album. Sissel joined Neil Sedaka
on his fall tour in Norway same year, and she also had several event performances in the U.S.

In the summer of 1993, Sissel played the role of Solveig in Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen. This was very well received by critics. Later, in August Sissel married Eddie Skoller in St Mary's Church, Bergen in Bergen. Thousands of fans waited in the rain outside the church to get a glimpse of Sissel after the wedding-ceremony. The wedding received a great deal of attention from Norwegian and Danish press.

In February 1994, Sissel performed during the opening and closing ceremonies of the

folk songs. Domingo invited Sissel, along with world-renowned French singer Charles Aznavour, to take part in his annual Christmas in Vienna concert later that year. The concert was broadcast around the world and released as an album internationally.[22]

1995–2001: Climb to international recognition, All Good Things and In Symphony

In 1995, Sissel was invited to perform at the 1995 Live For Peace – Royal Gala in London. In celebration of 50 years V.E. Day she performed in front of

O Mio Babbino Caro from the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini and the Norwegian classic Vitae Lux with the choir Gli Scapoli
.

In 1997, Sissel toured the US with the Irish group The Chieftains. They appeared, among other places, on the Late Show with David Letterman and in Carnegie Hall. Later that summer, Sissel was involved in recording the soundtrack to the film Titanic. The soundtrack, called Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture, became immensely popular, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard charts and selling more than 30 million copies worldwide. James Horner, the composer of the film's music, knew Sissel from her album Innerst i sjelen and he particularly liked how she sang Eg veit i himmerik ei borg (I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle). Horner had tried 25 or 30 singers before deciding on Sissel.[23] She was then scheduled to record the theme song to James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster film Titanic, but Celine Dion's vocals were preferred due to James Horner's decision to support Dion's career.[24][25][26][27] In an interview from December 2014, Horner quotes: "When I had completed the Titanic [movie], I had to decide for Celine Dion or Sissel['s] [vocals]. Sissel I am very close, while Celine I had known since she was 18, and I had already written three film songs for [her]. But that was before Celine was known and filmmakers and marketing people had not done what they should have done for Celine and [her] songs. So I felt I owed her a Titanic chance, but I could [still] have used Sissel there."[28] Instead, Kyrkjebø completed much of the film score for the soundtrack album.[24]

Sissel had a No.1 hit across Europe in 1998 with

St. Patrick's Day that year, Sissel made her second performance on the Late Show, singing "Love Will You Marry Me?" with The Chieftains
.

In 1999, Sissel started working on a new album with producer

Siúil A Rún on The Chieftains' 1999 album Tears of Stone
.

The beginning of 2000 marked

solo album in nearly seven years. Following high sales, 300,000 copies sold, the album was released throughout Europe and Asia the following year. The album included the duet "Where the Lost Ones Go" with fellow Norwegian singer Espen Lind, which was also released on his album This Is Pop Music in 2001. Sissel performed Christmas carols and a few of her new tunes at the Festival of Lights (Lysfest) in Bergen in the beginning of December,[31] culminating the city's celebration of being the cultural city of Europe. The concert was broadcast live on the Internet. Later the same month, she was invited to represent Norway at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, where she sang "One Day" and "Weightless", both songs from All Good Things. She was introduced by Jane Seymour as "the Norwegian star Sissel."[32] Sissel also released a greatest hits collection in Japan that included two new songs, in collaboration with Gheorghe Zamfir. These songs were used in the Japanese TV show Summer Snow
, one of which was the show's theme song. Sissel is enormously popular in Japan and has released several Japanese versions of her albums there.

In 2001, she was asked to sing a

Benjamin Hermansen, the victim of a racially motivated murder in a suburb of Oslo. She also performed at an AIDS/HIV benefit concert in Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo where she sang "Eg Ser". On 6 December, Sissel performed with the Oslo Gospel Choir
in Washington, D.C., as part of Norwegian Visions 2001.

2002–2008: More international success, My Heart, Nordisk Vinternatt and Into Paradise

In 2002, Sissel recorded two duets,

The Wizard of Oz and "The Prayer" in a duet with Josh Groban.[34] Sissel closed out 2002 by performing at a Christmas concert, Christmas in Moscow 2003, in Moscow, Russia with José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Emma Shapplin
. The show garnered mixed reviews from the Russian media, although Sissel received all-around high marks. This concert was broadcast on Russian television and in October 2014 this concert was released on CD.

In April 2003, Sissel performed in Tokyo, Japan and then in April–May she toured US, visiting

Solveig's Song during the presentation. Sissel sang with Swedish singer Peter Jöback on the Christmas single "Gå inte forbi
" for his new holiday CD. Sissel also guested him on his Christmas tour in Sweden that year.

Sissel released her second US album, My Heart, in March 2004. It was a

Lord of the Rings Symphony.[36] She was a featured soloist for an orchestral performance dedicated to the music from The Lord of the Rings films.[37][38] The Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore, who arranged and conducted the music, planned on hiring three soprano singers to handle the vocal chores, but after hearing Sissel, decided she would be enough. At each performance, Sissel performed with a symphony orchestra and choirs with 200 musicians on stage. Howard Shore stated, "Ancient Norwegian mythology and culture had a great influence on Tolkien
's work. It is very thrilling to have the Norwegian singer Sissel perform as a soloist in The Lord of the Rings Symphony. Sissel's radiant voice illuminates this work." When asked about the tour in an interview, Sissel raved, "I love the music. 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 May 2005, Sissel performed with the

Cavalleria Rusticana), "You Raise Me Up
", and a couple of other songs. This concert was aired on television in Japan.

In December 2006, Sissel again joined the

Conference center in Salt Lake City. The concerts were videotaped for PBS television and aired the year after, in December 2007. Sissel celebrated more than 20 years in the music industry with the release of a greatest hits album[43] presenting 40 of her best and most well-known songs, including some never-before-released songs.[44] She toured Norway in December with her Christmas concerts with a mix of Christmas carols and hits from her greatest hits-release[45]
that year.

In March 2007, a statistically representative sample of the Norwegian population chose her as the best female Norwegian musical artist in competition with 15 other big names, including

Spirit of the Season staying firmly planted at No.1 on the Billboard Classical charts[47] for nine consecutive weeks.[48]

Sissel in 2009

The album Northern Lights is a live recording of a concert at Bergstadens Ziir ("Jewel of the mountain town" in German), a church from the 17th Century in Røros, Norway (a 17th-Century Germany mining town). It was inspired by Norway's winter, the Blue hour, and the mystical Northern Lights.[49] The music were arranged by Kjetil Bjerkestrand and the musicians sharing the stage with Sissel were the Trondheim Soloists, the Nidaros Cathedral Girls Choir, and Sissel's own band.[7] The concert featured the tenor José Carreras,[50] which performed the Julio Iglesias/Dolly Parton-duet "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" with Sissel. Sissel conducted an eight-city US tour in February 2008, singing selections from Northern Lights.[51] A second leg of the tour covered more cities in the central and southern United States and lasted through April.[52]

2009–present: New influences and break from music, Strålande Jul and Til deg

On 9 November 2009, Sissel released a new Christmas album called Strålande Jul (Glorious Christmas), a project with Odd Nordstoga, another popular Norwegian singer.[53] This album presents mostly lesser-known Christmas carols from Scandinavia. Sissel toured in both Norway and Sweden with Odd Nordstoga, The Real Group, Orsa spelmän, and Krister Henrikson. This album and their sold-out Christmas concerts received much critical acclaim in Norway and Sweden. The record company Universal Music anticipated sales of about 100,000 CDs, but ultimately sold more than 400,000 in Norway in the first two months.[54]

In May 2010, Sissel visited China with the

Nashville.[57] This album shows a new direction in music and is heavily influenced by the style of country music, roots and folk. The album includes five songs sung in Swedish, three in Norwegian and two in English, including a Norwegian translation of Victoria Shaw's song "Never Alone", titled "Velkommen hjem", and a Swedish cover of Alison Krauss' song "Ghost in This House", called "Levande död". Sissel has collaborated with Mikael Wiehe, Espen Lind, and Py Bäckman on the new album.[58]

Sissel at an album signing in Norway 2010

In 2011 Sissel moved back to Norway after 22 years in Denmark. On 21 August 2011, Sissel performed the Norwegian hymn "

HM King Harald and HM Queen Sonja of Norway attended this ceremony with members from all the Nordic Royal Houses, and the prime ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark plus the presidents of Iceland and Finland. In September Sissel got her own stamp in Norway[61] when a set of stamps of four Norwegian female performers was issued.[62]

In December 2012 Sissel performed exclusively in two free Christmas-concerts in St John's Church, Bergen.[63] This was the first time she performed a Christmas concert on her own in that church.[64]

In November 2013 Sissel officially returned to the stage, after a 3-year long break. She appeared on the Norwegian talkshow "

Andrae Crouch. Sissel toured Norway in November and December with her Christmas concerts with a new mix of Christmas- and gospel songs.[67] She hired three gospel singers from New York to back her up on these concerts.[68]

On 17 May 2014 Sissel performed the Norwegian national anthem "

The Newsroom, which aired in December, a recording of Sissel singing "Shenandoah" was played over the death scene of Charlie Skinner (Sam Waterston).[74]

External videos
video icon Sissel performing "My Heart Will Go On" on world premiere of Titanic 3D at Royal Albert Hall, March 27 2012, YouTube video
video icon Sissel performing "My Heart Will Go On" on world premiere of Titanic Live at Royal Albert Hall, April 27 2015, YouTube video

In 2015 Sissel performed as vocal soloist at two Titanic Live-concerts in Lucerne, Switzerland on 13 and 14 March, and later at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 27 April, where Sissel performed the vocal lines of James Horner's orchestral score as well as the solo soprano for "My Heart Will Go On".[75] A few weeks later James Horner died when his single-engine Tucano aircraft crashed in the Los Padres National Forest.[76] In December 2015 Sissel was as one of nine names nominated for the 2016 Hall of Fame at Rockheim in Norway.[77]

The beginning of 2016 saw Sissel performing at a TV-broadcast Royal Gala on 17 January, celebrating the 25th or silver jubilee of

HM The King and HM The Queen of Norway's accession to the Norwegian throne. Sissel sang "For alltid" ("Forever"), written by Ole Paus. She toured Sweden in the fall, from 14–31 October with her new concert, Songs of Love. And in November/December she toured Norway, Denmark and Iceland with her Christmas concert, Sissel's jul. Sissel again was nominated in December for the 2017 Hall of Fame at Rockheim in Norway.[78] And the 2014 PBS-concert, "Sing Me An Angel" with Mario Frangoulis
was broadcast on television in the US from December.

In February 2017 Sissel performed at a TV-broadcast Celebration-concert for her friend, singer-songwriter Ole Paus in the Opera House in Oslo. And in November/December she toured Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland with her Christmas concert success, Sissel's jul.

In May 2019 Sissel released the first of 50 new songs that came out each week for the following 50 weeks. This new project, named

Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the orchestra at Temple Square in their Pioneer Day concert, which also was broadcast on YouTube. And in August, Sissel made a special guest appearance on the popular Swedish TV-show Allsång på Skansen, where she performed two new songs, "Welcome to My World" and "Surrender
".

Personal life

From 1993 to 2004, Kyrkjebø was married to her first husband Danish-American comedian and singer, Eddie Skoller. They have two daughters, Ingrid (born 1996) and Sarah (born 1999).[80][19][81]

On 13 August 2013, Kyrkjebø married her second husband, Norwegian tax lawyer, Ernst Ravnaas, in a private ceremony in Hov church.[82]

Discography

Main articles:
List of songs recorded by Sissel Kyrkjebø

Notable concerts and tours

Year Concert/Tour Name Country Notes
1986
1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup
 Norway Sissel performed at the 1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup TV-show in Norway in February 1986.
1986 Eurovision Song Contest 1986 Norway Sissel performed during the intermission of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in May 1986.
1989 Our Common Future US Sissel performed at
Avery Fisher Hall
, New York in June 1989.
1990 Å gi er å se Norway Sissel opened the new concerthall in Oslo, Oslo Spectrum and performed at the Christmas-concert "Å gi er å se" in December 1990.[20]
1991 Tíðin rennur Tour Faroe Islands, Norway, Denmark Sissel toured Faroe Islands, Norway and Denmark with her very successful church concert, Tíðin rennur.
1991 Julekonserten 1991 Norway Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway.
1992 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville France Sissel performed at the closing ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France in February 1992.
1992 Expo '92 Spain Sissel performed at Expo '92 in Seville, Spain in September 1992.
1992 Neil Sedaka Tour Norway Sissel joined Neil Sedaka at his autumn tour in Norway in 1992.
1992 Julekonserten 1992 Norway Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway.
1993 Julekonserten 1993 Norway Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway.
1994 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Norway Sissel performed at the opening- and closing-ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway in February 1994.
1994 Julekonserten 1994 Norway Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway.
1994 Christmas in Vienna Austria On 22 December Sissel performed at the third
Placido Domingo and Charles Aznavour
.
1995 Live For Peace – Royal Gala 1995 United Kingdom Sissel performed in front of
Charles, Prince of Wales on the 1995 Live For Peace – Royal Gala, to mark the 50th anniversary of V.E. Day, in London Coliseum, London
.
1995 Opera Gala Denmark Sissel performed with José Carreras and Ilona Tokody at an Opera Gala in Aarhus, Denmark on 23 July 1995.
1995 Julekonserten 1995 Norway Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway.
1996 Sigulda Opera Festival Latvia Sissel performed at the Sigulda Opera Festival, Latvia in the summer of 1996.[83]
1996 Julekonserten 1996 Norway Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway.
1997 Tour with The Chieftains US Sissel toured the US with the Irish group The Chieftains.
1997 Good Morning America Norway/US Sissel made a special guest appearance and performance in the American TV-show Good Morning America when the show visited Bergen, Norway on 13 May 1997.
1997 Julekonserten 1997[84] Norway Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway.
1998 Titanic-concert US Sissel performed at two Titanic-concerts in Hollywood, on 9 and 10 October.[85]
1998 Julekonserten 1998[86] Norway, Sweden, Denmark Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.[87]
1999 Julekonserten 1999 Norway, Sweden, Denmark Christmas concert with Sissel and other artists touring in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.[88]
2000 Nobel Peace Prize Concert Norway Sissel represented Norway at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in December 2000.
2001 Sissel in Symphony Norway Sissel toured Norway with
Kringkastingsorkestret. A recording of one of these concerts, in Drammen
, was released on CD in 2001 and later on DVD in 2005.
2002 Royal wedding in Norway Norway Sissel performed at the royal wedding of the Norwegian princess,
Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn in the Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
in May 2002.
2002 José Carreras Gala 2002 Germany Sissel performed
Ave Maria with Plácido Domingo in the German TV-show José Carreras Gala 2002 in Leipzig, Germany in December 2002.[89]
2002 Good Morning America US Sissel performed
Ave Maria with Plácido Domingo in the American TV-show Good Morning America in New York in December (October) 2002.[90]
2002 Nobel Peace Prize Concert Norway In December 2002 Sissel again represented Norway at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert. She performed "The Prayer", with Josh Groban and "Over the Rainbow".
2002 All Good Things – Sissel in Concert Norway Concert with Sissel that was filmed at the
Oslo Spectrum
and later broadcast in March 2003 on PBS in the United States. A DVD of this concert was released in 2003.
2002 Christmas in Moscow Russia Sissel performed at a Christmas concert in Moscow in December 2002 with José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Emma Shapplin.
2003 Sissel Tour US Mini-tour with Sissel in the US, visiting Philadelphia, St. Louis and New York City.
2004
Lord of the Rings
Symphony Tour 		US, Europe Sissel went on tour in the US and Europe with Howard Shore and the Lord of the Rings Symphony in the summer and fall of 2004.
2005
Music and the Spoken Word
 US Sissel performed with the
Music and the Spoken Word from Salt Lake City
in May 2005.
2005 Ninna-ji Otobutai Japan Sissel was invited to perform at the well-known annual temple-concert, Ninna-ji Otobutai in Japan in October 2005.
2006 Nordisk Vinternatt Tour Sweden, Denmark, Norway Sissel toured Scandinavia with her Scandinavian album-release Nordisk Vinternatt.
2006 Into Paradise Tour US Sissel toured the US with her album-release Into Paradise.
2006 Christmas Concert with the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
 US Sissel was the featured soloist for the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir's annual Christmas concerts on four performances in Salt Lake City
, US.
2006 2006 European Athletics Championships Sweden Sissel performed two songs at the opening ceremony of the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
2008 Northern Lights Tour US Sissel toured eight cities in the US in February 2008 with her album-release Northern Lights.
2008 Northern Lights Tour US Tour with Sissel that covered more cities in the central and southern United States in April 2008.
2009 Strålande jul Christmas Tour Norway Sissel and Odd Nordstoga toured Norway with their album-release Strålande jul.
2010 Expo 2010 China Sissel performed at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China with the Trondheim Soloists in May 2010.
2010 Til deg Tour Norway, Sweden Sissel toured Norway and Sweden with her album-release Til deg.
2011 Concert in Hareidsstemna Norway Concert with Sissel in connection of the 50th anniversary of Hareidsstemna in Hareid on 21 October.
2012 Titanic 3D World Premiere Concert United Kingdom Sissel performed with James Horner on the Titanic 3D World Premiere Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 27 March.
2012 Concert in Istanbul Turkey Sissel performed at a concert in Istanbul, Turkey in November 2012.
2012 Frostrosir Klassik 2012 Iceland Sissel performed at the Frostrosir Klassik concert in Reykjavík, Iceland in December 2012.
2013 Sissels Jul Norway Sissel toured Norway with her Christmas concert "Sissels Jul".
2014 Sissel in Ziir Norway Concert with Sissel in Røros church as a part of Vinterfestspillene 2014.[91]
2014 Summer Concert Norway Sissel performed two concerts in Baroniet Rosendal on 16 July.
2014 Sing Me An Angel Greece Sissel performed with the Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Greece on 5 September. This concert was broadcast on television in the US in December 2016.
2014 Sissels Jul Norway, Sweden Sissel toured Norway and Sweden with her Christmas concert "Sissels Jul".
2015 Titanic Live – The Event Switzerland, United Kingdom Sissel performed as vocal soloist on 4 Titanic Live-concerts in Lucerne, Switzerland and the Royal Albert Hall, London.[75]
2015 Sissels Jul Norway, Sweden Sissel toured Norway and Sweden with her Christmas concert "Sissels Jul".
2016 Kongepar i 25 år – Royal Gala Norway Sissel performed at a TV-broadcast Royal Gala on 17 January, to celebrate the 25th or silver jubilee of
HM The King and HM The Queen of Norway
's accession to the Norwegian throne.
2016 Songs of Love Sweden Sissel toured Sweden with her new concert "Songs of Love".
2016 Sissels Jul Norway, Denmark, Iceland Sissel toured Norway, Denmark and Iceland with her Christmas concert "Sissels Jul".
2017 Sissels Jul Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland Sissel toured Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland with her Christmas concert "Sissels Jul".
2018 Sissels Jul Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland Sissel toured Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland with her Christmas concert "Sissels Jul".
2019 Concert with Andrea Bocelli Norway Sissel and Andrea Bocelli performed together for the first time in Oslo in June.
2019 2019 Pioneer Day Concert with the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
 US Sissel again was invited to perform with the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
and the orchestra at Temple Square in July.
2019 Allsång på Skansen Sweden Sissel guested the popular Swedish TV-show Allsång på Skansen, where she performed two new songs in August.
2019 Sissels Jul Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Germany

Awards and recognition
Awards
Preceded by
 Recipient of Årets navn Dagbladet
1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of Årets spellemann Spellemannprisen
1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of Juryens hederspris Spellemannprisen
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of the Open class
Gammleng-prisen

2011 		Succeeded by

See also

  • Sissel & Odd

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