Hanne Hukkelberg
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Hanne Hukkelberg performing in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Born |
17 April 1979 Kongsberg, Norway |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Pop, art rock, indie, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Labels | Nettwerk Music Group |
| Website | www.hannehukkelberg.com |
Hanne Hukkelberg (born 17 April 1979) is a singer-songwriter from Kongsberg, Norway.
Hukkelberg started singing and playing instruments at the age of 3. In her youth, she was a vocalist covering genres such as jazz, rock, and free jazz, and was also a member of the influential doom metal band Funeral in high school, in which she contributed vocals on their second album, In Fields of Pestilent Grief. She earned her degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
Her debut album Little Things was released in Norway in 2004 with a subsequent worldwide release in June 2005 by Propeller Recordings in Norway and distributed by Sony Music in the United States. Little Things is notable for its eclectic array of instruments and its use of found sounds, such as bicycle spokes, dish brushes, wine glasses, and rain.
The album earned enthusiastic reviews as critics lauded Hukkelberg for her originality and vocal ability. “Hanne Hukkelberg has delivered the kind of debut that heralds the arrival of a major new talent,” said PopMatters. The Observer called the album “subtle and moving.” The Sunday Times listed Little Things among the Records of the Year for 2005.
After the success of Little Things, Hukkelberg went to Berlin to compose songs for her next album.
Rykestraße 68 was released in September 2006, and reviewers noted the expansion and maturation of Hukkelberg's talents. The album contained a cover of "Break My Body" by The Pixies which became a staple of Hukkelberg's live shows.Rykestraße 68 won Hukkelberg an Open Class category Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy, in 2006.
Hukkelberg toured Europe extensively in support of Little Things and Rykestrasse 68, and her unconventional live shows featured her small combo playing assorted instruments and found objects. Often she would play a metal trash can lid with a drumstick; invariably there would be an upturned bicycle onstage so Hukkelberg could strum the spokes.
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