Simone Eriksrud
| Simone Eriksrud | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Simone Larsen |
| Born |
21 August 1970 Freiburg, Germany |
| Origin | Volda, Norway |
| Genres | Jazz and soul music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Associated acts | D'Sound |
Simone Eriksrud (nee Larsen; born 21 August 1970) is a Norwegian jazz and soul singer from Volda, and a member of D'Sound. She was earlier in her career known as Simone Larsen or just with the mononym Simone.
As Simone Larsen, she is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the Norwegian band D'Sound often stylized as d'sound. The band was established drummer Kim Ofstad and bassist Jonny Sjo in 1993 with Simone Larsen on lead vocals. The band has released to date seven studio albums, Spice of Life (1996), Beauty Is a Blessing (1998), Talkin' Talk' (2001), Doublehearted (2003), My Today (2005), Starts and Ends (2009) and Signs (2014) in addition to a live album D'Sound – Live at Rockefeller Music Hall 2001 and a compilation album Smooth Escapes – The Very Best of D'Sound in 2004.
Besides her career in D'Sound, Simone, which is her artist name, has also opted for a solo career and released her debut solo album The Last Days and Nights in 2004. Neither this album or the single "The Last Days and Nights of Rock 'n' Roll" achieved any great interest or a significant sales. In the same year she was invited to be a part of the 3rd season of the reality show Hver gang vi møtes, which was broadcast on the Norwegian TV channel TV 2, where both D'Sound and her own songs were performed by well known Norwegian performers.
In 2008, Simone also collaborated on the album Magiske kroker & hemmeligheter with music for children, produced by Linn Skåber and Jacob Young, with the tune "Vinteren er her". Other artists who participated were Alexander Rybak, Maria Haukaas Storeng, Egil Hegerberg, Venke Knutson, Alejandro Fuentes, Julius Winger, Live Maria Roggen, Jørn Christensen, Paal Flaata and Andrea Bræin Hovig.
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