Susanne Sundfør
| Susanne Sundfør | |
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Sundfør performing in Stavanger, 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Susanne Aartun Sundfør |
| Born |
19 March 1986 Haugesund, Rogaland |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Art pop, synthpop, baroque pop, electropop, jazz, dance-pop, dream pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Associated acts | Röyksopp, M83 |
| Website | susannesundfor |
Susanne Aartun Sundfør (Norwegian pronunciation: [sʉˈsan̪ːə ˈɔʁ̞tun ˈsunføʁ̞]) (born 19 March 1986) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She is the granddaughter of linguist Kjell Aartun. She was born in Haugesund and later moved to Oslo. She has released six studio albums. Three of which, The Brothel (2010), The Silicone Veil (2012) and Ten Love Songs (2015), have reached number one in Norway. Her sixth, Ten Love Songs, was released on 16 February 2015.
When Sundfør was 12, she started taking singing lessons. After attending a music high school, Sundfør began making music as a hobby. Her first release was the 2006 single "Walls", which peaked at number three in the Norwegian singles chart. Her debut self-titled album was released in 2007 and peaked at number three in the Norwegian album chart. The album's second and last single "I Resign" was released in 2007.
In January 2008, Sundfør covered Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" at Store Studio, NRK. The following month, she was awarded Spellemannprisen for best female performance. She spurred nationwide debate when she, upon receiving the prize, said, "I am first and foremost an artist, not first and foremost a woman". By this, she was referring to a chauvinist introduction of the 2008 female nominees in the context of an ongoing debate whether having a gender-differentiated "artist of the year" prize was archaic or not. That same month, Sundfør appeared with a track on Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway's album Sorgen og Gleden (The Sorrow and the Joy). Sundfør's contribution was the Norwegian folktune/psalm "Ingen Vinner Frem til Den Evige Ro" (No One Reaches the Eternal Calm), by Lars Linderot and Gustav Jensen.
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