Ingebjørg Bratland

Ingebjørg Harman Bratland
Born (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990
Vinje, Telemark
Origin Norway
Genres Folk, kveder, composer
Occupation(s) Singer
Website ingebjorgbratland.no

Ingebjørg Harman Bratland (born 8 May 1990 in Edland, Vinje, Telemark)[1] is a Norwegian Folk singer, kveder and artist with a distinctive singing technique and ability to communicate. In 2008–2009 she attended Foss videregående skole in Oslo.

Career

Bratland began singing as a kveder when she was five years old,[1] and has always distinguished herself by her ability to perform folk songs, stev and ballads. She started taking singing lessons from an early age, primarily with Ellen Nordstoga as teacher, and in 2004, at the age of 14, received the 'Eckbo legaters folkemusikkpris'.[2] As a kveder, Bratland has won the C-class at 'Landskappleiken' traditional music competition four times. In 2009, she won the vocal class A during the Norwegian championship in traditional folk music at Geilo. She is also the Nordic Champion in traditional folk music, and in 2009 received the Vinje Municipality Culture Scholarship.[3] In 2010, Bratland was awarded the Fureprisen, which included NKR 50 000.[4]

In 2013, Bratland released the album Heimafrå together with Odd Nordstoga, and was awarded the 2013 Spellemannprisen in the category "traditional folk music" for this album. She was also nominated for the 2014 Spellemannprisen in the category "folk music" for her debut solo album Berre Meg. Her second solo album Månesinn was released in 2015. The album contains tunes Bratland has written herself, along with the producers Espen Lind and Geir Hvidsten. Following her performance at the 2016 Spellemannsprisen, a remix of the single "Stjernene" with the rapper Lars Vaular as guest artist was also released.

She contributed the song "Mitt hjerte alltid vanker" on H. K. H. Kronprinsesse Mette-Marits CD with selected hymns, Sorgen Og Gleden, and has participated in a number of other concerts and performances, like Den fyste song for H. M. Kong Harald in connection with his 70th birthday (2007).[5]

Bratland performed the title track of the children series Jul i svingen on NRK1. The series' music was written by Odd Nordstoga and the music was awarded the 2006 Spellemannprisen in the category Best music album for children. Bratland and Odd Nordstoga give a duet on the tune "Julevise". She has also participated in television broadcasts Kjempesjansen and Beat for Beat at NRK1, and Det store korslaget at TV2 Norway. She performed Nordahl Grieg's "Til Ungdommen" a cappella at the memorial concert in Oslo Cathedral 30 July 2011.[6]

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

References

  1. 1 2 Bitustøyl, Kjell (14 December 2015). "Ingebjørg Bratland" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Vinnarar av "Eckbo legaters Folkemusikkpris for unge utøvere"" (in Norwegian). Folkedans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  3. ↑ Kvamme, Kjell (15 November 2015). "Trøysterøysta" (in Norwegian). Vårt Land. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  4. ↑ Eik, Espen A. (26 June 2010). "Fureprisen til ung kveder" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  5. ↑ "King Harald unveiling a statue of his late mother". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Sang: 'Til ungdommen' – Ingebjørg Bratland". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  7. ↑ "Ingebjørg Bratland". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.

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