Simone Eriksrud

Simone Eriksrud
Birth name Simone Larsen
Born (1970-08-21) 21 August 1970
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg
Origin Germany, Norway
Genres Jazz and soul music
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Associated acts D'Sound

Simone Eriksrud (born 21 August 1970 in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg) is a Norwegian Jazz and soul singer from Volda. Prior to her marriage to Donkeyboy member Simen Matre Eriksrud, she was known as Simone Larsen or just with the mononym Simone.

Career

In D'Sound

Main article: D'Sound

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.

Solo career

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".[1] 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.[1]

Personal life

Simone has a Turkish father and German mother, and grew up in the small village of Bischoffingen in Baden at the French border, together with her mother and grandparents. When she was eight, in 1979, her mother married a Norwegian and they moved to Volda in Norway. Until 2002 she was a German citizen, but since then she has been a Norwegian citizen.

Simone is married to member of the Norwegian pianist, songwriter and music producer known from the band Donkeyboy Simen Matre Eriksrud (b. 12. November 1975) and they have two children together.[2]

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

With D'Sound
With Savoy
With A-ha

2000: Minor Earth, Major Sky (Warner Bros. Records)

With Bjørn Eidsvåg

2006: Nåde (Petroleum Records)

With Donkeyboy

2009: Caught in a Life (Warner Bros. Records) 2012: Silver Moon (Warner Bros. Records)

With Bjørn Johan Muri

2009: Airwaves (Universal Music)

With Melody Club

2011: Human Harbour (Electric Records)

With Eric Saade

2013: Forgive Me (Roxy Recordings)[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Diverse artister: Magiske Kroker Og Hemmeligheter – Sanger Av Linn Skåber Og Jacob Young" (in Norwegian). Platekompaniet.no. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  2. ↑ Grønneberg, Anders (4 November 2011). "Norges fremste popektepar: Derfor topper Simen og Simone Gramo-statistikken" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Simone+Larsen Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.

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