Solveig Slettahjell

Solveig Slettahjell
Slettahjell at the Jazzfestival Neuwied May 11, 2006.
Background information
Born	2 April 1971 Bærum, Akershus
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Curling Legs, ACT, Universal
Associated acts	Slow Motion Quintet, Slow Motion Orchestra, Morten Qvenild, Tord Gustavsen, Sjur Miljeteig, Jon Balke, Kvitretten
Website	www.solveigslettahjell.no

Solveig Slettahjell (born 2 April 1971 in Bærum, Norway)^[1] is a Norwegian Jazz singer, known for her soulful, seductive voice.^[2]

Career

Slettahjell had her record debut with the album Slow Motion Orchestra (2003), contains jazz standards like "All the Way" and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy". It was released after festival appearance at Nattjazz 2002. For her second album, Silver (2004), her band took the name "Slow Motion Quintet". In 2005, they released Pixiedust.^[2]

After working with a commission for Vossajazz Festiva (2009), she released the music on the acclaimed album Tarpan Seasons (2010).^[3] In 2012 she acclaimed performance at "Oslo Jazz Festival" 2012 with Gregory Porter.^[4]

Slettahjell collaborated with Tord Gustavsen and Sjur Miljeteig releasing the albums Natt I Betlehem (2008) and Arven (2013) including with Nils Økland. In 2011 she released the album Antology with Morten Qvenild and in 2015 the album Trails Of Souls with Knut Reiersrud and the jazz ensemble In The Country.

Honors

• 2004: Spellemannprisen in the class Jazz
• 2005: Radka Toneff Memorial Award
• 2005: Kongsberg Jazz Award
• 2011: Gammleng-prisen in the class Jazz

Discography

As leader

Year	Personnel	Album	Label	Peak positions
				NOR[5]
2001	Solveig Slettahjell	Slow Motion Orchestra	Curling Legs	–
2004	Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet	Silver	Curling Legs[6]	23
2005	Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet	Pixiedust	Curling Legs[6]	25
2006	Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet	Good Rain	Curling Legs (, ACT)	28
2007	Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet	Domestic Songs	Curling Legs (, ACT)	30
2008	Solveig Slettahjell with Tord Gustavsen and Sjur Miljeteig	Natt I Betlehem	Kirkelig Kulturverksted	5
2009	Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Orchestra	Tarpan Seasons	Universal	5
2011	Solveig Slettahjell (with Morten Qvenild)	Antologie	Universal	6
2013	Solveig Slettahjell (with Tord Gustavsen, Sjur Miljeteig and Nils Økland)	Arven	Universal	5
2015	Solveig Slettahjell and Knut Reiersrud with In The Country	Trails Of Souls	ACT	-

With others

• 1998: Squid - Super (Forward)
• 1999: Kvitretten - Everything Turns (Curling Legs)
• 2002: Kvitretten - Kloden er en snurrebass som snurrer oss (Curling Legs)
• 2002: Sigvart Dagsland - Underlig Frihet (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), as guest vocalist on one track
• 2005: Jon Balke Batagraf - Statements (ECM)
• 2006: Friko - The Journey to Mandoola (C+C)
• 2014: Bugge Wesseltoft, Knut Reiersrud and In The Country - Norwegian Woods – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic II (ACT)

References

1. "Solveig Slettahjell: Singer, Composer". Directory MIC.no.
2. Christian Lysvåg (5 October 2007). "Solveig Slettahjell: ’Domestic Songs’". Listento.no.
3. Christian Lysvåg (12 September 2009). "Solveig Slettahjell: Visitations". Listento.no.
4. Terje Mosnes (17 August 2012). "Store stemmer, store smil: Solveig Slettahjell og Gregory Porter gjemte det beste til sist". Dagbladet.no.
5. "Solveig Slettahjell discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
6. The album was subsequently licensed to the German ACT Company record label in 2006; cf. Silver at Discogs and Pixiedust at Discogs

External links

• Official website

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