Sissel Kyrkjebø discography
Sissel Kyrkjebø, known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. A child star since the age of 11, she is now a national figure in Norway and has performed all across the globe, selling 10 million solo albums since her recording debut at the age of only 16 and is a featured vocalist on the biggest selling soundtrack recording in history, Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture (30 million sold).[1]
Discography
Solo albums
Year | Album title | Notes | ||
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1986 | Sissel |
Norway release | ||
1987 | Sissel |
Differences between different releases:
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Glade Jul |
Norway release | |||
Stilla Natt |
Swedish release of Glade Jul | |||
1989 | Soria Moria | |||
1992 | Gift of Love | |||
1994 | Innerst i sjelen |
UK release. aka Deep Within My Soul. The Japan release contains two bonus tracks:
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Amazing Grace |
Japan release
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森とフィヨルドの詩 |
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1998 | Fire In Your Heart |
Japan release | ||
The Best of Sissel |
The Japanese release contains a total of 18 tracks, with two tracks featuring Gheorghe Zamfir.
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2000 | All Good Things |
The Japanese release contains a bonus track – Track 13: He's a Lot | ||
2001 | In Symphony |
The Japan release contains a bonus track Ave Maria. | ||
2002 | Sissel |
This album contains a lot of songs under the same title from the album All Good Things, but they were re-recorded in New York with new arrangements. The following tracks are available in the USA release only.
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2003 | My Heart |
Norway release | ||
2004 | My Heart |
Differences between different releases:
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2005 | Nordisk Vinternatt |
Scandinavian release. Aka Nordic Winter Night. The album comes with a DVD. | ||
2006 | Into Paradise |
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De beste, 1986–2006 |
Scandinavian greatest hits release, contains 2 CDs. | |||
2007 | Northern Lights | |||
2010 | Til Deg |
Scandinavian release |
Christmas albums
Year | Album Title | Notes | ||
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1987 | Glade Jul | Norwegian release | ||
Stilla Natt | Swedish release | |||
1989 | Julen är här | with Tommy Körberg | ||
1995 | Christmas in Vienna III (European CD title)
Vienna Noël (USA CD title) |
with Plácido Domingo and Charles Aznavour | ||
1996 | Julekonserten |
6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 8. Whence is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing?
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1999 | Julekonserten 10 år |
3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
13. My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)
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1999 | Silent Night: A Christmas in Rome |
1. Silent Night – Introduction
12. Silent Night | ||
2005 | Christmas in Moscow | with José Carreras and Plácido Domingo | ||
2006 | The European Divas - Frostroses |
This is a recording of a concert held at the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík of the Iceland. 3. Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker 7. O Come All Ye Faithful (with Ragga) 11. In the Lonely Dark of Night (with Eivør) 14. Frostroses (with Eivør, Eleftheria, Patricia Bardon and Ragga) | ||
2007 | Spirit of the Season | with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir | ||
2009 | Strålande jul | with Odd Nordstoga
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Other albums
Year | Colloborator | Album title | Song title |
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1988 | Seculum Seculi | Folket som danser[2] | |
1989 | Julen är här |
1. Julen är här 11. Låt julen förkunna (Happy Xmas/War is over) | |
1990 | Oslo Gospel Choir | LIVE |
5. Pie Jesu 10. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) 12. My Tribute[3] |
1997 | The Rapsody Overture | Prince Igor | |
1998 | Everything Must Change | 8. Bachianas Brasileiras | |
1999 | Tears of Stone | 12. Siúil A Rúin | |
2001 | Snakecharmer | 6. Elia Rising | |
Proffene[4] |
Handsfree | Vinterbarn | |
2002 | Plácido Domingo | Sacred Songs |
1. Cavalleria rusticana – Ave Maria (arranged from Intermezzo sinfonico) |
Plácido Domingo |
José Carreras Gala 2002 | 15. Cavalleria rusticana – Ave Maria (arranged from Intermezzo sinfonico) | |
2003 | Bryn Terfel |
Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites |
10. Ave Maria |
2005 | Various singers | Venn (Friend) | A charity single written by Espen Lind and Lene Marlin for raising money for Indian Ocean Tsunami relief.[5] |
Singles
Year | Album title | Notes |
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1986 | Vårvise / Eg Ser |
with Sebastian vinyl single |
1987 | Kärleken/Vem | vinyl single – Swedish only release |
1988 | Folket Som Danser / Eg Ser |
with Sigvart Dagsland vinyl single |
1989 | Pokarekare Ana / Amazing Grace | vinyl single |
1992 | Gift Of Love / Breakaway | 2 tracks |
Need I Say More / If | 2 tracks | |
1993 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Imagine |
with Neil Sedaka 4 tracks |
1994 | Se Ilden Lyse / Fire In Your Heart | 2 tracks |
Fire In Your Heart |
with Plácido Domingo 3 tracks | |
1995 | Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg (remix) | 3 tracks |
Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker | 1 track | |
1997 | Prince Igor |
with Warren G 6 tracks |
2000 | One Day | promo single |
Better Off Alone | promo single | |
2001 | Elia Rising |
with Sort Sol promo single |
Summer Snow / Seven Angels |
1. Summer Snow – with Gheorghe Zamfir 2. Seven Angels 3. Snow Tales [Ensemble Version] 4. Prayer Song [Ensemble Version] | |
2002 | Carrier of a Secret |
1. Carrier Of A Secret 2. Molde Canticle 3. Where The Lost Ones Go |
2003 | Gå Inte Förbi |
with Peter Jöback 1 track |
Can't Go Back | 2 tracks | |
2005 | O Tysta Ensamhet | promo single |
Soundtracks
Year | Soundtrack title | Song title | Notes |
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1986 | Drømmeslottet | Har en drøm | |
1990 | Den lille havfruen |
Sissel was the voice of Ariel in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. She did both the speaking and the singing in Swedish and Norwegian. The Danish version also features Sissel's vocals. | |
1996 | The Adventures of Pinocchio |
1. Colosso |
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12. What Are We Made Of duet with Brian May |
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1997 | Titanic |
1. Never An Absolution |
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4. Rose |
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8. Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave |
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11. A Promise Kept |
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12. A Life So Changed |
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13. An Ocean Of Memories |
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15. Hymn To The Sea |
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1998 | Back to Titanic |
1. Titanic Suite |
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13. The Deep and Timeless Sea |
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Long Journey Home[6] | 11. An Raibh Tú Ag An gCarraig |
Were You At The Rock? in Gaelic. | |
2000 | Summer Snow |
1. Summer Snow |
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11. Seven Angels |
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2001 | Flyvende farmor |
2. Himlen over himmelbjerget |
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2002 | Evelyn |
18. Angel Rays |
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The Forsyte Saga |
5. June's Song |
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2004 | Vanity Fair |
1. She Walks in Beauty |
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2005 | 371⁄2 |
7. Funeral |
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8. Du är den ende |
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2007 | Lord of the Rings / The Complete Recordings / The Return of the King | 13. (Disc 3) The Last Debate |
Sissel performed as Asëa Aranion. |
DVDs
Year | DVD Title | Notes | ||
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2002 |
Sissel in Concert: All Good Things |
Filemed in a concert at Oslo Spektrum, Norway in 2002. | ||
2005 | Nordisk Vinternatt | This is a bouns DVD coming with a CD of the same title. It was shot at the Sissel in Symphony concert in 2001.
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2006 | Into Paradise – Live from Dalhalla |
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2006 | The European Divas - Frostroses |
This is a recording of a concert held at the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík of the Iceland.
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2007 | Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
and Orchestra at Temple Square |
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2007 | Northern Lights |
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References
- ^ Sissel:about
- ^ Lyrics of Folket som danser
- ^ My Tribute is a Christian gospel song written by Andrae Crouch.
- ^ Proffene's official website
- ^ The making of the song. Faktor: Artister på dugnad
- ^ Soundtrack of a TV-series The Irish in America: Long Journey Home