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Rita Engedalen
Rita Engedalen in 2012
Rita Engedalen in 2012
Background information
Born17 December 1971
OriginNorway
GenresBlues
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar

Rita Engedalen (born 17 December 1971) is a Norwegian musician (vocals, guitar) and songwriter. Rita Engedalen and Margit Bakken were top billing at the Sunflower Blues Festival in August 2015 in Clarksdale Mississippi. Outstanding performance. A few days later she performed at the Shack Up Inn in a smaller setting, absolutely marvelloius

Career

Engedalen is one of the most established blues musicians in Norway, and often performs with Margit Bakken as the duo, Women in Blues.[1][2] She won the Spelleman Award in the class blues in 2006.[3] In 2012, she won the 2nd European Blues Challenge.[4]

Discography

  • Hear my song (Bluestown Records, 2004)[5]
  • Heaven ain't Ready for Me Yet (Bluestown Records, 2006)[3]
  • The Tree Still Standing (Grammofon, 2008)[6]
  • Women in Blues (2012), with Margit Bakken[7]

References

  1. ^ Skarberg Aarnes, Even (31 July 2015). "Damer i Blues til USA". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ Wandrup, Fredrik (1 April 2012). "Et helt opptog av blåstrømper". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Spellemannspris winners announced - Listen to Norway". www.listento.no. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "2nd European Blues Challenge 2012". European Blues Union. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ^ Family, Bear. "Rita Engedalen CD : Hear My Song - Bear Family Records". www.bear-family.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. ^ "The Tree Still Standing - Rita Engedalen | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Women in Blues: Broken Soul Blues - Margit Bakken,Rita Engedalen | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Spelleman Award in the class blues
2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by
No blues award
Recipient of the Gammleng Award in the class blues
2010
Succeeded by
No blues award