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She's hailed the 'Big Sister of Norwegian Pop', but Hanne Hukkelberg's path to pop prominence was anything but conventional. The daughter of a church organist and choral director, Hukkelberg grew up surrounded by music first starting to hum, and strum, and tap on instruments from age three.Raised on Norwegian liturgical psalms, and her mother's collection of classical and Slavic staples, Hukkelberg soon broadened her musical horizons to include rock, jazz, electronic and experimental music. She performed in a variety of metal, prog rock, and free jazz ensembles, including a five-year stint with revered Norwegian doom metal band Funeral.Hukkelberg graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2003, establishing herself as a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist and quickly released her Cast Anchor EP (2003) and breakthrough debut LP Little Things'(2004).Where Little Things fed on Hukkelberg's extensive jazz background, sophomore release Rykestrasse 68 (2006) took a delicate side-step utilising elements of folk and classical music, including a distinctive interpretation of 'Break My Body' by The Pixies, which immediately caught the attention of their manager Ken Goes: Of the dozens and dozens of covers over the years, Hanne's is my favourite.Groundswell continued to build in 2009 with Blood From A Stone notably Hukkelberg's darkest, most intimate album generating steadfast press support and industry interest.After relocating to New York, Hukkelberg released fourth album 'Featherbrain'to similar acclaim in 2012. The album was hailed a masterpiece(The Sunday Times), with Hukkelberg's brazen confidence and steadfast individuality reaching airtight, impeccable standards (The Quietus).Forthcoming album Trust (out 20th October) joins an already-technicoloured tapestry, with five years' hindsight, humility and artistry culminating in Hukkelberg's most assured and accomplished work to date.
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Hanne Hukkelberg Biography
Hanne Hukkelberg (b.1979) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer linked to Europe’s pop, electronic and experimental music scenes. She grew up learning classical music, was in her teens part of different pop, indie-rock and metal bands, and ended up, after education within jazz, creating her own style. Hukkelberg makes intimate, idiosyncratic music, combining a stylistic range of music with a predilection for unusual sounds and a stunning, versatile voice that has garnered comparisons to Nina Simone, Joni Mitchelland Björk. Hukkelberg’s Cast Anchor(2003) was issued as the first release on the Propeller imprint. The EP and her debut LP Little Things were licensed to Leaf Label in 2005. Sophomore release Rykestrasse 68(2006) won a Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian Grammy) in the catchall "open class" category, with The Guardian, Pitchfork and BBC amongst press plaudits. Subsequent albums Blood from a Stone (2009) and Featherbrain(2012) were released to similar acclaim, resulting in touring alongside Wilco, Andrew Bird and José González. Then Hukkelberg embarked a series of commissioned works, including a guest collab with Todd Terje and Bryan Ferry on Johnny and Mary(2014). Self-produced album Trust(2017) was Hukkelberg’s first solo album in five years – hailed her most assured and accomplished work to date. It features singles The Whip (feat. Ingrid Håvik from Highasakite), IRL and Embroidery (feat. Emilie Nicolas). New album, Birthmark, is coming August 16.th.
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