Myrna Braza (born 3 November 1983, Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian/Filipino singer, songwriter and vocal coach/producer.[1]
Myrna Braza | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 November 1983 Bergen, Norway |
| Origin | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Tomtom&Braza |
| Website | www |
Career
editBraza is a graduate at Bergen Katedralskole, where she got her Examen artium in 2002. She has repeatedly been cited as the soul queen in Bergen. With her distinctive, soulful voice and her impressive charisma on stage, her music is best described as soulful pop. She released her debut so(u)lo album Free As a Bird in 2009, and also has numerous singles and music videos. She is also known for being an excellent live artist and have played several concerts at small and large venues and festivals in Norway, UK and The Philippines [2]
Braza has been the opening artist for the world-renowned soul artists Raphael Saadiq and Dwele. She's featured as a singer and songwriter on several Norwegian and International releases and collaborated with many artists throughout the years. Braza has performed at festivals such as Natjazz, Skånevik Bluesfestival, QuartFestivalen, 100 Dagar, Balejazz, ByLarm and many more. She's also performed on the TV shown Beat for Beat at NRK with e.g. Christian Ingebrigtsen from A1, and other TV shows such as Lydverket and Korslaget on TV2. In 2022 she reintroduced herself as MYRNA, releasing her first EP with songs in Norwegian. Now she's releasing songs in English again and has made it to Spotify playlists like New Music Friday and Ny Pop. She's the lead singer in one of Bergen's leading party bands "Oh Snap!" including Bergen's leading a cappella vocal group Winckel. She's sharing daily updates from her life as a singer, songwriter, vocal coach, artist mentor and vocal producer on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, so be sure to follow for any updates! [1][2]
Discography
editSolo albums
edit- 2009: Free As a Bird (Frö by Löft)[3]
- 2013: Moments (Frö by Löft), EP
- 2016: Story of I (Frö by Löft)
- 2022: Fakker opp (Frö by Löft)
Collaborations
edit- With Kahuun – Kai Stoltz
- 2007: Bontelabo (Bagpak Records), feat. Myrna Braza[4]
2022: "Fakker opp (ft. Angelo Reira)"
References
edit
- ^ a b "Myrna Braza: Artist, Låtskriver" (in Norwegian). Bransjeregister MIC.no. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ a b Olsen, Ida Solheim (8 February 2009). "Ny, bergensk platedebutant" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Myrna Braza". Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Myrna Braza". Discography. discogs. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Free As A Bird – Myrna Braza on YouTube
- Still Waters – Myrna Braza on YouTube
