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; she was a featured vocalist on the biggest selling soundtrack recording in history, the 1997 release Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture (30 million sold),[1] performing wordless vocals on the soundtrack.[2]
| Sissel Kyrkjebø discography | |
|---|---|
 Sissel in 2013 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 18 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| Soundtracks | 13 |
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album title | Tracks |
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| 1986 | Sissel |
Norway release
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| 1987 | Sissel |
Sweden release of Sissel
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| 1987 | Sissel |
Denmark release of Sissel
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| 1987 | Glade Jul |
Norway release
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| 1987 | Stilla Natt |
Sweden release of Glade Jul
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| 1989 | Soria Moria |
Scandinavia release
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| 1992 | Gift of Love |
Scandinavia release
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| 1994 | Innerst i sjelen |
Scandinavia release
Olympic bonus tracks:
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| 1994 | Amazing Grace |
Japan release
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| 1994 | Vestland, Vestland |
Japan release
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| 1995 | Deep Within My Soul |
UK release of Innerst i sjelen
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| 1995 | Deep Within My Soul |
Japan release of Innerst i sjelen
Olympic bonus tracks:
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| 1998 | Fire In Your Heart |
Japan release
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| 1998 | The Best of Sissel |
Japan release
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| 2000 | All Good Things |
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| 2000 | All Good Things |
International release of All Good Things
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| 2000 | All Good Things |
Japan release of All Good Things
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| 2001 | In Symphony |
Scandinavia release
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| 2001 | In Symphony |
Japan release of In Symphony
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| 2002 | Sissel |
USA release
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| 2003 | My Heart |
Norway release
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| 2004 | My Heart |
USA release of My Heart
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| 2005 | Nordisk Vinternatt |
Scandinavian release; with bonus-DVD
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| 2006 | Into Paradise |
UK release of Into Paradise
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| 2006 | Into Paradise |
USA release of Into Paradise
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| 2006 | Into Paradise |
Japan release of Into Paradise
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| 2006 | De beste, 1986–2006, CD1 |
Scandinavia release
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| 2006 | De beste, 1986–2006, CD2 |
Scandinavia release
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| 2007 | Northern Lights |
USA release
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| 2009 | Strålande jul |
Norway and Denmark release of Strålande jul
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| 2009 | Strålande jul |
Sweden release of Strålande jul
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| 2010 | Til deg |
Norway and Sweden release of Til deg
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| 2010 | Til deg |
Denmark release of Til deg
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| 2019 | Reflections I |
50 new songs are made available, one song every week, on sisselmusic.com from and with May 2019
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| 2019 | Reflections II |
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| 2019 | Reflections III |
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| 2019 | Reflections IV |
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| 2019 | Reflections V |
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Christmas albums
edit| Year | Album Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Glade Jul | Norwegian release |
| 1987 | Stilla Natt | Swedish release |
| 1995 | Christmas in Vienna III (European CD title)
Vienna Noël (USA CD title) |
with Plácido Domingo and Charles Aznavour
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| 1996 | Julekonserten | with Various Artists |
| 1998 | Silent Night: A Christmas in Rome | with Paddy Moloney, The Chieftains |
| 1999 | Julekonserten 10 år | with Various Artists
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| 2006 | The European Divas - Frostroses | with Various Artists
This is a recording of a concert held at the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík of the Iceland.
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| 2007 | Spirit of the Season | with Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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| 2009 | Strålande jul | with Odd Nordstoga
Differences between different releases: Norway release
Swedish release
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| 2014 | Christmas in Moscow | with José Carreras and Plácido Domingo
This is a recording of the Christmas in Moscow concert held in Moscow in 2002. |
| 2022 | Winter Morning | with the Tabernacle Choir
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Collaborations
edit| Year | Colloborator | Album title | Song title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Syng med oss | Syng med oss (release on LP/Cassette only) |
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| 1984 | Rune Larsen & Helge Nilsen | Gammelpopens venner 2 (release on Cassette only) |
If you love me |
| 1986 | Syng med oss | Syng med oss - 43 Glade Melodier (release on LP/Cassette only) |
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| 1986 | Various Artists | Peace On Earth | 01. Peace On Earth (Danish charity single by UNICEF against nuclear weapons.) |
| 1986 | Various Artists | Taube i Toner / Evert Taube Concert Tevegram,1986 |
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| 1988 | Sigvart Dagsland | Seculum Seculi | 10. Folket som danser[48] |
| 1989 | Tommy Körberg | Julen är här | |
| 1990 | Artister for "Vend ryggen til '90" | Vend ryggen til '90 (release on LP/Cassette only) |
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| 1990 | Oslo Gospel Choir | LIVE | |
| 1992 | Rune Larsen | Røtter | 03. Things |
| 1997 | Warren G | The Rapsody Overture | 06. Prince Igor |
| 1998 | Gli Scapoli | Everything Must Change | 08. Bachianas Brasileiras |
| 1998 | Paddy Moloney, The Chieftains | Silent Night: A Christmas in Rome | |
| 1999 | The Chieftains | Tears of Stone | 12. Siúil A Rúin |
| 2001 | Sort Sol | Snakecharmer | 06. Elia Rising |
| 2001 | Proffene[50] | Handsfree | 05. Vinterbarn |
| 2002 | Plácido Domingo | Sacred Songs |
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| 2003 | Bryn Terfel | Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites | 10. Ave Maria |
| 2003 | Peter Jöback | Jag kommer hem igen till jul | 06. Gå inte förbi |
| 2005 | Forente artister | Venn (Friend) |
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| 2013 | Bryn Terfel | Homeward Bound |
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| 2017 | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Friends | 08. Vitae Lux |
Soundtracks
edit| Year | Soundtrack title | Song title | Notes |
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| 1986 | Drømmeslottet | 02. Ikke la meg gå | |
| 1990 | Den lille havfruen (The Little Mermaid) |
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 |
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| 1997 | Titanic |
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| 1998 | Back to Titanic |
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| 1998 | Long Journey Home[55] | 11. An Raibh Tú Ag An gCarraig |
Were You At The Rock? in Gaelic. |
| 2000 | Summer Snow |
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| 2001 | Flyvende farmor | 02. Himlen over himmelbjerget | |
| 2002 | Evelyn | 18. Angel Rays | |
| 2002 | The Forsyte Saga |
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| 2004 | Vanity Fair | 01. She Walks in Beauty | |
| 2005 | 371⁄2 |
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| 2007 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – The Complete Recordings | 13. "The Last Debate" (Disc 3) |
Sissel performed as Asëa Aranion. |
Singles and promotional single releases
edit| Year | Singles | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Peace On Earth | with Various Artists | Danish charity single by UNICEF |
| 1987 | Vårvise/Summertime | with Sebastian; vinyl single | Sissel |
| 1987 | Kärleken/Vem | vinyl single | Sissel |
| 1987 | Folket som danser | with Sigvart Dagsland; vinyl single | |
| 1988 | Har en dröm/Jag ser | vinyl single | Sissel |
| 1989 | Pokarekare Ana/Amazing Grace | vinyl single | Soria Moria |
| 1992 | Gift Of Love | 3 tracks | Gift of Love |
| 1992 | Gift Of Love/Breakaway | 2 tracks | Gift of Love |
| 1992 | Need I Say More/If | 2 tracks | Gift of Love |
| 1993 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do/Imagine | with Neil Sedaka; 4 tracks | Gift of Love |
| 1993 | Imagine | 1 track | |
| 1994 | Innerst i sjelen | 1 track | Innerst i sjelen |
| 1994 | Se ilden lyse/Fire In Your Heart | 2 tracks | Innerst i sjelen |
| 1994 | Se ilden lyse | Innerst i sjelen | |
| 1994 | Fire In Your Heart (solo) | Innerst i sjelen | |
| 1994 | Fire In Your Heart (duet) | with Plácido Domingo; 3 tracks | Innerst i sjelen |
| 1995 | Eg veit i himmerik ei borg | 3 tracks | Innerst i sjelen |
| 1995 | Christmas in Vienna III | 3 tracks | Christmas in Vienna III |
| 1995 | Mitt hjerte alltid vanker | 1 track | Julekonserten |
| 1997 | Prince Igor | with Warren G; 6 tracks | |
| 1998 | The Rose | Titanic | |
| 1999 | Nu tändas tusen juleljus | 1 track | Julekonserten 10 år |
| 2000 | One Day | promo single | All Good Things |
| 2000 | Better Off Alone | promo single | All Good Things |
| 2000 | Carrier of a Secret | 3 tracks | All Good Things |
| 2001 | Where The Lost Ones Go | 4 tracks | All Good Things |
| 2001 | Elia Rising | with Sort Sol; promo single | |
| 2001 | Summer Snow/Seven Angels | 4 tracks | The Best of Sissel |
| 2001 | Sissel In Symphony | promo single; 4 tracks | In Symphony |
| 2002 | Carrier of a Secret | All Good Things | |
| 2003 | Can`t Go Back/All Good Things | 2 tracks | Sissel |
| 2003 | Wait A While/Someone Like You | 2 tracks | My Heart |
| 2003 | Gå inte förbi | with Peter Jöback; 1 track | |
| 2005 | O Tysta Ensamhet | promo single | Nordisk Vinternatt |
| 2005 | Venn | with Forente artister | Norwegian charity single |
| 2010 | Velkommen hjem | promo single | Til deg |
Other albums
edit| Year | Artist | Album title | Song title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Sebastian | Vulkaner | Vårvise |
| 1989 | Sebastian | Et eventyr | 28. Grænseløs |
| 1992 | Various Artists | Absolute Music 6 | 14. Need I Say More |
| 1993 | Various Artists | Absolute Music 9 | 18. Imagine |
| 1996 | Sigmund Groven | I Godt Lag | 29. Vil du vekke tonen min |
| 1996 | Various Artists | Best of Christmas in Vienna | |
| 2002 | Plácido Domingo | José Carreras Gala 2002 | 15. Cavalleria rusticana – Ave Maria |
| 2002 | Various Artists | Voices | 19. Weightless (Disc 2) |
| 2004 | Various Artists | Essential Voices | 04. Soria Maria (Disc 2) |
| 2004 | Various Artists | The Classical Album 2005 | 17. In Paradisum (Disc 1) |
| 2004 | Various Artists | Like a Child | My Tribute (To God Be The Glory) |
| 2004 | Various Artists | Ljuva Svenska Jul | 03. Stilla natt |
| 2005 | Various Artists | Songs Of Praise | 11. Ave Maria (Disc 2) |
| 2006 | Various Artists | The Classical Album 2007 | 14. Vitae Lux (Disc 2) |
| 2006 | Various Artists | 20 Klassiska Jullåtar | 09. Julen är här |
| 2008 | Trygve Henrik Hoff | Kokfesk & Ballader | |
| 2009 | Various Artists | Italia i våre hjerter | 05. O mio babbino caro |
| 2009 | Ole Edvard Antonsen | Desemberstemninger | 08. Whence is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing? |
| 2011 | Various Artists | Beautiful Voices | 13. Soria Maria (Disc 1) |
DVDs
edit| Year | DVD Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 |
Chess in Concert |
Filmed on 3–4 September 1989 at Skellefteå of Sweden. Sissel played Svetlana and performed on two songs.
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| 1995 | Christmas in Vienna III | VHS only
with Plácido Domingo and Charles Aznavour |
| 2001 | Flyvende farmor | Danish familymovie. Sissel plays the role of Inga, singing the song Himlen over himmelbjerget. |
| 2002 |
Sissel in Concert: All Good Things |
Filmed in a concert at Oslo Spektrum, Norway in 2002.
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| 2003 |
Torsdagsklubben |
DVD with highlights from the very popular Norwegian TV-show Torsdagsklubben. Includes a clip of Sissel performing Solitaire.[citation needed] |
| 2004 |
Gullars - Og barndommen fortsetter |
CD with a bonus-DVD including previously unreleased material from the very popular Norwegian TV-show for children, Gullars. Includes a clip of Sissel performing Jeg trenger deg with Gullars 1986.[citation needed] |
| 2004 |
Jag kommer hem igen till jul - Live från Cirkus |
DVD with Peter Jöback. Includes a clip of Sissel performing Gå inte förbi with Peter Jöback on a concert in Västerås, Sweden.[citation needed] |
| 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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| 2007 | The European Divas - Frostroses |
DVD included on the CD of the same title. 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 | Featuring José Carreras, the concert was shot in Bergstaden Ziir, a church from the 17th century in Røros, Norway.
Tracks not available on the Northern Lights CD: |
Music videos
edit- Har en dröm (1987)
- Folket som danser (1987)
- Se over fjellet (1989)
- Seterjentens søndag (1989)
- Soria Moria (1989)
- Mellom himmel og jord (1990)
- The Gift Of Love (1992)
- Se ilden lyse (1994)
- Fire In Your Heart (1994)
- Prince Igor (1997)
- Where The Lost Ones Go (2001)
- Can't Go Back (2002)
- Carrier of a Secret (2002)
- Gå inte förbi (2003)
- Venn (2005)
- Frostroses (2007)
References
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- ^ Hitchner, Earle (1998-03-12). "In Titanic's Wake: A Voice to Remember . . ". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Sissel - Unchained Melody". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - My Foolish Heart". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - For the Good Times". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Lord Protect My Child". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Have I Told You Lately". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Out of Left Field". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Who Know Where The Time Goes". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - I'm a Fool". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Ebb Tide". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Go Leave". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Welcome To My World". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Surrender". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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- ^ "Sissel - September Song". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - After All". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Sissel - Born to Be Loved". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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- ^ "Sissel - When a Man Loves a Woman". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Sissel - A Time to Love, a Time to Cry". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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- ^ "Sissel - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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- ^ "Sissel - I Don't Know How to Love Him". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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- ^ Lyrics of Folket som danser
- ^ My Tribute is a Christian gospel song written by Andrae Crouch.
- ^ Nordvik, Trond. "Proffene bandet der alt kan skje".
- ^ The making of the song. Faktor: Artister på dugnad
- ^ a b "Den Lille Havfruen « Rockipedia". 30 November 1989.
- ^ a b "Various - Den Lilla Sjöjungfrun".
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- ^ Soundtrack of a TV-series The Irish in America: Long Journey Home