Torun Eriksen
Sign in to saveNorwegian recording artist; Jazz singer, songwriter
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Kristiansand
- Active from
- 1977-01-08
jazzvocal jazz
Discography
- Glittercard2003
- Prayers & Observations2005
- Passage2010
- Sanger om glede og fred2010
- Visits2013
- Grand White Silk2016
- Luxury and Waste2018
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jazzfemale vocalistsvocal jazzscandinaviannorwegian
Torun Eriksen is a Norwegian jazz composer and vocalist, whose musical talents first came to prominence as a music student at high school in Norway. From the age of six, she sang in various gospel choirs, and by the age of 19 had become a featured soloist. With a background steeped in soul, jazz, pop, and through her choral experience she began writing her first compositions. A major influence was the world of jazz standards via the Real Book. After moving to Oslo in 1997, she enrolled into the
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Eriksen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Lunde
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Jazzland Recordings
- Official website
- toruneriksen.no
- Image
- Torun Eriksen 2025.jpg
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- 1977-01-08
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