Also she performed during the intermission of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 in Bergen, opening act of the winter Olympic games in 1994 at Lillehammer, voice to the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish version of “the little mermaid, Sung on the Titanic album (‘My heart will go on’ was originally written to her), Royal Variety show in London 1995, Preformed at annual Christmas concert in Vienna, 2000 Nobel peace price concert with Josh Groban singing “the prayer”, toured with The Lord of the Rings Symphony Tour in 2004 and her latest achievement is a number one on the Billboard classical charts with the christmas album “Spirit of the Season - with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Sissel”
Sissel's musical style runs the gamut from pop recordings and folk songs to classical vocals. Her work on the soundtrack to Titanic has led to comparisons with Irish singer Enya.
Sissel's combined solo record sales (not including soundtracks and other albums to which she contributed) amount to over 9 million albums sold, most of them in Norway -- a country with only 4.5 million people.
She’s released over 14 studio albums, her Christmas album from 1986 is the best selling album in Norway ever with almost one mill copies sold! She’s featured on several soundtracks and sold well over nine million albums world wide and her popularity continues to grow!
She truly is a northern star!
Here are the lyrics to her song "Ready to go home":
On this street below these walls
Where I used to walk now I can barely crawl
All this darkness rise and tall
Lord shine a light for me I’m ready to be caught
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
Take this river to the sea
Where the delta flows
The tide is washing over me
Guide this soul to heavens door
Show me where tomorrow lays
I’m waiting to be born
I’m ready to lay down
I’m ready now to sleep a promise I must keep
I’m ready to go home
So time I’ll lay down with these memories
Breathe the shallow deep inside of me
If time has run its course with me
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
When the evening shadows fall
When the time has come
I let defences fall
To surrenders to survive
I will give up everything to those I leave behind
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
I’m ready to lay down
I’m ready now to sleep a promise I must keep
I’m ready to go home, again
Going home again
Å Vestland Vestland
Sissel Lyrics
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Med fagre fjell og fjord og tronge vik
Det stig i all sin venleik stort og vilt
Og atter møter meg så mjukt og mildt
Og gleda strøymer i meg still og stor
Med glans av bjørkeli og blåe fjord
Og i meg sjølv eg kjenner dypter av
Min lette båt ein solblank kveld eg ror
Sjå fjell og himil sym på stille fjord
Og djupe dalen med sitt grøne fang
Som skin av lauv og blom frå lid og vang
Sjå skuggane som kliv dei kvasse fjell
Lik dagsens timar tøyer seg mot kveld
Det sveiper seg umtind og tronge dal
Eit draumeslør av sumarnatti sval
The lyrics of Sissel's song "Å Vestland Vestland" celebrate the beauty and magnificence of the Western Norwegian landscape. The singer expresses awe and admiration when beholding the majestic mountains, picturesque fjords, and narrow bays. The scenery is described as both grandiose and untamed, evoking a sense of wonder and enchantment.
The lyrics also convey a deep sense of joy and tranquility that fills the singer's heart when surrounded by the splendor of nature. The beauty of the birch forests and the shimmering blue fjords illuminate the singer's inner being, inspiring a profound connection with the tranquil forest and the vast sea.
In one verse, the singer recounts rowing a light boat on a serene evening, observing the mountains and the sky mirrored in the calm fjord waters. The deep valleys, adorned with lush greenery, create a sense of comfort and security, as though nature's bounty embraces the singer like leaves and flowers from the slopes and valleys.
The final verse depicts the shadows climbing the sharp mountains, similar to the passing hours of the day stretching towards evening. The landscape transforms, revealing narrow valleys and a dreamlike veil of cool summer nights. The language used implies a sense of mystique and ethereal beauty as the singer describes the soft and enchanting atmosphere.
Overall, the lyrics of "Å Vestland Vestland" profoundly capture the singer's admiration, joy, and deep connection to the Western Norwegian landscape. It is a homage to the region's natural splendor and the emotions it evokes within the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Å Vestland Vestland Når eg ser deg slik
Oh Vestland Vestland When I see you like this
Med fagre fjell og fjord og tronge vik
With beautiful mountains and fjords and narrow bays
Det stig i all sin venleik stort og vilt
It rises in all its beauty large and wild
Og atter møter meg så mjukt og mildt
And again greets me so softly and gently
Og gleda strøymer i meg still og stor
And joy flows in me calm and grand
Med glans av bjørkeli og blåe fjord
With the shine of birch trees and blue fjords
Og i meg sjølv eg kjenner dypter av
And within myself I feel depths of
Den stille skogen og det store hav
The silent forest and the vast sea
Min lette båt ein solblank kveld eg ror
My light boat one sun-drenched evening I row
Sjå fjell og himil sym på stille fjord
See mountains and sky mirrored on calm fjord
Og djupe dalen med sitt grøne fang
And deep valley with its green embrace
Som skin av lauv og blom frå lid og vang
That shines of leaves and flowers from slopes and meadows
Sjå skuggane som kliv dei kvasse fjell
See the shadows that climb the sharp mountains
Lik dagsens timar tøyer seg mot kveld
Like the hours of the day stretching towards evening
Det sveiper seg umtind og tronge dal
It sweeps around steep peaks and narrow valleys
Eit draumeslør av sumarnatti sval
A dream veil of cool summer night
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@leecowell8165
in my years I've heard a lot of artists from all walks of life. but never have I heard a voice so angelic as hers. an its not only her voice but in essence her entire presentation. she simply overwhelms me with emotion every time I hear and envision her and most certainly I'm far from being alone in this respect.
@madeleinejohansen5073
I am a singer, so I know how hard it can be to produce that pure sound. I don't know how she does it. She barely has her mouth open, yet the tone is pure and completely beautiful!
@Freijutskin
God's gift
@ZanoJuggles
Dagen me er frie frå Osloveldet, då blir dette ein verdig nasjonalsang for Vestlandet!!
@ritark
En fantastisk sopran og et vakkert menneske. Vi elsker deg, Sissel!
@labanlabansson
This is the most beautiful lyrics that has ever been written. And she sings it like an angel.
@leonardhurley5761
Beautiful unique voice, beautiful natural lady singing a beautiful song.
@beadsstitcher
john,this is very,very nice song.her voice is so pure!!! she is the best female soprano i have ever heard in my life!
@marhomist
I am not Norwegian...but I am crying listening this now...
@herodianos
Thank you, very much for your words!!!!!...if so sweet and angelic voice, produces in the heart aleluyas of praises, wich will be the same song of the glorifieds in the eternal home!!!!!!!. Best regard from Buenos Aires, Argentina.