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
03.Should It Matter
Sissel Lyrics
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Please don´t walk away
I see you´re about to
There is just something I´d really like to say
So please don´t walk away
I know that you´re there
Still you pretend you´re not
I have also felt the pain
So should it matter
What I do or what I´ve done
As long as in my heart
You´re still the only one
I hear you say it
But I don´t think you understand
I can be trusted now, I swear to you I can
It´s been a year
a memory from my past
I know what I did wrong
I wish to change
Just to make it last
But I guess it´s been to long
Easy to move on
To forget about it all
Is that what you do, hoping I will be gone
So should it matter
What I do or what I´ve done
As long as in my heart
You´re still the only one
I hear you say it
But I don´t think you understand
I can be trusted now, I swear to you I can
If you got to know me again
Maybe then – maybe then
We could see what we should do
But that´s all up to you
I´ll be waiting for you
The song "Should It Matter" by Sissel tells the story of a person desperately trying to make amends for past mistakes and convince their loved one not to walk away from them. The person acknowledges their mistakes and wishes to change to make things work again. But their loved one seems distant and is finding it hard to forgive and move on. The person asks a poignant question - should it matter what they did in the past, as long as they are sincere about making things right now? They plead with their loved one to give them another chance and get to know them again.
The song touches on themes of forgiveness, redemption, and second chances in relationships. It highlights how difficult it can be to move on from past mistakes, but it also emphasizes the importance of trying to make things right, of admitting one's faults and working hard to earn back trust. The lyrics are heart-wrenching and emotional, displaying the vulnerability and sincerity of the person asking for forgiveness.
Line by Line Meaning
I look at you
I observe you intently
Please don´t walk away
Do not depart from here
I see you´re about to
I perceive that you are intending to leave
There is just something I´d really like to say
I have a message that I wish to convey
So please don´t walk away
Therefore, stay here with me
I know that you´re there
I am aware of your presence
Still you pretend you´re not
Yet, you act like you are absent
Yes I know it hurts
I acknowledge that it causes pain
I have also felt the pain
I have experienced the suffering too
So should it matter
Is it important to you
What I do or what I´ve done
What actions I've taken, or mistakes I have made
As long as in my heart
As long as I hold dear
You´re still the only one
You remain the sole object of my affection
I hear you say it
I listen to you utter it
But I don´t think you understand
However, I doubt that you comprehend
I can be trusted now, I swear to you I can
I vow that I am trustworthy and reliable now
It´s been a year
Twelve months have passed
a memory from my past
A recollection from my earlier life
I know what I did wrong
I comprehend my wrongdoing
I wish to change
I desire to modify my ways
Just to make it last
Simply to make it endure
But I guess it´s been too long
But, unfortunately, I presume it is too late
Easy to move on
Simple to progress
To forget about it all
To overlook the situation altogether
Is that what you do, hoping I will be gone
Is that something you're doing, desiring for me to vanish
If you got to know me again
If you came to learn about me once more
Maybe then – maybe then
There's a slight possibility - perhaps even a probability
We could see what we should do
Together, we could determine the best course of action
But that´s all up to you
However, the final say is at your disposal
I´ll be waiting for you
I will remain here anticipating your return
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Sherri Lynn
An absolutely wonderful performance by Sissel of this absolutely beautiful song, SHOULD IT MATTER!! Beautifully sung! <3
jwilliam2255
I never have and never will tire of watching Sissel sing. Not for nothing is she called the Golden Voice of Norway!
rosine guerrero
Sissel, you draw us all into your singing by your heartfelt rendition of every song you sing
jose alejandro suarez escobar
Me tienes fascinado con esta canción. Gracias Sissel.
Alain Diagre
Serene and distinguished beauty , rare use of an extraordinary voice . Sissel knows everything , and understands everything ! No other female singer exists close to her . Alain
Gladys Marion
I want her newest recordings I love them all
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what a nice song😍
Jim Hamilton
A gripping expression of the meaning of a cri de coeur.
hmongheart
love this song..............
abemaDe
this song is touching