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
Breakaway
Sissel Lyrics
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I watch the distant lights along the runway
Disappear into the evening sky
Oh, you know I'm with you on your journey
Never could say goodbye
It's not the sun you're trying to find
You need a little space and time
To breakaway
It's not the place you're going to
It's just a phase you're going through
Though I won't stop you
I don't want you to
Breakaway
Fly across your ocean
Breakaway
Time has come for you
Breakaway
Fly across your ocean
Breakaway
Time has come
For you to waken in another country
Greet the morning under foreign skies
Leaving me to face another Monday
It's not easy to get by
It's not the sun you're trying to find
Something else is on your mind
You need a little space and time
To breakaway
It's not the place you're going to
It's just a phase you're going through
Though I won't stop you
I don't want you to
Breakaway
Fly across your ocean
Breakaway
Time has come for you
Breakaway
Fly across your ocean
Breakaway
Time has come for you
Breakaway
Fly across your ocean
Breakaway
Time has come for you
Breakaway
Fly across your ocean
The song "Breakaway" by Sissel is a poignant ballad about the pain of farewell and the courage it takes to leave the familiar and venture into the unknown. The song describes the moment when someone sets off on a journey, leaving the comfort of home and loved ones behind to pursue a dream or a longing. The lyrics capture the sense of dislocation and uncertainty that comes with such a departure, as well as the deep connection and sense of shared destiny that binds the singer and the person setting off on the journey.
The opening verse of the song sets the scene, as the singer watches the lights of the departing plane disappear into the night sky. The chorus, with its repeated refrain of "breakaway", encapsulates the mood of the song, as the singer urges the departing person to embrace their dreams and take flight. The second verse describes the bittersweet feeling of waking up in a foreign land, far from the familiar routines and comforts of home, while the bridge repeats the central message of the song, that the journey is not about the destination, but about finding oneself and pursuing one's own path.
Overall, "Breakaway" is a powerful and emotional song that captures the universal experience of leaving home and venturing out into the unknown. It is a reminder that no matter how difficult the journey may be, we are all capable of overcoming our fears and pursuing our dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
I watch the distant lights along the runway
I observe the lights of the departing planes at the airport
Disappear into the evening sky
Vanish into the night sky
Oh, you know I'm with you on your journey
You're aware that I'm supporting you throughout your journey
Never could say goodbye
I find it difficult to bid farewell
It's not the sun you're trying to find
You're not searching for the sun
Something else is on your mind
Your thoughts are preoccupied with something else
You need a little space and time
You require some personal space and time for yourself
To breakaway
To detach from your current routine
It's not the place you're going to
The destination isn't the primary focus
It's just a phase you're going through
You're experiencing a transitory period
Though I won't stop you
Although I won't prevent you
I don't want you to
I don't wish for you to stay against your desire
Breakaway
Take a leap and break free
Fly across your ocean
Soar beyond your boundaries
Time has come for you
It's the moment for you to pursue your aspirations
For you to waken in another country
To wake up in a foreign land
Greet the morning under foreign skies
Welcome the day beneath unfamiliar horizons
Leaving me to face another Monday
Leaving me to confront another routine workweek
It's not easy to get by
It's difficult to cope
Contributed by Madison D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Brian
on Going Home
Where you have “yes” several times she’s really singing “just”. It’s her accent that makes it sound like “yes”.