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
Innerst I Sjelen
Sissel Lyrics
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stiger landet frem:
en blank og gylden stripe land
som en gang var mitt hjem.
Skogene av stillhet
stiene som går
gjennom lyng of åkerland
Lyd av vind og drømmer,
Lukt av jord og hav,
Ryggene som retter seg
når stormen bøyer av...
Innerst i sjelen
hvisker det hver kveld,
om et skjult og annet land
som en gang var meg selv.
Havet blir tilbake,
dønningene slår,
timeslag på timeslag
mot landet utenfor.
Restene av minne
og skyggene av en sang,
blander seg med jord og himmel
i hver solnedgang.
Innerst i sjelen
skjelver det en klang,
fra et annet landskap
som var meg en gang
Innerst i sjelen
stiger landet frem:
en blank og gylden stripe land
som en gang var mitt hjem.
Instr. solo. mod.
Innerst i sjelen
hvisker det hver kveld,
om et skjult og annet land
som en gang var meg selv.
Innerst i sjelen
stiger landet frem:
en blank og gylden stripe land
som en gang var mitt hjem.
Etc....
The lyrics to Sissel's "Innerst I Sjelen" describe a feeling of longing for a place that used to be home. The singer is transported to a landscape of stillness, with paths through the heath and fields leading to the sea. The wind and dreams whisper in the air, and the scent of earth and saltwater mix together. The land itself seems to come alive, with hills and ridges standing tall against the storm. Even though the singer is far from this place and time has passed, the memories are still there, merging with the sky and earth in every sunset. Every night, the singer is reminded of this hidden and distant world that used to be part of themselves.
The song is a reminder of the connection between a person and their homeland, and how it can stay with them even when they are far away. The longing and nostalgia expressed in the lyrics is relatable to anyone who has ever felt homesick, or misses a place that used to be familiar. The haunting melody and Sissel's emotive vocals add to the evocative nature of the song, leaving a lasting impression on the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Innerst i sjelen
stiger landet frem:
en blank og gylden stripe land
som en gang var mitt hjem.
Deep within my soul
the country rises up:
a blank and golden strip of land
that once was my home.
Skogene av stillhet
stiene som går
gjennom lyng of åkerland
til havet utenfor.
Forests of silence
paths that lead
down the moorland and fields
to the sea beyond.
Lyd av vind og drømmer,
Lukt av jord og hav,
Ryggene som retter seg
når stormen bøyer av...
Sound of wind and dreams,
scent of earth and sea,
the backs that straighten
even as the storm subsides...
Innerst i sjelen
hvisker det hver kveld,
om et skjult og annet land
som en gang var meg selv.
Deep within my soul
it whispers every night,
of a hidden and different land
that once was myself.
Havet blir tilbake,
dønningene slår,
timeslag på timeslag
mot landet utenfor.
The sea returns,
waves crashing,
hour after hour
against the land outside.
Restene av minne
og skyggene av en sang,
blander seg med jord og himmel
i hver solnedgang.
Remnants of memory
and the shadows of a song,
mingle with earth and sky
in every sunset.
Innerst i sjelen
skjelver det en klang,
fra et annet landskap
som var meg en gang
Deep within my soul
a sound trembles,
from a different landscape
that was once me.
Instr. solo. mod.
Instrumental - solo - modulate.
Innerst i sjelen
hvisker det hver kveld,
om et skjult og annet land
som en gang var meg selv.
Deep within my soul
it whispers every night,
of a hidden and different land
that once was myself.
Innerst i sjelen
stiger landet frem:
en blank og gylden stripe land
som en gang var mitt hjem.
Deep within my soul
the country rises up:
a blank and golden strip of land
that once was my home.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@thesimpleman4139
Temmlig ironisk da det er lenge siden Sissel hadde noen sjel. Nok en freakmurerjihadist kjøpt og betalt. En skam for landet vårt!
@smaakjeks
The confidence, competence, and effortless beauty of this voice is nothing short of magic.
@thomanermeister303
I love the voice, the eyes and the wonderful smile💓!
@jwilliam2255
The only thing better than listening to Sissel sing is watching her sing. Hearing the joy in her voice and seeing the joy in her face is SO lovely.
@sisselfan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Y6lFK7JdU
@formbyblue5032
Beautiful song, beautiful woman and also a wonderful whistle solo. Does not get any better than this.
@sisselfan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Y6lFK7JdU
@ericdinkla
A real angel. Prachtig Sissel!
@browndog461
The joy she exhibits while singing is indescribable.