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
Mary's Boy Child
Sissel Lyrics
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Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day.
Hark now hear the angels sing a new king born today
And man will live for evermore because of Christmas Day.
While shepherds watched their flock by
Night, they saw a bright new shining star, and heard a choir of angels sing the music came from afar.
Hark, now hear the angels sing, a new king born today,
And man will live for evermore, because of Christmas Day.
Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, came to Bethlehem that night,
They found no place to bear her child, not a single room was in sight.
Hark now hear the angels sing, a new king born today,
And man will live for evermore, because of Christmas Day
By and by they found a little nook in a stable all forlorn,
And in a manger cold and dark, Mary's little boy was born.
Hark, now hear the angels sing, a new king born today,
And man will live for evermore, because of Christmas Day.
Sissel's song "Mary's Boy Child" contains the story of Jesus Christ's birth, as described in the Bible. The first verse sets the scene, describing Bethlehem as the birthplace of Mary's son Jesus. The second verse is about the announcement of Jesus' birth by angels, who proclaim that a new king is born that day, and that Christmas Day will bring everlasting life for humanity. The third verse talks about the shepherds who hear the angels' announcement and go to see the newborn baby. They are followed by the wise men, who bring him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
The fourth verse is about Joseph and Mary's struggle to find a place to give birth to Jesus, as there is no room at the inn. They find a stable instead, where Jesus is born in a manger. The song finishes with a repetition of the angels' announcement and the promise of eternal life given to humanity through the birth of Jesus.
Line by Line Meaning
Long time ago in Bethlehem so the Holy Bible says
According to the Holy Bible, a long time ago in Bethlehem, what happens next took place.
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day.
Mary gave birth to her son, Jesus Christ, on Christmas Day.
Hark now hear the angels sing a new king born today
Listen to the angels singing about the birth of a new king that is happening now.
And man will live for evermore because of Christmas Day.
Because of the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, people will live forever.
While shepherds watched their flock by Night, they saw a bright new shining star, and heard a choir of angels sing the music came from afar.
As the shepherds were watching their flock at night, they saw a bright, shining star and heard angels singing from far away.
Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, came to Bethlehem that night, They found no place to bear her child, not a single room was in sight.
Joseph and Mary arrived in Bethlehem that night, but they couldn't find a place for their child to be born because there were no empty rooms available.
By and by they found a little nook in a stable all forlorn, And in a manger cold and dark, Mary's little boy was born.
Eventually, they found a small space in a lonely stable, where Mary gave birth to her son, Jesus, in a cold and dark manger.
Hark, now hear the angels sing, a new king born today, And man will live for evermore, because of Christmas Day.
The angels are still singing about the birth of the new king and how it will allow people to live forever.
Writer(s): Jester Hairston
Contributed by Savannah B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Sissel's got the most beautiful female voice I've ever heard. What a fantastic singer. She's truly a treasure for the ages.
@guntherkriegler4706
This is not a human.
This is not a woman.
This is a ANGEL OF GOD.
No one can sing that so beautifully...
@timothyrea4757
Which is more beautiful? Her voice? Her smile? Or those dazzling eyes? She is truly one of a kind!
@francoaste3530
I could put this comment everywhere. Communication: that's her secret. Since more than thirty years she's able to communicate every word, every feeling she's singing. That's not only beautiful singing, that's pure art.
@brianastle6954
Astounding that she was just 18!
Love this lady and her God-given talent!!
@protoleranz7603
Ich habe diese tolle Sängerin leider gerade erst kennengelernt. Schade, aber gleichzeitig: wie schön 🙏
@Peter-ts6wb
In Sissel, Norway has given the world a wonderful gift, but thank goodness their dress designers don't hold sway!
@volpegregori5348
thank you for this upload . precious to someone who loves Sissel . Merry Christmas !