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
More Like You
Sissel Lyrics
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A hot dry wind blows right through me
The baby's crying
And I can't sleep
But we know a change is coming
Come closer - sweet release
I am calling you...
More Like You
(Michael Omartian/Stormie Omartian)
Come and take my hand
Show me how to follow you
Lead me in your way
Come and search my heart
Show me where the darkness hides
Make it as the day
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Come and take my hand
Show me how to follow you
Lead me in your way
Come and search my heart
Help me to be more like you
Every day.
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Come and take my hand
Show me how to follow you
Lead me in your way
Come and search my heart
Help me to be more like you
Every day.
More like you, that's all I wanna be.
More like you, and always less of me.
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Come and take my hand
Show me how to follow you
Lead me in your way
Come and search my heart
Help me to be more like you
Every day.
More like you, that's all I wanna be.
More like you, and always less of me
The lyrics to Sissel's song "More Like You" convey a sense of longing for spiritual guidance and a desire to be transformed into a better version of oneself. The opening lines describe a feeling of restlessness and anxiety, with a hot dry wind blowing through the singer and a crying baby preventing her from finding peace. However, the lyrics then pivot towards hope, with the promise of a future change and the plea for a "sweet release" from the burdens of life.
The chorus of the song is a prayer to God, asking for help in following His ways and shining a light on the dark parts of the singer's heart. The repetition of "Hallelujah" reinforces the religious themes of the song and adds a sense of joyful anticipation for the transformation that is to come. The final lines of the song reiterate the desire to be "more like you," with "you" presumably referring to God or Jesus, and the acknowledgment that this change must come from within the singer herself.
Overall, "More Like You" is a powerful expression of faith and the human desire for self-improvement. The lyrics are simple yet poignant, and the melody and instrumentation add to the emotional impact of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
A hot dry wind blows right through me
I am feeling empty and affected by the harshness of life around me.
The baby's crying
My child is upset and I am struggling to soothe them.
And I can't sleep
My mind is restless and I cannot find rest or peace.
But we know a change is coming
We believe that a positive transformation is on its way, giving us hope and motivation to keep going.
Come closer - sweet release
As we draw nearer to the change, we feel a sense of comfort and relief.
I am calling you
I am reaching out to a higher power, seeking guidance and support.
More Like You
I aspire to be more like a higher power, embodying their wisdom, compassion, and strength.
Come and take my hand
I welcome the higher power to guide me through life's challenges.
Show me how to follow you
I seek instruction and guidance on how to emulate the higher power's ways.
Lead me in your way
I want to be directed towards the path of righteousness and positivity.
Come and search my heart
I invite the higher power to examine my thoughts, emotions, and intentions.
Show me where the darkness hides
I need help in identifying and overcoming any negative or harmful aspects of myself.
Make it as the day
I wish for any darkness within me to be replaced with light and positivity, creating a brighter future.
Hallelujah, hallelujah
I express my joy and gratitude towards the higher power for their blessings and guidance.
More like you, that's all I wanna be.
My ultimate goal is to embody the higher power's positive qualities, becoming more compassionate, wise, and loving.
More like you, and always less of me.
I wish to shed any negative aspects of myself and cultivate more positive traits, becoming a better version of myself.
Contributed by Sadie A. 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”.