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
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 is a pleading ballad about wanting forgiveness and a second chance for a past mistake. The singer implores a loved one not to walk away and to hear her out, admitting her fault and asking for a chance to prove that she can be trusted again. She questions whether her past actions should define her future, and ultimately leaves the decision to the other person to determine if reconciliation is possible. Sissel's delicate yet powerful vocals add an emotional weight to the song, conveying the vulnerability and sincerity of the singer's words.
The lyrics of "Should It Matter" touch on themes of regret, forgiveness, and the desire to make amends. The singer acknowledges the pain she has caused and takes responsibility for her actions. She also recognizes the difficulty in rebuilding trust and convincing someone to give her another chance. The chorus serves as a plea to look past her mistakes and see the love that still exists between them. The lyrics reveal a struggle to repair a relationship that has been damaged by betrayal, but ultimately express a willingness to wait for the possibility of reconciliation.
Line by Line Meaning
I look at you
I observe your presence
Please don´t walk away
I request you not to leave
I see you´re about to
I notice that you are intending to go away
There is just something I´d really like to say
I have an important message that I want to convey
So please don´t walk away
I plead with you to stay
I know that you´re there
I am aware of your presence
Still you pretend you´re not
However, you act like you are not present
Yes I know it hurts
I understand that you are in pain
I have also felt the pain
I have experienced similar pain
So should it matter
Is it significant or relevant
What I do or what I´ve done
The actions and decisions I have made
As long as in my heart
As long as my true feelings
You´re still the only one
You are the only one I care about
I hear you say it
I comprehend your statement
But I don´t think you understand
But I doubt that you comprehend
I can be trusted now, I swear to you I can
I am trustworthy now, and I promise you that
It´s been a year
It has been one year
a memory from my past
A recollection from my previous experiences
I know what I did wrong
I am aware of my mistake
I wish to change
I want to modify my behavior
Just to make it last
Just to make our relationship endure
But I guess it´s been too long
Unfortunately, I think it has been too much time
Easy to move on
It is easier to move forward
To forget about it all
To forget about everything that happened
Is that what you do, hoping I will be gone
Is that how you feel, wishing I am out of your life?
If you got to know me again
If you could know me better once more
Maybe then – maybe then
Possibly then – just possibly then
We could see what we should do
We could decide what we ought to do
But that´s all up to you
But that is your decision to make
I´ll be waiting for you
I will be waiting for you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LENE MARLIN PEDERSEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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”.