I came across her first time for me and she was singing Solveig’s Song. I thought she was an opera singer I hadn't heard of. But the love & compassion in her voice made me suspicious. A little research proved me right. She is a soprano who loves to sing multiple genres in any show or concert.
I think, Swedish on Swedish television 2009. Her voice is really good for this song. I've heard singers more famous than Siss, mangle this noble song, with yodels and miasmas and it doesn't need that. Simple, dignified & majestic is all that's required and Sissel has all of that.
Thank you very much for reacting to this wonderful performance by Sissel. It is a huge favourite among fans of Sissel and I really enjoyed watching your reactions of her. If you would like one of her recent performances, I recommend "Silent Night" from last Christmas. ( th-cam.com/video/VY_NW6Arxzk/w-d-xo.html ) Again, thank you for reacting to Sissel. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for reacting to this wonderful performance. Please continue your studies of this very special lady. Her entire career is worthy your time. Her recent album is “Winter Morning”. Please listen to them and react. / dmt
Sissel (Cecilia in English) is Norwegian but she sang that in Swedish. "Kyrkjebo" is actually pronounced like "shush-u-ba" , which an English-speaker would never guess, looking at the word! She is a fantastic singer!! She puts a lump in my throat singing many different songs. Recently she sang Roy Orbison's In Dreams, and for me is the first singer to sing that tune better than Roy. It's on YT and she's singing it at a summer festival. You might want to give it a try. She sings that one in English, and her English is very good. Thanks for your review!
I wouldn't pitch Sissel against The Big O. As a fan of Roy, I bristle at your assertion but what we have here is a female voice tackling a Roy classic which I'm all for. And Siss does a wonderful cover. I know from her interviews that she doesn't set out to best any singer with whom a song is associated, but to bring the song to our attention and to do so respectfully and to the best of her ability (which is very considerable)
----- @DLynn ----- - I know I'm a bit late to class, as the expression goes... But I just wanted to point out that you were way closer to how one actually pronounces it at the beginning of the video than any of the other non-Scandinavian reactors I've come across thus far here on TH-cam that have been reacting to Sissel over the years. - Many will argue that it's the letters 'æ', 'ø' and 'å' that non-Scandinavians will struggle with the most since the letters themselves are absent in most alphabets, including the English alphabet, but the sounds are still there. Interestingly enough, the English letter 'y' is a pretty tough one, 'cause the 'y'-sound in the English language is pretty much lost in time. Ironically, now that the English letter 'y' is pronounced as 'i', it's funny how many struggle with Norwegian words with the letter 'i' in them. A perfect example of an English word which includes pretty much every 'i' sound there is in the English language is interestingly enough the word 'Ironically'. Now that's ironically fitting, isn't it? Give yourselves 10 points if you got the inside joke, of sorts. -----
I first heard Sissel singing in 1985 - I envy anyone hearing her for the first time.
I came across her first time for me and she was singing Solveig’s Song. I thought she was an opera singer I hadn't heard of. But the love & compassion in her voice made me suspicious. A little research proved me right. She is a soprano who loves to sing multiple genres in any show or concert.
I think, Swedish on Swedish television 2009. Her voice is really good for this song. I've heard singers more famous than Siss, mangle this noble song, with yodels and miasmas and it doesn't need that. Simple, dignified & majestic is all that's required and Sissel has all of that.
NRK, Norwegian Television. Sissel is Norwegian, but she sings in the original language, which is Swedish, as you correctly point out.
Thank you very much for reacting to this wonderful performance by Sissel. It is a huge favourite among fans of Sissel and I really enjoyed watching your reactions of her. If you would like one of her recent performances, I recommend "Silent Night" from last Christmas. ( th-cam.com/video/VY_NW6Arxzk/w-d-xo.html ) Again, thank you for reacting to Sissel. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for reacting to this wonderful performance. Please continue your studies of this very special lady. Her entire career is worthy your time. Her recent album is “Winter Morning”. Please listen to them and react. / dmt
Wonderful !!
You say her name good it is right on spot
This was on NRK which is Norwegian, and I'm Norwegian, and I suspect this was the Norwegian version, but regardles, it's perfect.
Sissel (Cecilia in English) is Norwegian but she sang that in Swedish. "Kyrkjebo" is actually pronounced like "shush-u-ba" , which an English-speaker would never guess, looking at the word! She is a fantastic singer!! She puts a lump in my throat singing many different songs. Recently she sang Roy Orbison's In Dreams, and for me is the first singer to sing that tune better than Roy. It's on YT and she's singing it at a summer festival. You might want to give it a try. She sings that one in English, and her English is very good. Thanks for your review!
Yep, I still struggle with her name! Thank you for telling me how it should be pronounced and for watching!
I wouldn't pitch Sissel against The Big O. As a fan of Roy, I bristle at your assertion but what we have here is a female voice tackling a Roy classic which I'm all for. And Siss does a wonderful cover. I know from her interviews that she doesn't set out to best any singer with whom a song is associated, but to bring the song to our attention and to do so respectfully and to the best of her ability (which is very considerable)
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@DLynn
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- I know I'm a bit late to class, as the expression goes...
But I just wanted to point out that you were way closer to how one actually pronounces it at the beginning of the video than any of the other non-Scandinavian reactors I've come across thus far here on TH-cam that have been reacting to Sissel over the years.
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Many will argue that it's the letters 'æ', 'ø' and 'å' that non-Scandinavians will struggle with the most since the letters themselves are absent in most alphabets, including the English alphabet, but the sounds are still there.
Interestingly enough, the English letter 'y' is a pretty tough one, 'cause the 'y'-sound in the English language is pretty much lost in time.
Ironically, now that the English letter 'y' is pronounced as 'i', it's funny how many struggle with Norwegian words with the letter 'i' in them.
A perfect example of an English word which includes pretty much every 'i' sound there is in the English language is interestingly enough the word 'Ironically'.
Now that's ironically fitting, isn't it?
Give yourselves 10 points if you got the inside joke, of sorts.
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She is singing in Swedish language in this song