Anette Askvik (born 7 May 1983 in

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

, Norway) is a Norwegian songwriter, composer, pianist, and vocalist. She released her first album in 2011 and her second in 2016. She lives in

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, Norway, where she writes, records, and runs her record label, Bird.

Early years

After growing up in Stavanger, Norway, she moved to Australia and spent the next three years studying music in

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(2006–2009)

Works

Askvik recorded her debut album, ''Liberty'', in Oslo with producer Øystein Sevåg. It was released in 2011 on her own label, Bird, which she had formed in 2010.. After releasing ''Liberty'', she toured Germany, England, France and the United States. Since 2011, Askvik worked on her next album. Her first single "Supernova" was released in November 2015, along with a music video. She composed music for several documentaries for the Norwegian broadcasting corporation channel NRK, including the prize-winning documentary ''22.07''. Askivik worked with musicians such as Audun Erlien (bass), Rune Arnesen (drums) og Petter Wettre (saxophone). Askvik's music is a mix of pop and

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Reception

The Norwegian outlet "Musikknyheter.no" wrote that Askvik's music sounds like "a mix between

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and

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".
Nordic Spotlight, another online publicist focusing on Nordic music, wrote that "There’s a touch of Björk in the vocal mannerisms of Norwegian singer/songwriter Anette Askvik".

Discography

Albums

*2006: ''Roses'' (Self Release) *2011: ''Liberty'' (Bird Records) *2016: ''Multiverse'' (Bird Records) *2023: ''With Every Cell'' (Bird Records) *2023: ''Lyden Av Snø'' (Bird Records)

Singles

*2015: ''Supernova''

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Askvik, Anette 1983 births Living people Musicians from Stavanger Norwegian women singer-songwriters Norwegian singer-songwriters English-language singers from Norway Norwegian expatriates in Australia 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers