Mai Britt "Embee" Normann (born 16 April 1966

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) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter.

Career

Normann has been a recognized songwriter in Norway and internationally for 25 years, after her acclaimed debut album ''Wonderland'' (Embee Normann, 1993). She also made lyrics for the Norwegian band

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on their debut album '' Vagabond'' in 1994,

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on their album ''

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'' (1997) with Three Nights Live in Tokyo, and the

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album ''Extra Strong String'' (1998). Her second solo album release ''Full of Light'' (MB Normann, 2000). Normann writes most of her lyrics in English, increasingly also in Norwegian, and has relatively large catalog. She performed her song "Stormy Weather" together with Ronni Le Tekrø at the norwegian TV show "Gundersen & Grønlund A/S" in 1992, which aired on NRK. In recent years, after her latest release which is called "In-Between Dusk & Dawn", she has been performing intimate concerts in and around her hometown, Gjøvik.

Discography

*1993: ''Wonderland'' (Stageway) *2000: ''Full of Light'' (Beatheaven) *2013: ''In-Between Dusk And Dawn'' (Enger Music) *2019: '' Drizzle'' (Embee Normann og Jørun Bøgeberg)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Normann, Mai Britt Norwegian women guitarists Musicians from Gjøvik Norwegian women folk singers Norwegian folk singers Norwegian guitarists Norwegian composers Norwegian women composers 1966 births Living people