Rita Engedalen (born 17 December 1971) is a Norwegian

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musician (vocals, guitar) and songwriter. Rita Engedalen and Margit Bakken were top billing at the Sunflower Blues Festival in August 2015 in

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, United States. A few days later she performed at the Shack Up Inn in a smaller setting.

Career

Engedalen is one of the most established blues musicians in Norway, and often performs with Margit Bakken as the duo Women in Blues. She won the blues category of the Spelleman Award in 2006. She won the second European Blues Challenge in 2012.

Discography

* ''Hear My Song'' (Bluestown Records, 2004) * ''Heaven ain't Ready for Me Yet'' (Bluestown Records, 2006) * ''The Tree Still Standing'' (Grammofon, 2008) * ''Women in Blues'' (2012), with Margit Bakken

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Engedalen, Rita Spellemannprisen winners Norwegian women singer-songwriters Norwegian songwriters Norwegian blues singers Norwegian blues guitarists English-language singers from Norway Living people Musicians from Kongsberg 1971 births 21st-century Norwegian singer-songwriters 21st-century Norwegian women singers