Silya Nymoen (Silje Haugum Nymoen, born January 3, 1978) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter based in

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. She is the lead singer and songwriter in the band '' Silya & The Sailors''.

Early life

Silya was singing and playing classical piano by age 8. She majored in contemporary jazz dance at The Oslo National Academy of Art.

Multicyde

Silya first gained success being the lead singer of the Norwegian hip hop/pop group Multicyde that was signed to

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and had three number 1 hits in Norway between 1999 and 2002. While in Multicyde, she performed in musical theater shows like Cabaret, Chicago, and West Side Story.

Songwriting

After Multicyde, Silya began working with the Murlyn Music production house in Stockholm as a songwriter. Silya wrote the singles " Kiss Your Mama!" recorded by Australian artist

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and "Masterplan" recorded by Swiss artist

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that both went gold in their respective countries. She also wrote the songs "Sneakernight" and "Last Night" on

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' album '' Identified''. Most recently, Silya's song "Rock With You" was recorded by

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, who came in fifth place on the U.S. ''

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''. Silya has worked with the likes of Cee Lo Green (

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Solo artist

In August 2011 Silya released the solo album ''Peel Away'' with New York based record label Eusonia Records. She started writing and also had a dance pop collaboration with Mark Palgy of

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and producer Mark Verbos. They wrote songs that later appeared on the album Unanchored (2014) and Life Resolution Heart (2017) re-recorded with her current band Silya & The Sailors. She is a featuring artist on

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(2010). She is also a featuring artist on Soft Touch "Swim in the night"(2014). Silya was a semi-finalist in Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with a song called "Euphoria". Fellow semi-finalist Rikke Normann performed Silya's song "Shapeshifter." In 2013 she won the TV singing competition called Stjernekamp in Norway and moved back after 8 years in New York City. 2013 was the year she started the band Silya & The Sailors and started touring and recording under that name. In 2019 they released the EP Quantum Bounce.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silya Living people Musicians from Oslo Norwegian women singer-songwriters Norwegian singer-songwriters Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Norwegian expatriates in the United States 1978 births 21st-century Norwegian singers