Torun Eriksen (born 8 January 1977 in

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) is a

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jazz singer, whose musical talents first came to prominence as a music student at high school in Norway. Eriksen was born in

. From the age of six, she sang in various gospel choirs, and by the age of 19 had become a featured soloist. With a background steeped in soul, jazz, pop, and through her choral experience she began writing her first compositions. A major influence was the world of jazz standards via the

Real Book The ''Real Book'' is a musicians' fake book – a compilation of lead sheets for jazz standards. Fake books had been around at least since the late 1920s, but their organization was haphazard, and their content did not always keep pace with co ...

. After moving to

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in 1997, she enrolled at the Norwegian Institute for Stage and Studio.

Discography

* ''Glittercard'' ( Jazzland, 2003) * '' Prayers & Observations'' (Jazzland, 2005) * ''Passage'' (Jazzland, 2010) * ''Visits'' (Jazzland, 2013), with David Wallumrød (keyboards),

Audun Erlien Audun Erlien (born 22 February 1967 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass guitar, guitar and electronica), known from several albums in various genres. Career Erlien was raised in Tønsberg, Norway, and has been a musician since ...

(bass) and Ola Hultgren (drums) * ''Grand White Silk'' (Jazzland, 2016)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksen, Torun 1977 births Living people Musicians from Lunde, Telemark 20th-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian singers Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists Norwegian women jazz singers Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian musical groups