Tuva Livsdatter Syvertsen (born 16 July 1983) is a Norwegian musician (vocals,

hardingfele A hardanger fiddle () is a traditional stringed instrument considered the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a standard v ...

and

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German language, German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a Reed (mou ...

). She was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

but grew up at

Brønnøya Brønnøya is an island in the western section of Oslofjord (Vestfjorden), within the borders of the municipality of Asker. Geography The island is just beyond the upscale suburban construction of Nesøya, Akershus, Nesøya, reachable across the ...

. Syvertsen is known from a number of album releases and cooperations with Hildegunn Øiseth,

Aasmund Nordstoga Aasmund Nordstoga (born 26 August 1964) is a Norwegian musician, singer and composer from Vinje, Telemark. He made his solo debut in 2009 with the album ''Ein '', an album for which he was nominated for the Spellemannsprisen award. He released the ...

DumDum Boys DumDum Boys are a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim, formed in 1979 and originally known as Wannskrækk. The band is one of the most successful Norwegian rock acts of all time, and are considered one of the "big four" bands who popularized mod ...

and as a leading figure of

Valkyrien Allstars Valkyrien Allstars (established 2003 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian Hardingfele trio whose music is based on Norwegian traditional folk music. They present many different genres and styles with a distinctive sound. In 2006 Valkyrien Allstars wa ...

Career

Syvertsen is best known as a fiddle player, singer and front figure of the band

, together with Ola Hilmen and Erik Sollid. In 2010 she participated at the show ''Det store korslaget'' on Norwegian television TV 2, and she busted out in 3rd episode of the program. In 2012 she participated in the show ''Stjernekamp'' on

NRK1 NRK1 (pronounced as ''"NRK en"'' or ''"- ein"'') is the main television channel of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). History Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts began on 13 April 1958, and regular bro ...

Personal life

As of 2012, Syvertsen had been in a

cohabiting Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...

relationship with another woman for the last two years.

Honors

*Grappas debutant Award 2006, within

*Commission for Telemarkfestivalen 2012, together with

Susanna Wallumrød Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (born 23 June 1979) is a Norwegian vocalist, known for her low key original songs. She was born in Kongsberg, and is the sister of the drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and the pianist Christian Wallumrød; she is the cous ...

Discography

;Within

*2007: ''Valkyrien Allstars'' ( Heilo) *2009: ''To Måner'' (Heilo) *2011: ''Ingen Hverdag'' (Heilo) *2014: ''Farvel Slekt Og Venner'' (Heilo) ;With other prosjects *2008: ''Gangsterpolka'' (

Grappa Music Grappa Musikkforlag (established 1983 in Norway) is a Norwegian music company initiated and directed by Helge Westbye. It is one of the oldest and biggest independent record companies in Norway today. The company represents prominent Norwegian a ...

), with "Ompakara» *2008: ''Spelferd heim'' (Djønno Records), with

Rannveig Djønne Rannveig Djønne (born March 3, 1974) is a Norwegian folk musician from Djønno in the municipality of Ullensvang, Norway. Djønne plays diatonic button accordion and is a graduate of the Ole Bull Academy in Voss. She released her first CD in D ...

*2009: ''Hildring'', with Hildegunn Øiseth *2009: ''Ein visefugg'' (Warner Music), with

*2011: ''Chapels and Bars'' (Bluestown), with Rita Engedalen *2012: '' Ti Liv'' ( Oh Yeah!), with

*2012: ''Broken Soul Blues'' (Bluestown), with Margit Bakken & Rita Engedalen *2018: ''Go Dig My Grave'' (Susanna), with Susanna Wallumrød

References

External links

Valkyrien Allstars Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Syvertsen, Tuva 1983 births Living people Musicians from Asker 21st-century Norwegian violinists Norwegian women violinists Norwegian LGBTQ singers Norwegian lesbian musicians Lesbian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian singers