When Rebekka Bakken sings, you quickly realize you're hearing one of Scandinavia's most impressive voices. This woman is a vocal sensation. Far beyond any genre boundaries, the singer/songwriter defies categorization. Various styles flow into her music, whether it's the folklore of her homeland or country & western from distant America. Bakken pays tribute through cover versions to Tom Waits and Ludwig Hirsch.

Rebekka Bakken knows how to present her compositions optimally; her voice possesses enormous power and depth. You get the impression there's nothing this woman couldn't sing. Her songs tell of love, longing, separation—without any pop-like platitudes, but rather authentic—often "raw"—life experiences. Her voice is sometimes gentle and affectionate, sometimes cheeky, attacking, shrill, loud. Rebekka Bakken writes and sings from the depths of her soul, instinctively and openly, and in doing so speaks directly to our emotional world.

Line-Up:

Rebekka Bakken (vocals)

Torjus Vierli (keyboard)

Rune Arnesen (drums)