Sissel Kyrkjebø - Barndomshjemmet (My Childhood Home) - 1984

Описание: Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Barndomshjemmet" ("The Childhood Home") on Norwegian Television in 1984. Click on CC for English subtitles.

"Barndomshjemmet" is a well known song in Sweden and Norway and are recorded on several albums with both Norwegian and Swedish artists, and today it is a classic. The melody is by the American singer, songwriter, and comedic actor Paul Dresser and entitled "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away". The Norwegian lyrics was written by Magnus Brostrup Landstad in the early 1900s. Brostrup Landstad was the grandson of the famous hymn writer of the same name, and was born in Skjeberg (Norway) in 1876 and died in 1956. He wrote a lot of songs, poems and prologues.

Sissel, the international singing sensation from Norway, is widely regarded as one of the finest and most talented sopranos in the world. Her crystalclear voice has made Sissel a national institution in Norway. Sissel has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She contributed the haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic. She has been doing great duets with singers like Placido Domingo, Charles Aznavour, Bryn Terfel, Jose Carreras, Russell Watson, Neil Sedaka and Josh Groban. A remarkable voice you only hear once in your lifetime.