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Jenny Hval (born 11 July 1980 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, composer, lyricist and writer. She has released five albums - two under the moniker Rockettothesky, and three self-titled. ==Music career== Until 1999, Hval was the vocalist of a gothic metal band called Shellyz Raven.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jenny Hval Website )〕 She studied at the University of Melbourne, Australia, specializing in creative writing and performance. While studying, she was vocalist in Australian bands ''iPanic'' and ''Folding For Air'' with Thomas McGowan releasing an EP "Are you afraid of heights?" in 2004. Moving back to Norway, she released her debut EP ''Cigars'' in 2006, and was nominated for a Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian equivalent of Grammy awards) in the "best newcomer" category. Adopting the name ''Rockettothesky'', she was signed to Trust Me Records, releasing two studio albums - ''To Sing You Apple Trees'' in 2006, and ''Medea'' in 2008. Following the release of ''Medea'', she went back to using her birth name. Signing on the label Rune Grammofon, she has so far released the albums ''Viscera'' (2011) and ''Innocence Is Kinky'' (2013). In 2015 she released her third album, ''Apocalypse, girl'' on New York City's Sacred Bones Records. Her solo music has been described as avant-garde,〔(''Rolling Stone'' )〕 art-pop,〔(''The Guardian'' )〕 and "a kind of experimental folk music,"〔(''The New Yorker'' )〕 among others terms. She has also collaborated with Håvard Volden, as ''Nude on Sand'', releasing a self-titled album, ''Nude on Sand'', in 2012, and with Susanna Wallumrød, which resulted in a 2014 album ''Meshes of Voice'' (released on the Norwegian SusannaSonata label). She supported St. Vincent on a tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jenny Hval」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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