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Sissel Kyrkjebø ((:ˈsɪsəl ˈçʏʁçəˌbʷøː), /ˈsisel ˈçyrçeˌbø/; born 24 June 1969), also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Sissel's musical style runs the gamut from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and operatic arias. She possesses a "crystalline" voice〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sissel / Lord of the Rings Tour Dates Announced )〕 and wide vocal range, sweeping down from mezzo-soprano notes, in arias such as ''Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix'' from Saint-Saëns's opera ''Samson et Dalila'', to the F natural above soprano C.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sissel hits Soprano F at 2:42 )〕 She sings mainly in English and Norwegian, and has also sung songs in Swedish, Danish, Irish, Italian, French, Russian, Icelandic, Faroese, German, Neapolitan, Māori, Japanese, and Latin. She is well known for singing the Olympic Hymn (Hymne Olympique) at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway; for duets with Plácido Domingo, Charles Aznavour, José Carreras, Neil Sedaka, Warren G, Brian May, Bryn Terfel, Josh Groban, Diana Krall, Russell Watson and The Chieftains; and her participation on the ''Titanic'' film soundtrack. Sissel received her first U.S. Grammy nominations on 6 December 2007 for a collaboration with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. ''Spirit of the Season,'' a collection of songs from the choir's 2006 Christmas concert featuring Sissel and the Orchestra at Temple Square, was nominated for the Best Classical Crossover Album of the Year, as well as Best Engineered Classical Album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Choir Nominated for Two Grammy Awards )〕 Sissel's combined solo record sales (not including soundtracks and other albums to which she contributed) amount to 10 million albums sold, most of them in Norway, a country with 5 million people. Her albums have also sold well in Sweden, Denmark and Japan. Together with Odd Nordstoga, they are the only Norwegian artists to have an album go 11 times platinum in album sales for ''Strålande jul" (Glorious Christmas).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=11 platinaplater til superduo )〕 The first name 'Sissel' is a Norwegian variant of 'Cecilia'.〔() 〕 This is a popular first name from Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of church music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Cecilia )〕 ==Biography== Sissel grew up on Lønborg in Bergen, Norway with two older brothers, Eirik and Bjørn. Sissel and her parents would often take hikes in the mountains surrounding Bergen. In early years Sissel wanted to be a nurse, but at the age of nine Sissel found a new hobby: music. She joined her first children's choir under the direction of New Zealand-born conductor Felicity Laurence. Sissel stayed with the choir for seven years. She said, "That was my musical education. We sang everything: classical and jazz, folk and even Māori songs. People said we sounded like an angel choir because we had this very clean pure sound, almost like an English boys’ choir." Sissel won her first local talent competition when she was ten.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A description of Sissel Kyrkjebø from NRK )〕 She was influenced by various musical genres; her parents were interested in country music and classical music, and her brothers' interest in rock music also influenced her. Later, Sissel said Barbra Streisand, Kathleen Battle and Kate Bush were inspirations. Sissel appeared for the very first time in 1983 on Norwegian TV with the song ''Evergreen'' in the children's program Halvsju.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sissel 40 år i dag )〕 Same year Sissel guested the TV-program "Husker du?", hosted by Odd Grythe, with her later manager, Rune Larsen. She performed "Barndomshjemmet" and "Sukiyaki". In 1984 Sissel appeared in the sing-along program ''Syng med oss'' ('Sing with us') together with a choir. Sissel sang solo on ''Syng med oss'' several times between 1984 and 1986. 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「Sissel Kyrkjebø」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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