Herborg Kråkevik is a Norwegian

Norway

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 singer and actress, known for her works with Norwegian folksongs and some stage works and many movies. Her more famous roles being her debut as Eliza in My Fair Lady (1997) and Julie in Romeo og Julie (1997).

Kråkevik gained much success when she in 2000 released Kråkeviks Songbok, a CD

Compact Disc

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 that included her interpretations of several Norwegian folk songs, including Den Fyrste Sang and a musical version of the poem Til Ungdommen

Til Ungdommen

Til Ungdommen , also known by the words of the first line Kringsatt av Fiender , is a poem from 1936 by Norwegian poet and writer Nordahl Grieg. It was set to music in 1952 by the Danish composer Otto Mortensen. The song has been recorded by various artists and has been sung at meetings held by...

by Norwegian poet and author Nordahl Grieg (distant cousin of the composer Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg

Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...

).

Kråkevik then had a leading role in Det største i verden (2001) as Petra.
More recently, she was chosen one of Norway's ambassadors to the 2005 Hans Christian Andersen Association.

Discography

• 1995: Mi Haugtussa
• 1998: Herborgs Verden (nominert til Spellemannprisen)
• 2000: Kråkeviks songbok
• 2002: Eg og Edith
• 2004: Forteljingar (lydbok)
• 2008: Annleis enn i går
• 2009: Kvar ein dag
• 2011: Alltid i mitt sinn

Theatre

• 1995: Haugtussa - based on poems by Arne Garborg
  Arne Garborg
  Arne Garborg, born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg was a Norwegian writer.Garborg championed the use of Landsmål , as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey into it...
  
  

at Den Nasjonale Scene in Bergen

• 1997: My Fair Lady (as Eliza Doolittle),
• 1997: Romeo og Julie (as Julie)
• 2005: Funny Girl

External links

• Official website
• Herborg Kråkevik on Continental Music