Gunnhild Eide Sundli (born 2 July 1985) is a Norwegian musical artist. She was born and raised in

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and now resides in

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Career

Sundli started to " kvede" (a traditional Norwegian singing tradition) as a nine-year-old, and has since also been singing classical and

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. She studied "kveding" at Heimdal videregående skole (high school). Sundli is best known as the singer of the band

Gåte Gåte ( en, riddle) is a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal and electronica. Their style has been referred to as progressive folk-rock. The band was put together by Sveinung Sundli (violin, keyboards) in ...

from 1999 until the band took a break in 2005. In 2017 Gåte returned with a new EP and a full length album in 2019. They are currently working on producing a "Best of" album, with a new album in late 2021. In February 2006 she started her acting career with her debut in the cabaret ''Cafe Isogaisa'' by

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, and continued in June in the role as Anna in Korsvikaspillet in Trondheim. In August she played

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in the opera about

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on Steinvikholmen, before she participated in the historical play ''Raud Vinter'' in

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in September. In 2007 she acted in Ibsen's '' Villanden'', at

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, and she also played the main character ''Maren'' in the historical play Maren Dømt til Døden on

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the same year. Sundli released her debut solo album ''Tankerop'' in 2013.

Discography

Solo albums

*2013: ''Tankerop'' (EMI)

Collaborations

;Within

*2000: ''

'' *2002: '' Jygri'' (Warner Elektra Atlantic) *2003: '' Statt opp (Maggeduliadei)'' *2004: '' Iselilja'' (Warner Elektra Atlantic) *2006: '' Liva'' (Warner Elektra Atlantic), live *2017: ''Attersyn'' *2019: ''Svevn'' ;With Aasmund Nordstoga *2015: ''Sæle Jolekveld''

References

External links

Gunnhild Sundli - Du e nær (official music video)
on

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Interview in Avisa Sør-Trøndelag 07.09.2005

Interview in VG 07.09.2005Interview in Adresseavisen 08.10.2005

Interview in Verdalingen 09.01.2006Interview in Byavisa i Trondheim 07.02.2006Netmeeting with Gunnhild Sundli at adressa.no 22.02.2006
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sundli, Gunnhild 1985 births Living people Norwegian film actresses Norwegian stage actresses People from Sør-Trøndelag 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers