Siri Wålberg (born 17 October 1980 in

Oppegård Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Akershus, Norway. Oppegård was a municipality in the county Akershus. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kolbotn. The municip ...

, Norway) is a Norwegian

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performing as Sissy Wish.

Career

Wålberg studied music at

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(1999/2000). In 2003 she won the

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Urørt competition at by:Larm for the single ''The Six Feet Tall''. The year after she released the album ''You May Breathe'' (2004), recipient of the 2004

Spellemannprisen The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ...

award in the category best Female pop artist. In 2005 she released her second album ''Tuning In'' followed up in 2007 with a third album ''Beauties Never Die''.

Honors

*2004:

in the category best Female pop artist, for the album ''You May Breathe''

Discography

Albums

*2004: ''You May Breathe...'' (Bauta Recordings, Tuba Records) *2005: ''Tuning In'' (Bauta Recordings, Tuba Records) *2007: ''Beauties Never Die'' (Sissy Music,

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) *2013: ''Happy Monster'' (SissyMusic)

Singles/EP's

*2003: ''The Six Feet Tall'' EP (Bauta Recordings, Tuba Records) *2007: ''Table 44'' 7" (Sissy Music) *2008: ''DWTS'' 7" (Sissy Music) *2011: ''Dance All Night With You'' Single (Sissy Music)

Collaborations

;With

Sondre Lerche Sondre Lerche (; born 5 September 1982) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. His discography includes ten studio albums and multiple EPs. Early life Growing up in a suburb of Bergen, Lerche was heavily influenced by 1980s pop. ...

*2009: ''

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'' (

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)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walberg, Siri 1980 births Living people Spellemannprisen winners Norwegian women singer-songwriters Norwegian singer-songwriters Norwegian pop musicians English-language singers from Norway People from Oppegård 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers