Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (born 23 June 1979 in

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vocalist, known for her low key original songs. She is the sister of the drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and the pianist

Christian Wallumrød Christian Wallumrød (born 26 April 1971 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, organ and electronic keyboards) and composer, and is considered one of the most prominent musicians of the younger Norwegian generation, known f ...

, cousin of the pianist David Wallumrød, and is married to the music producer

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Career

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is the moniker of singer Susanna and keyboard player

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. Her song "Believer" from their first album and their cover version of Joy Division's "

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'' and on 3rd season of '' Skins'', on episode 6. The German rock band

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uses Susanna's AC/DC-cover of "It's a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock'n Roll" as

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and the Joy-Division-cover "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as Outro on their "Farewell & Goodbye Tour 2008". Susanna Wallumrød has cooperated with baroque harpist Giovanna Pessi, who has previously made herself known with a variety of ECM recordings. Pessi's collaboration with pianist

brought her regularly to Oslo, where she met and became friends with Susanna, the pianist's sister. Susanna invited Pessi to play on her solo album ''Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos'' (2008), and four years later, the Norwegian vocalist's turn to take guest role. On ''If Grief Could Wait'' she sings both her own songs and compositions by

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and

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. In the center of the album is Susannas clear voice and Pessis delicate harp. The ensemble also comprises

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and Jan Achtman on

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. A bright meeting between ''

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's strong Norwegian Quartet'' and ''Susanna Wallumrød'', brings one of our most distinctive vocalists to the premiere of a new musical project during the

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2012. The musical movements that Wallumrød sings, are previously done with singers of ''Trio Mediaeval'' and ''Tord Gustavsen Trio''. Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones joined Susanna and Deathprod at Øya-festialen 2013.

Honors

*2012:

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in the Open class *2013:

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in the Open class *2015: Radka Toneff Memorial Award *2016:

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*2014:

in the Open class *2016:

in the Open class

Discography

;Magical Orchestra *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: '' List of Lights and Buoys'' (

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) * 2006: ''

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'' (Rune Grammofon) *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

: '' 3'' (Rune Grammofon) ;Susanna *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

: '' Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos'' (Rune Grammofon) *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

: '' Flower of Evil'' (Rune Grammofon) *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: ''

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'' (Rune Grammofon) *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...

: ''

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'' (SusannaSonata) * 2016: ''

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'' (SusannaSonata) *

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

: '' Go Dig My Grave'' (SusannaSonata) ;Susanna Wallumrød * 2011: '' Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene'' (

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), Susanna Wallumrød sings

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;With

Jenny Hval Jenny Hval (born 11 July 1980) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and novelist. She has released eight solo albums, two under the alias Rockettothesky and six under her own name. In 2015, Hval released her fifth studio ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

: '' Meshes of Voice'' (SusannaSonata) ;With the Brotherhood of Our Lady *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

: ''Garden of Earthly Delights'' (SusannaSonata)

References

External links

*
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra Biography – AlwaysOnTheRun.netSusanna Wallumrød performs Jailbreak
on YouTube
Giovanna Pessi and Susanna Wallumrød – „If Grief Could Wait"
on YouTube
SusannaSonata Music Label
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