Susanna Wallumrød

Susanna Wallumrød
Susanna Wallumrød
	Susanna Wallumrød ; at Oslo Jazzfestival 2016
Background information
Birth name	Susanna Karolina Wallumrød
Born	23 June 1979 (age 44); Kongsberg, Buskerud
Origin	Norway
Genres	Indie pop, jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, guitar
Labels	ECM Records ; Rune Grammofon ; Grappa Music ; SusannaSonata
Website	www.susannamagical.com

Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (born 23 June 1979 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian vocalist, known for her low key original songs.^[1] She is the sister of the drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and the pianist Christian Wallumrød, cousin of the pianist David Wallumrød, and is married to the music producer Helge Sten.

Career[edit]

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is the moniker of singer Susanna and keyboard player Morten Qvenild. Her song "Believer" from their first album and their cover version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" featured in two 3rd season episodes of the American medical drama Grey's Anatomy and on 3rd season of Skins, on episode 6.

The German rock band Fury in the Slaughterhouse uses Susanna's AC/DC-cover of "It's a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock'n Roll" as intro and the Joy-Division-cover "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as Outro on their "Farewell & Goodbye Tour 2008".^[2]

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 Christian Wallumrød 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.^[3]

On If Grief Could Wait she sings both her own songs and compositions by Henry Purcell, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake. In the center of the album is Susannas clear voice and Pessis delicate harp. The ensemble also comprises Marco Ambrosini on nyckelharpa and Jan Achtman on viola da gamba.^[4]

A bright meeting between Tord Gustavsen's strong Norwegian Quartet and Susanna Wallumrød, brings one of our most distinctive vocalists to the premiere of a new musical project during the Oslo Jazz Festival 2012. The musical movements that Wallumrød sings, are previously done with singers of Trio Mediaeval and Tord Gustavsen Trio.^[5]

Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones joined Susanna and Deathprod at Øya-festialen 2013.^[6]

Honors[edit]

2012: Gammleng-prisen in the Open class
2013: Spellemannprisen in the Open class
2015: Radka Toneff Memorial Award
2016: Kongsberg Jazz Award
2014: Spellemannprisen in the Open class
2016: Spellemannprisen in the Open class

Discography[edit]

Magical Orchestra

2004: List of Lights and Buoys (Rune Grammofon)
2006: Melody Mountain (Rune Grammofon)
2009: 3 (Rune Grammofon)

Susanna

2007: Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos (Rune Grammofon)^[7]
2008: Flower of Evil (Rune Grammofon)
2012: Wild Dog (Rune Grammofon)^[8]
2013: The Forester (SusannaSonata)
2016: Triangle (SusannaSonata)
2018: Go Dig My Grave (SusannaSonata)

Susanna Wallumrød

2011: Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene (Grappa Music), Susanna Wallumrød sings Gunvor Hofmo^[9]

With Jenny Hval

2014: Meshes of Voice (SusannaSonata)

With the Brotherhood of Our Lady

2019: Garden of Earthly Delights (SusannaSonata)

References[edit]

^ "Susanna Wallumrød Biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
^ "Susanna og det magiske" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon Ballade.no. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ Kelman, John (3 February 2012). "Giovanna Pessi / Susanna Wallumrod: If Grief Could Wait (2012) Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
^ Fordham, John (10 November 2011). "Susanna Wallumrød/Giovanna Pessi: If Grief Could Wait". Musical review. The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
^ "Tord Gustavsen kvartett møter Susanna Wallumrød" (in Norwegian). Jakob.no. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones Joins Susanna". Mojo. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
^ "Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos" (in Norwegian). Review Groove.no. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ Klev, Kim (18 March 2012). "Skjønnheten i skyggene: Susanna Wild Dog – Review Lydverket" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene Susanna Wallumrød Review" (in Norwegian). Review Groove.no. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

External links[edit]

Awards
Preceded by Sissel Kyrkjebø	Recipient of the Open class Gammleng-prisen 2012	Succeeded by Hilde Marie Kjersem
Preceded by Farmers Market	Recipient of the Open class Spellemannprisen 2013	Succeeded by Jenny Hval and Susanna
Preceded by Ellen Andrea Wang	Recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award 2016	Succeeded by Marius Neset
Preceded by Hanne Hukkelberg	Recipient of the Radka Toneff Memorial Award 2017	Succeeded by Kirsti Huke
Preceded by Morten Qvenild	Recipient of the open class Edvardprisen 2017	Succeeded by -

[listento.no-1] "Susanna Wallumrød Biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

[nmi-2] "Susanna og det magiske" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon Ballade.no. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[allaboutjazz-3] Kelman, John (3 February 2012). "Giovanna Pessi / Susanna Wallumrod: If Grief Could Wait (2012) Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

[guardian-4] Fordham, John (10 November 2011). "Susanna Wallumrød/Giovanna Pessi: If Grief Could Wait". Musical review. The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

[5] "Tord Gustavsen kvartett møter Susanna Wallumrød" (in Norwegian). Jakob.no. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[6] "Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones Joins Susanna". Mojo. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

[7] "Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos" (in Norwegian). Review Groove.no. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[8] Klev, Kim (18 March 2012). "Skjønnheten i skyggene: Susanna Wild Dog – Review Lydverket" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[9] "Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene Susanna Wallumrød Review" (in Norwegian). Review Groove.no. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

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