Rita Engedalen
Rita Engedalen in 2012
Rita Engedalen in 2012
Background information
Born (1971-12-17) 17 December 1971
OriginNorway
GenresBlues
Occupation(s)Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar

Rita Engedalen (born 17 December 1971) is a Norwegian blues musician (vocals, guitar) and songwriter. Rita Engedalen and Margit Bakken were top billing at the Sunflower Blues Festival in August 2015 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. A few days later she performed at the Shack Up Inn in a smaller setting.

Career

Engedalen is one of the most established blues musicians in Norway, and often performs with Margit Bakken as the duo Women in Blues.[1][2] She won the blues category of the Spelleman Award in 2006.[3] She won the second European Blues Challenge in 2012.[4]

Discography

  • Hear My Song (Bluestown Records, 2004)[5]
  • Heaven ain't Ready for Me Yet (Bluestown Records, 2006)[3]
  • The Tree Still Standing (Grammofon, 2008)[6]
  • Women in Blues (2012), with Margit Bakken[7]

References

  1. ↑ Skarberg Aarnes, Even (31 July 2015). "Damer i Blues til USA". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Wandrup, Fredrik (1 April 2012). "Et helt opptog av blåstrømper". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Spellemannspris winners announced - Listen to Norway". Listento.no. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "2nd European Blues Challenge 2012". Europeanbluesunion.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Family, Bear. "Rita Engedalen CD : Hear My Song - Bear Family Records". Bear-family.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Tree Still Standing - Rita Engedalen | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Women in Blues: Broken Soul Blues - Margit Bakken,Rita Engedalen | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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