Herborg Kråkevik

Kråkevik singing Til Ungdommen at the Rose march memorial after the 2011 Norway attacks

Herborg Kråkevik (born 28 December 1973) is a Norwegian singer and actress, known for her works with Norwegian folksongs and some stage works and many movies.[1] Her more famous roles being her debut as Eliza in My Fair Lady (1997) and Julie in Romeo og Julie (1997).[1]

Kråkevik gained much success when she in 2000 released Kråkeviks Songbok,[1] a CD that included her interpretations of several Norwegian folk songs, including Den Fyrste Sang and a musical version of the poem Til Ungdommen by Norwegian poet and author Nordahl Grieg.

Kråkevik then had a leading role in Det største i verden (2001) as Petra.[2] In 2005, she was chosen one of Norway's ambassadors to the Hans Christian Andersen Association. Kråkevik is married and has two children.[3]

Bibliography

• 2004: Forteljingar

Discography

• 1995: Mi Haugtussa
• 1998: Herborgs Verden (nominert til Spellemannprisen)
• 2000: Kråkeviks songbok
• 2002: Eg og Edith
• 2004: Forteljingar (lydbok)
• 2008: Annleis enn i går
• 2009: Kvar ein dag
• 2011: Alltid i mitt sinn
• 2012: Jul i stova

Filmography

• 1993: Det rare
• 1996: Jakten på nyresteinen
• 2001: Det største i verden

Theatre

• 1995: Haugtussa - based on poems by Arne Garborg

at Den Nasjonale Scene in Bergen

• 1997: My Fair Lady (as Eliza Doolittle),
• 1997: Romeo og Julie (as Julie)
• 2005: Funny Girl

References

1. "Store norske leksikon - Herborg Kråkevik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
2. Nestingen, Andrew K. (1 April 2008). Crime and fantasy in Scandinavia: fiction, film, and social change. University of Washington Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-295-98804-7. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
3. "- I Norge har vi angst for kristne symboler". dagen.no (in Norwegian). 2012-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2020-12-18.

External links

• Official website
• Herborg Kråkevik on Continental Music