Draw Me A Heart - Music

Torun Eriksen Is A Norwegian Jazz Composer And Vocalist Whose Musical Talents First Came To Prominence As A Music Student At High School In Norway. From The Age Of Six She Sang In Various Gospel Choirs And By The Age Of 19 Had Become A Featured Soloist. With A Background Steeped In Soul Jazz Pop And Through Her Choral Experience She Began Writing Her First Compositions. A Major Influence Was The World Of Jazz Standards Via The Real Book. After Moving To Oslo In 1997 She Enrolled Into The Norwegian Institute For Stage And Studio NISS . It Was There She Met Other Musicians And Formed The Band Licorice Primarily A Cover Band. She Has Also Recorded With Other Bands Such As Palace Of Pleasure On Their 1999 Album Popaganda And As A Guest Vocalist On Mulens Portland Combo’s Mulens Femte 2001 And With Knut Halmrast’s Little Pillow 2003 . With Mulens Portland Combo She Also Performed At Festivals The Salvation Army’s Charity Christmas Concert And In Various National Television Programs In Norway. Eriksen Has To Date Released Two Albums Glittercard 2003 And Prayers & Observations 2006 . She Has Also Appeared On Other Artists' Recordings. With The Band Chipahua She Filled Sissel Endresen’s Place As Vocalist From 2002 To 2003 Appearing At Various Prestigious Jazz Festivals Such As The Molde International Jazz Festival And Bergen Nattjazz. Sissel Endresen Has Been An Integral Source Of Guidance And Support For Torun. Official Website Www.Toruneriksen.No read less