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Marit Sandvik (born 19 July 1956 in Harstad, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer. Her husband is guitarist Øystein Norvoll and their daughter is the artist Dagny Norvoll Sandvik.

Marit Sandvik
Born	(1956-07-19) 19 July 1956 (age 65) Harstad, Troms, Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Website	www.maritsandvik.com

Career

Sandvik has participated in numerous vocal and jazz groups in Harstad, Trondheim and Tromsø. In 1993 Sandvik established the sextet "Bossa Nordpå" including Helge Sveen, Henning Gravrok, Øystein Norvoll, Oddmund Finnseth and Finn Sletten. In 1997, she established the "Norvoll/Sandvik Duo" together with her husbond guitarist Øystein Norvoll, and was a part of the vocal quartet "Plagiacci", which in 1998 set up the Hasse&Tage]] revue Spader, Madam!. With her own quintet Marit Sandvik Band (etablert 1998), including Henning Gravrok, Eivind Valnes, Sigurd Ulveseth and Finn Sletten) She has toured internationally.[1]

She contributes on the album Distant Reports (2001) facilitated by "Nordnorsk Jazzforum", Tonen og Kjærligheten (2005) with Jan Arvid Johansen, Evening Songs (2005) and World of Emily (2007) with Roger Johansen, Q (2009) with Henning Gravrok, Krig og kjærlighet (2010) with Jørgen Nordeng/Joddskis, Natt, stille (2010) and Nord (2011) with Tore Johansen. She lives in Tromsø and led "Tromsø Jazzklubb" (1990–1996).

Honors

• 1993: Stubøprisen
• 2011: Nordlysprisen[1]

Discography

Solo albums

• 1995: Song, Fall Soft (Taurus), with "Jazz i Nord"
• 2002: Even Then (Mother Song) (Taurus), with Marit Sandvik Band
• 2005: Uma Onda No Mar (Taurus), with Bossa Nordpå
• 2016: Travel (AlfaMusic), with Maurizio Giammarco
• 2017: Gå, Sveve (Turn Left), composer and lyricist Brynjulf Bjørklid

Collaborative works

• 2001: Distant Reports
• 2005: Tonen og Kjærligheten, with Jan Arvid Johansen
• 2005: Evening Songs, with Roger Johansen
• 2007: World of Emily, with Roger Johansen
• 2007: Q, with Henning Gravrok
• 2010: Krig og kjærlighet, with Jørgen Nordeng/Joddskis
• 2010: Natt, stille, with Tore Johansen
• 2011: Nord, with Tore Johansen

References

External links

• Official website

Awards
Preceded by Henning Gravrok	Recipient of the Stubøprisen 1993	Succeeded by Øystein Norvoll
Preceded by Bodvar Moe	Recipient of the Nordlysprisen 2011	Succeeded by Inga Juuso

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