Elisabeth Ekornes

Elisabeth Ekornes was born in Oslo, the capital of Norway. While studying at the Music Conservatory in Oslo, she received her first role in "Stop the World, I Wanna Get Off," at the Soria Moria Theatre. Thereafter, she was offered several roles at other theatres, and thus began her career in the show business. Over the course of her three years at the Sogn and Fjordane Theatre, she played Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz”; Polly in the "Three Penny Opera' by Berthold Brecht; and other leads in Norwegian and Swedish musicals like "Så lenge skuta kan gå/ As Long as the Ship Is Running" by Evert Taube. She also performed the role of Otilie in "Sommer i Tyrol/The White Horse” in the national Norweigan tour, as well as the Television show of the same title. Ms. Ekornes has also been featured in “Dangerous Liaisons” at the National Theatre; as Gertie Commings in "Oklahoma" at the Oslo New Theatre; and Constance in "Gjest Baardsen's Last Escape" at The Riks Theatre: the biggest touring company in Norway. Elisabeth appeared on the radio in Classical Concerts on Norwegian Broadcasting’s Channels 1 and 2. She has the honour of receiving several awards/grants as an exceptional performer, highlighted by the prestigious Peter Bing Drejer Sundt Award given by the Norwegian Equity for Talented Actors. Elisabeth was invited to come to the United States as a singer at the Leiv Eriksson Festival in Minneapolis, and the Norsk Hostfest in North Dakota. In the United States, she performed for His Royal Highness, Crown-Prince Haakon, of Norway. Her CD “Elisabeth Ekornes sings the songs of Edvard Grieg” is featured on the 50th Annual Grammy Awards Entry List in the category of "Best Classical Vocal Solo Album.” These 18 beautiful art songs celebrate Nationally acclaimed Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's 100 Year Anniversary. (1907-2007) A published poet, Elisabeth has received the Editors Choice Award from The International Library of Poetry. She has also sold her poetry to Hallmark Greeting Cards through Aune Publisher in Norway. Elisabeth is a member of the song writing organizations ASCAP and TONO. She is also a member of NATS, National Association of Teachers of Singing. If you want to know more about Elisabeth, go to her website: www.evevoice.comAlso, her debut album, “Elisabeth Ekornes sings the songs of Edvard Grieg” is available as a hardcopy cd and as high quality mp3 downloads at CDbaby and iTunes by clicking here:Elisabeth Ekornes also debuts as a songwriter with her single "Where Are You Now?" You can download it at http://cdbaby.com/cd/elisabethekornes2