Sissel Kyrkjebø - Eg veit i himmerik ei borg - 1995

Sissel Kyrkjebø performing “Eg veit i himmerik ei borg“ (“I Know a Castle in Heaven“) at the Norwegian Grammy Awards, Spellemannsprisen in Oslo Spectrum in 1995. Click on CC for English subtitles. “Eg veit i himmerik ei borg“ is a Norwegian folk song, coming from Hallingdal. The text is German, from before 1600. The German title is “Ich weiß im Himmelreich“ or “Ich weiß ein ewiges Himmelreich“. The text was translated into Norwegian by Bernt Støylen in 1905. Sissel, the international singing sensation from Norway, is widely regarded as one of the finest and most talented sopranos in the world. Her crystalclear voice has made Sissel a national institution in Norway. Sissel has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She contributed the haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic. She has been doing great duets with singers like Placido Domingo, Charles Aznavour, Bryn Terfel, Jose Carreras, Russell Watson, Neil Sedaka and Josh Groban. A remarkable voice you only hear once in your lifetime.