Siri Nilsen

Siri Nilsen
Siri Nilsen
	Siri Nilsen at Oslo Bokfestival (Oslo Book Festival) September 2010
Background information
Birth name	Siri Anne Nilsen
Born	12 April 1985 (age 39)
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Folk, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician, voice actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals, ukulele, guitar, piano
Years active	2007 – current
Labels	Grappa
Website	www.sirinilsen.no (in Norwegian)

Siri Anne Nilsen (born 12 April 1985)^[1] is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and voice actress. "As the daughter of two folksingers, Lillebjørn and Shari Nilsen, she grew up surrounded by music."^[2] Nilsen is noted for the sincerity of her song writing and the clarity and range of her voice, characterized as "unique" and "beautiful".^[3] During her first two albums she often accompanied her singing with a ukulele, which she plays in a fingerpicking style.

Nilsen made her stage debut in 2007, and she was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy in the category of Best Female Artist in December, 2011. Nilsen has had a career for several years as a voice actress, dubbing character roles into Norwegian for several feature films and television, mostly animation.

^ Siri Nilsen - Store norske leksikon, snl.no
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^ For mention of “unique" to describe Nilsen’s voice see articles by authors: Pederson, Gullstein, Andersen (who uses "distinct"). For mention of “beautiful” to describe voice see articles by authors: Stuen, p3, Hansen (who uses "lovely") – all of which are in Norwegian.

[1] Siri Nilsen - Store norske leksikon, snl.no

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[3] For mention of “unique" to describe Nilsen’s voice see articles by authors: Pederson, Gullstein, Andersen (who uses "distinct"). For mention of “beautiful” to describe voice see articles by authors: Stuen, p3, Hansen (who uses "lovely") – all of which are in Norwegian.

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