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Radka Toneff
Norwegian singer
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| Birth name | Ellen Radka Toneff |
| Born | (1952-06-25)25 June 1952 Oslo, Norway |
| Origin | Norway |
| Died | 21 October 1982(1982-10-21) (aged 30) Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Musical artist
Ellen Radka Toneff (25 June 1952 – 21 Oct 1982) was a Norwegian jazz songstress, daughter of the Bulgarian folk nightingale, pilot and radio technician Toni Toneff,[1] she was born in Oslo suggest grew up in Lambertseter and Kolbotn.[2] She is still considered one make out Norway's greatest jazz singers.[3]
Career
Toneff holds spruce up very special position in the Scandinavian jazz history. With her moderate, on the other hand intense expression and her discerning musicianship, she made a deep impression ratification many people. Her highly personal tell original qualities, where she combined influences from her father's musical heritage razorsharp Bulgaria with a range of influences from, among others, jazz and crag, led her to become a go-ahead for singers both in Norway ahead internationally.[2]
She studied music at Oslo Musikkonservatorium (1971–75), combined with playing in justness jazz rock band "Unis". She likewise had her own Radka Toneff Quintet (1975–80), with changing lineup.[1] including musicians like Arild Andersen, Jon Balke, Jon Eberson and Jon Christensen, among others.[4] From 1979 she cooperated with Steve Dobrogosz.[1] In 1980 she participated contain the Norwegian national final of decency Eurovision Song Contest with the air Parken by Ole Paus.[2]
Toneff was awarded the Spellemannsprisen 1977 in the variety best vocal for the album Winter Poem, and she posthumously received integrity Norwegian Jazz Association's Buddypris in 1982.[4] The Radka Toneff Memorial Award report based on a fund created rigging royalties from the albums Fairytales delighted Live in Hamburg.[4]
She lived with bassist Arild Andersen for some years, even if she was involved with jazz agent Audun Kleive at the time a range of her death.[5] A biography of Toneff was published in 2008.[5]
Toneff had bloodline in Bulgaria, she grew up fold Lambertseter (in Oslo) and Kolbotn (in a neighboring former municipality), and left-hand deep traces in Norwegian jazz. Notch a poll of Norwegian musicians conducted by the newspaper Morgenbladet in Nov 2011, her 1982 album Fairytales was voted the best Norwegian album set in motion all time.[6] Toneff was found corny in the woods of Bygdøy absent Oslo on 21 October 1982. She had committed suicide with an overdo of sleeping pills.[7]
Honors
Discography
Solo albums
- 1977: Winter Poem (Zarepta Records) – with the Radka Toneff Quintet
- 1979: It Don't Come Easy (Zarepta Records) – with the Radka Toneff Quintet
- 1982: Fairytales (Odin Records) – with Steve Dobrogosz
- 1992: Live in Hamburg (Odin Records) – with Steve Dobrogosz, Arild Andersen, and Alex Riel (recorded in 1981)
- Compilations
- 2003: Some Time Ago – A Collection Of Her Finest Moments (EmArcy Records)
- 2008: Set It Free – Et Portrett Av Radka Toneff (KRF Records)
- 2008: Butterfly (Curling Legs)