Radka Toneff
Radka Toneff
Top Songs
| 1 | Don't Weep for the Lady | ||
| 2 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | ||
| 3 | My One and Only Love | ||
| 4 | Black Coffee | ||
| 5 | Before Love Went out of Style |
Albums
Nov 2008 • 12 songs
Jan 2003 • 13 songs
Sep 1999 • 11 songs
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Biography
A Norwegian jazz vocalist of legendary stature, Radka Toneff made her award-winning album debut in 1977 and recorded only three albums during her lifetime, which was cut short by her tragic death in 1982. Born on June 25, 1952, in Oslo, Norway, she is the daughter of a Bulgarian folksinger and studied at the Oslo Musikkonservatorium from 1971 to 1975. After founding the Radka Toneff Quintet, whose membership included Arild Andersen (bass), Jon Balke (piano), and Jon Eberson (guitar), among others, she made her solo album debut in 1977 with Winter Poem, an English-language effo...