Torun Eriksen

While considered a Norwegian jazz singer and songwriter, Torun Eriksen's voice transcends genres. A veteran recording artist, she is equally at home in folk, pop, and rhythm & blues settings, and often blends them seamlessly in her original compositions. She is also an adept interpretive singer whether she's performing pop standards or the vanguard classical compositions of others. Eriksen began singing at the age of six in a local gospel choir in Lunde. As an adolescent, she and her family moved to the more urban Skein, and she attended a music high school. She continued to...