
Every
once in a while a beautiful voice comes along. Such a voice belongs to Cecilia,
who is renowned for her crystal clear voice. She has released 7 albums, 2 by
Universal Music, been singing worldwide, and sold several hundred thousand
albums.
Cecilia started her career in 1994 singing for 5,000 people in Sydney,
Australia. Her first album "Voice of the Feminine Spirit" went gold
there, selling more than 50,000 copies. On her first Australian tour she was
singing for 30,000 people in the 5 biggest cities. The album sold 200,000
copies with almost no marketing. It includes her famous rendition of
"Amazing Grace".
The world renowned spiritual author Stuart Wilde was the first one to recognize
the special quality of Cecilia's voice when he heard her sing "Amazing
Grace" at one of his seminars. He offered to help her, and made it
possible to record "Voice of the Feminine Spirit" and on Cecilia's
two first albums, Stuart Wilde was also the lyricist and the executive
producer.
Cecilia grew up in Harstad, a small town north of the Arctic Circle in Norway.
She has had an interest for music all her life. As a 9-year-old she saw the
opera "Aida" on TV, and wanted to become an opera singer. Cecilia has
6 years of classical training from conservatories in Norway, Denmark and
Germany. Received 1.0 as final marks at the Conservatory of Music in Oslo,
Norway, which was looked at as impossible to get. Cecilia’s unique voice
reaches 3 octaves, singing everything from pop to classical, and her genera is
classical crossover. Instead of continuing the classical way Cecilia started to
practice with a singing teacher in New York, Oren Brown, who was renowned for
finding a singer’s natural voice.
The music on Cecilia's second album "Voice of Violet 19", released in
most continents in 1997, was a collaboration between producer and composer
David Lord and lyricist Stuart Wilde. David Lord is best known for his work
with Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, and Jean Michel Jarre among others.
Based on these two albums, this very talented Nordic singer found the interest
of PolyGram’s staff in Norway. Cecilia signed a recording deal with
PolyGram/Universal Music Norway in 1997.