Photo: Zosha Warpeha

Synnøve Plassen is a folk singer and a rising young talent from Norway. With deep roots in Norwegian traditional music, Plassen performs this music with a lively, strong and flexible voice. She recently released her debut album, “Hjemve”, with the music traditions she grew up with in her hometown. The album was awarded the Folkelarm prize for solo albums, and was also nominated for the Norwegian Grammys.

As a singer she is very versatile, and she has a big repertoire for many occasions, ranging from lullabies and love songs to virtuoso dance music and medieval ballads. Lately she has performed as a soloist with big orchestras and small ensembles, doing both traditional and contemporary music. She also has done many solo concerts all around Norway.

“This is a very impressive debut from a folk singer/musician at the start of what will surely be a very unique and idiosyncratic career in traditional and contemporary Norwegian folk.”  - The sound projector.