Herborg Kråkevik

Norwegian singer and actress (born 1973)

Herborg Kråkevik (born 28 December 1973) is a Norwegian singer and actress, known for her works with Norwegian folksongs and some stage works and many movies.^[1] Her more famous roles being her debut as Eliza in My Fair Lady (1997) and Julie in Romeo og Julie (1997).^[1]

Kråkevik gained much success when she in 2000 released Kråkeviks Songbok,^[1] a CD that included her interpretations of several Norwegian folk songs, including Den Fyrste Sang and a musical version of the poem Til Ungdommen by Norwegian poet and author Nordahl Grieg.

Kråkevik then had a leading role in Det største i verden (2001) as Petra.^[2] In 2005, she was chosen one of Norway's ambassadors to the Hans Christian Andersen Association. Kråkevik is married and has two children.^[3]

Bibliography

2004: Forteljingar

Discography

1995: Mi Haugtussa
1998: Herborgs Verden (nominert til Spellemannprisen)
2000: Kråkeviks songbok
2002: Eg og Edith
2004: Forteljingar (lydbok)
2008: Annleis enn i går
2009: Kvar ein dag
2011: Alltid i mitt sinn
2012: Jul i stova

Filmography

1993: Det rare
1996: Jakten på nyresteinen
2001: Det største i verden

Theatre

1995: Haugtussa - based on poems by Arne Garborg

at Den Nasjonale Scene in Bergen

1997: My Fair Lady (as Eliza Doolittle),
1997: Romeo og Julie (as Julie)
2005: Funny Girl

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Store norske leksikon - Herborg Kråkevik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
^ Nestingen, Andrew K. (1 April 2008). Crime and fantasy in Scandinavia: fiction, film, and social change. University of Washington Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-295-98804-7. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
^ "- I Norge har vi angst for kristne symboler". dagen.no (in Norwegian). 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-18.