Gunnhild Sundli
{{Short description|Norwegian musical artist (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Gunnhild Sundli
| image = Gunnhild Sundli Over Oslo 2018 (212926).jpg
| caption = Gunnhild Sundli performing in 2018
| image_size = 260px
| birth_name = Gunnhild Eide Sundli
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|07|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = Orkdal Municipality, Sør-Trøndelag
| death_date =
| beath_place =
| origin = Norway
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Traditional folk music, rock
| occupation = Musician, actor
| years_active =
| label = EMI Music Norway
| current_member_of = Gåte
| website =
}}
Gunnhild Eide Sundli (born 2 July 1985) is a Norwegian musical artist. She was born and raised in Orkdal Municipality, Norway and now resides in Trondheim.{{cite web |url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/gunnhild_sundli |title=Gunnhild Eide Sundli |publisher=RateYourMusic.com |accessdate=2014-12-26}}
Career
Sundli started to "kvede" (a traditional Norwegian singing tradition) as a nine-year-old, and has since also been singing classical and jazz. She studied "kveding" at Heimdal videregående skole (high school).
Sundli is best known as the singer of the band Gåte from 1999 until the band took a break in 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/micdoc/art2005090610202191968871 |title=Gåte takker for seg |language=Norwegian |publisher=MIC.no |date=2005-09-06 |accessdate=2014-12-26}} In 2017 Gåte returned with a new EP and a full length album in 2019. They are currently working on producing a "Best of" album, with a new album in late 2021.
In February 2006 she started her acting career with her debut in the cabaret Cafe Isogaisa by Hans Rotmo, and continued in June in the role as Anna in Korsvikaspillet in Trondheim. In August she played Lucie in the opera about Olav Engelbrektsson on Steinvikholmen, before she participated in the historical play Raud Vinter in Levanger Municipality in September. In 2007 she acted in Ibsen's Villanden, at Trøndelag Teater, and she also played the main character Maren in the historical play Maren Dømt til Døden in Hitra Municipality the same year. In 2024, Gåte won Melodi Grand Prix, Norway's selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest, with their song "Ulveham". They made it to the Grand Final of Eurovision 2024, where they finished 25th.
Sundli released her debut solo album Tankerop in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/trondelag/gunnhild-sundli-med-solodebut-1.7957259 |title=Gunnhild Sundli med solodebut |language=Norwegian |publisher=NRK |date=2012-01-17 |accessdate=2014-12-26}}
Discography
= Solo albums =
- 2013: Tankerop (EMI)
= Collaborations =
;Within Gåte
- 2000: Gåte
- 2002: Jygri (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
- 2003: Statt opp (Maggeduliadei)
- 2004: Iselilja (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
- 2006: Liva (Warner Elektra Atlantic), live
- 2017: Attersyn
- 2019: Svevn
- 2022: Nord
- 2024: Ulveham
;With Aasmund Nordstoga
- 2015: Sæle Jolekveld
References
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External links
{{commons category|Gunnhild Sundli}}
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEsyJUttUEE Gunnhild Sundli - Du e nær (official music video)] on YouTube
- [http://www.avisa-st.no/arkiv/article559021.ece Interview in Avisa Sør-Trøndelag 07.09.2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928031705/http://www.avisa-st.no/arkiv/article559021.ece |date=2007-09-28 }}
- [http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=289424 Interview in VG 07.09.2005]
- [http://www.adressa.no/kultur/musikk/article577133.ece Interview in Adresseavisen 08.10.2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016215138/http://www.adressa.no/kultur/musikk/article577133.ece |date=2007-10-16 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927211958/http://www.verdalingen.no/arkiv/article605283.ece Interview in Verdalingen 09.01.2006]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928202349/http://www.byavisa.no/byavisa/artikler.php?sokres=1&artid=375 Interview in Byavisa i Trondheim 07.02.2006]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016214043/http://www.adressa.no/meninger/nettmoter/article622097.ece?start=0 Netmeeting with Gunnhild Sundli at adressa.no 22.02.2006]
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Category:Norwegian film actresses
Category:Norwegian stage actresses
Category:People from Sør-Trøndelag