Rita Engedalen
{{short description|Norwegian musician and songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| origin = Norway
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| genre = Blues
| occupation = Singer, guitarist, songwriter
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Rita Engedalen (born 17 December 1971) is a Norwegian blues musician (vocals, guitar) and songwriter. Rita Engedalen and Margit Bakken were top billing at the Sunflower Blues Festival in August 2015 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. A few days later she performed at the Shack Up Inn in a smaller setting.
Career
Engedalen is one of the most established blues musicians in Norway, and often performs with Margit Bakken as the duo Women in Blues.{{Cite web|url = http://www.nrk.no/telemark/damer-i-blues-til-usa-1.12480681|title = Damer i Blues til USA|date = 31 July 2015|access-date = 20 August 2015|website = NRK|last = Skarberg Aarnes|first = Even|language = no}}{{Cite news|url = http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/04/01/kultur/musikk/musikkanmeldelser/anmeldelser/damer_i_blues/20937712/|title = Et helt opptog av blåstrømper|last = Wandrup|first = Fredrik|date = 1 April 2012|website=Dagbladet.no|access-date = 20 August 2015|language = no}} She won the blues category of the Spelleman Award in 2006. She won the second European Blues Challenge in 2012.{{Cite web|url = http://www.europeanbluesunion.com/2nd-european-blues-challenge-2012/ |title = 2nd European Blues Challenge 2012|access-date = 20 August 2015|website = Europeanbluesunion.com}}
Discography
- Hear My Song (Bluestown Records, 2004){{cite web|last1=Family|first1=Bear|title=Rita Engedalen CD : Hear My Song - Bear Family Records|url=https://www.bear-family.com/engedalen-rita-hear-my-song.html|website=Bear-family.com|access-date=18 September 2016}}
- Heaven ain't Ready for Me Yet (Bluestown Records, 2006){{cite web|title=Spellemannspris winners announced - Listen to Norway|url=http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007013115301010199130|website=Listento.no|access-date=18 September 2016}}
- The Tree Still Standing (Grammofon, 2008){{cite web|title=The Tree Still Standing - Rita Engedalen {{!}} Releases {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-tree-still-standing-mw0001742589/releases|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 18, 2016}}
- Women in Blues (2012), with Margit Bakken{{cite web|title=Women in Blues: Broken Soul Blues - Margit Bakken, Rita Engedalen {{!}} Releases {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/women-in-blues-broken-soul-blues-mw0002805713/releases|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 18, 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ritaengedalen.com/}}
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{{s-ttl | title = Recipient of the Spelleman Award in the class blues | years = 2006}}
{{s-aft | after = Kjetil Grande}}
{{s-bef | before = No blues award}}
{{s-ttl | title = Recipient of the Gammleng Award in the class blues | years = 2010}}
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Category:Spellemannprisen winners
Category:Norwegian women singer-songwriters
Category:Norwegian songwriters
Category:Norwegian blues singers
Category:Norwegian blues guitarists
Category:English-language singers from Norway
Category:Musicians from Kongsberg