Cecilia is a classical crossover singer, originally from Norway, who is known for her rendition of "Amazing Grace". She has released seven albums, two via Universal Music, and performed worldwide, selling several hundred thousand albums with virtually no mainstream publicity.

Early life

Cecilia grew up in the small town of Harstad, in Norway in the Arctic Circle, the 'land of the midnight sun'. She wanted to become an opera singer after seeing a television broadcast of the opera Aida, when she was 9 years old. Her graduation marks from the Conservatory of Music in Oslo, Norway, were (extremely rare) perfect scores. She studied for 6 years in conservatories in Norway, Denmark and Germany. She then moved to New York City to study with Oren Brown, a vocal coach renowned to help a singer 'discover their natural voice'. In April 2002, upon Luciano Pavarotti's suggestion and referral, she began to study with Dr. William Riley, coach of Celine Dion, and worked with Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli, and even Bill Clinton.

Career

Cecilia has toured with Hay House published authors, such as Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Louise Hay, Marianne Williamson and Stuart Wilde, and performed in Norway, Japan, England, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the United States. She has performed at large venues including the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and the Miami Arena, Miami, Florida. She was discovered in 1994 by the British writer Stuart Wilde, who was behind her first two albums, Voice of the Feminine Spirit and Voice of Violet 19. Cecilia opened the new millennium by singing at the Deepak Chopra Millennium event, where the Dalai Lama gave a speech. She sang at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, where she also performed a concert at the World of Ice, and sang for the Crown Prince, Crown Princess and King of Norway. Norwegian National TV (NRK) made a music video of a song Cecilia co-wrote, titled "My Beloved". It was filmed at the top of the Olympic Mountains.

Other activities

Cecilia supports Plan International, personally sponsoring a child in Nepal. She supports the Norwegian Federation for Animal Protection. She has also performed for the benefit of the Linda McCartney Cancer Foundation. Her activities with the charity stem from her own experiences, as she lost her mother to the disease.

Discography

Albums

**1994 – Voice of the Feminine Spirit ** Track listing:

1. Solveig's Song First Verse
2. The Sacred Hum
3. Love of a Silent Moon
4. Two Swans Matched in Flight
5. Daughter of the Midnight Sun
6. Amazing Grace
7. Silver Wings
8. The Lion and the Unicorn
9. The Eternal Heartbeat
10. Unite the Tribe
11. Solveig's Song, 2nd verse **1996 – Voice of Violet 19 ** Track listing:
12. When You Wish Upon A Star
13. Violet 19
14. Star Child
15. Lightness of Being
16. The Protection Song
17. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
18. The Tracker's Song
19. My Boy Hero
20. Eg veit i himmerik ei borg
21. The Snow Leopard's Prayer
22. The Riddle 1999 – Inner Harmony also contains lyrics by Deepak Chopra and James Redfield. Track listing:
23. Fly Away
24. Losing faith
25. We Have Met Before
26. The Prayer
27. Today
28. Wisdom of Your Heart
29. Inner Harmony
30. Carpe Diem
31. Å eg veit meg eit land
32. In Dreams
33. Angel of Love 2001 – Let There Be Peace On Earth (Discontinued) 2003 – Best of Cecilia Track listing:
34. The Sacred Hum
35. Love of a Silent Moon
36. Daughter of the Midnight Sun
37. Amazing Grace
38. Unite the Tribe
39. When You Wish Upon A Star
40. The Protection Song
41. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
42. The Tracker's Song
43. Fly Away
44. Today
45. Inner Harmony
46. In Dreams
47. Angel of Love 2006 – The Healing Voice Track listing:
48. Ave
49. Going Home
50. Domine
51. The Prayer
52. Credo
53. Ave Maria
54. Soul of the World
55. Mea Culpa
56. Pie Jesu
57. Anahata
58. The Magic
59. Amen 2007 – Amazing Grace Track listing:
60. Amazing Grace
61. Prayer of St Francis
62. You Raise Me Up
63. Angel
64. From a Distance
65. Ave Maria
66. Over the Rainbow
67. I Believe
68. May It Be
69. The Roe

Other Album Performances

Cecilia was the lead soprano on the album by the renowned and award winning flutist and composer Tim Wheater. **Heart Land ** by Tim Wheater (released 1995) **Voices – "18 of the Most Beautiful Voices in the World" ** Compilation (This album was released by Universal Music Korea 2004) "The Eternal Heartbeat" by Cecilia Includes singers as Luciano Pavarotti, Josh Groban, José Carreras, Sarah Brightman and Russell Watson.