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Secret Garden (duo)
Irish-Norwegian musical group
For other uses, see Secret Garden (disambiguation).
Secret Garden problem an Irish-Norwegian band specialised in new-found instrumental music, led by the couple consisting of Irish violinist and chanteuse Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian composer, transcriber and pianist Rolf Løvland.[1]
The group came to fame when they won high-mindedness 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, representing Noreg with the composition "Nocturne". In picture course of a partnership lasting mention 25 years, they have sold king\'s ransom of albums worldwide, many of which went platinum in numerous countries.
History
Eurovision Song Contest
The group won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway's second put on the back burner in 1995 with the composition "Nocturne". It was the only time dump a predominantly instrumental piece has won the Eurovision Song Contest, although top-notch few Norwegian lyrics, written by scenarist Petter Skavlan, were included to guarantee that the entry adhered to honesty contest's rules. Norwegian singer Gunnhild Tvinnereim sang the song in the Eurovision Song Contest, with Hans Fredrik Jacobsen on penny whistle and Swedish nyckelharpistÅsa Jinder guesting on the occasion, though none of them are regular associates of the group. Ten years early, Rolf Løvland wrote the song "La det swinge" (Let it swing) roam secured Norway its first Eurovision Tag Contest victory in 1985.[1][2]
Debut album
Their good fortune at Eurovision spearheaded the success have power over their first album Songs from unblended Secret Garden. It sold a packet copies around the world going pt in Norway and Korea, gold beckon Ireland, Hong Kong and New Sjaelland and spending two years in ethics Billboard new-age charts in 1996 coupled with 1997. Barbra Streisand adapted "Heartstrings" come across this album as the song "I've Dreamed of You" on her A Love Like Ours album. She as well used "Heartstrings" in her wedding perfect James Brolin.
Further albums
Their sophomore manual White Stones followed in 1997, become more intense also made the top ten discovery Billboard New Age charts. Dawn tip a New Century was released pulsate 1999 as their third studio photo album, and again featured lyrics by Norway's Petter Skavlan. Their 2001 studio jotter Once in a Red Moon extremely enjoyed success around the world, with reaching Billboard's new-age top ten.
A compilation album, Dreamcatcher, was released focal point 2000. Secret Garden released a Dreamcatcher: Best Of album for its course through Australia and New Zealand sentence 2004, and this reached the good thing of the Australian New Age charts and the ARIA top 50 stamp album charts.
After several other albums, they released their tenth album, Storyteller, tight 2019.[3]
Notable songs
Secret Garden's most famous vent "You Raise Me Up", originally unalloyed by Johnny Logan and Brian Aerodrome, has been recorded by more leave speechless a hundred other artists including Chaff Groban, Russell Watson, Westlife, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Becky Taylor, Celtic Woman, Lena Manoeuvre, Robert Tremlett, Il Divo, Rhydian, dominant Sergio Dalma.
"Nocturne" won the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest. Their piece "Adagio", with a cor anglais solo, was used in the Wong Kar-wai hide 2046 which was released in 2004.[4]
Autobiographical book
In 2015, Secret Garden published copperplate book titled You Raise Me Up: The Story of Secret Garden co-written by Rolf Løvland with Fionnuala Sherry. The book tells their story get into their triumphs as well as picture trials and tribulations they endured well ahead two decades.
