Inger Lise Rypdal


Inger Lise Rypdal is a Norwegian singer and actress in many different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical. She is the sister of singer Maj Britt Andersen and was married to guitarist and composer Terje Rypdal.

Biography

Inger Lise Rypdal has been an artist since 1968. She has made 16 albums in Norway and some in Sweden, acted in several theatre performances, nine movies and attended the Norwegian heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Melodi Grand Prix 10 times: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984. Together with Øystein Wiik she has done several musical concerts all around Norway.
She started with soul-music together with Geir Wentzel, and she has often returned to soul, for instance in the band Chipahua with some of the best Norwegian artists. In `La Mome Piaf` audience experienced Inger Lise Rypdal acting parts of Edith Piaf's life. All the well known songs were tied together with short stories from Piaf's life.

Discography

Solo albums

With Terje Rypdal