Singer, Songwriter. With a dozen albums to her credit, she shall be remembered as one of her country's leading pop and country artists. Raised on Oslo, little is recorded of her early years; apparently self taught, she began appearing in her late teens and got a major boost from winning a talent contest in the late 1970s. Hilde took her guitar and vocals to a number of groups including Uncle John's Band and X-Tra and in 1982 released her eponymous debut album. She had a hit with 1983's "On Bare Feet" and continued performing and recording, along the way becoming identified with her cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene". Hilde was to appear in the Eurovision Song Contest four times, in 1980, 1984, and 1985 as a vocalist and in 2000 as a songwriter. Her first English disc was the 1991 "Girls Do Not"; she spent the later part of her career touring with the Queen Bees, Jonas Field, and others, garnered the 2002 Edvard Prize for the single "With Time", and in 2009 released her final offering, "Love Free". She died of cancer.
Singer, Songwriter. With a dozen albums to her credit, she shall be remembered as one of her country's leading pop and country artists. Raised on Oslo, little is recorded of her early years; apparently self taught, she began appearing in her late teens and got a major boost from winning a talent contest in the late 1970s. Hilde took her guitar and vocals to a number of groups including Uncle John's Band and X-Tra and in 1982 released her eponymous debut album. She had a hit with 1983's "On Bare Feet" and continued performing and recording, along the way becoming identified with her cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene". Hilde was to appear in the Eurovision Song Contest four times, in 1980, 1984, and 1985 as a vocalist and in 2000 as a songwriter. Her first English disc was the 1991 "Girls Do Not"; she spent the later part of her career touring with the Queen Bees, Jonas Field, and others, garnered the 2002 Edvard Prize for the single "With Time", and in 2009 released her final offering, "Love Free". She died of cancer.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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