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Silje Nergaard

Person · female · Norway · Steinkjer Municipality · born 1966 · recording since 1984

Norwegian singer

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Also known as Silje · Silje Neergard · Slije Nergaard · 西莉亞·娜嘉

Debut: 1984
Recording span: 41 years
Release groups: 68
Awards: 1
Timeline events: 23
Wiki language versions: 21

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Timeline

23 events▣ Album 20◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1

1960s
1. 19 June 1966 · Birth
  Born 1966-06-19
  source: wikidata
1980s
1. 1984 · Debut release
  Debut release: One of These Mornings / My Funny Valentine
  First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1990 · Album
  Album: Tell Me Where You're Going
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 27 November 1991 · Album
  Album: Silje
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1994 · Album
  Album: Cow on the Highway
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1995 · Album
  Album: Brevet
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1996 · Album
  Album: Hjemmefra
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 16 September 2000 · Album
  Album: Port of Call
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2001 · Album
  Album: At First Light
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2003 · Award
  Won: Spellemann Award of the year
  source: wikidata
4. 13 October 2003 · Album
  Album: Nightwatch
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 26 February 2007 · Album
  Album: Darkness Out of Blue
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 9 February 2009 · Album
  Album: A Thousand True Stories
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 23 February 2009 · Album
  Album: Jazz Divas of Scandinavia
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 12 November 2010 · Album
  Album: If I Could Wrap Up a Kiss
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 9 March 2012 · Album
  Album: Unclouded
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 13 March 2015 · Album
  Album: Chain of Days
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 13 October 2017 · Album
  Album: For You a Thousand Times
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 28 February 2020 · Album
  Album: Japanese Blue
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 27 March 2020 · Album
  Album: Silje Nergaard
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 4 December 2020 · Album
  Album: Hamar Railway Station
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1 October 2021 · Album
  Album: Houses
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 4 April 2025 · Album
  Album: Tomorrow We'll Figure Out the Rest
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography352 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1340024072

Biography

Silje Nergaard (born 19 June 1966) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter. She is one of the best-selling jazz artists on the official sales chart in Norway. She became known worldwide after the release of the international bestseller Tell Me Where You're Going featuring Pat Metheny on guitar.

Career

Nergaard entered the music scene at the age of 16 when she accidentally had a jam session with Jaco Pastorius Band in 1982. Her first hit single in 1990, "Tell Me Where You're GoingTell Me Where You're Going1990 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Tell Me Where You're Going3:542Fall4:153Roundabout4:114The Middle of Love4:075Move Along, Ruby5:366The Meter's Running3:407Welcome to Another Day4:218Faces3:549Louis, Come Back4:0010For Tomorrow3:5411Tell Me Where You're Going (feat. Pat Metheny)5:2512Marlena3:4113Waltz for You6:38" featuring guitarist Pat Metheny made it to no. 1 in Japan as well as top 10 in Norway and other countries. Her album At First LightAt First Light2001 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1There's Always a First Time4:032Be Still My Heart5:013Let There Be Love3:194So Sorry for Your Love4:125Now and Then4:156Two Sleepy People3:457Keep on Backing Losers3:478Blame It on the Sun3:179At First Light3:5610There's Trouble Brewing3:3311Japanese Blue4:2312Lullaby to Erle3:38 (2001) is the best-selling Norwegian jazz album ever recorded and entered the official sales chart in Norway at No. 1 in its first week. The album A Thousand True StoriesA Thousand True Stories9 February 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Based on a Thousand True Stories4:222Dreamers at Heart4:283Come in From the Garden4:284Frozen5:085Wayside Song6:576Nightroad6:077Old Madrid3:548While You Were Gone5:579Laura6:00, which Nergaard recorded with the Metropole Orchestra in 2008, was a great success in both Europe and Asia. Nergaard is one of the few Norwegian artists to have been commercially released all around the globe, on most continents and major music markets including Japan, Brazil, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Nergaard has recorded and performed songs with Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, Toots Thielemanns, and Morten Harket of A-ha. She has had Tord Gustavsen and Jarle Vespestad as two pillars in her bands. Vince Mendoza received a Grammy Award Nomination for the Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Award for the song "A Thousand True Stories" in 2011.
In the spring of 2012, Nergaard released her new album UncloudedUnclouded9 March 2012 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1All I Had5:072Norwegian Boatsong6:213God's Mistakes4:134The Moon's a Harsh Mistress5:105Ordinary Sadness5:006When the Morning Comes (Song for Karla)3:517Det var for sent4:348When Our Tune Is Played3:289He Must Have Been Telling a Lie3:1010I Will Write You Every Day3:4311Human4:48, based on recordings with her two guitarists Hallgrim Bratberg and Håvar Bendiksen. It was released on 9 March in Norway and 23 March internationally. Nergaard has written 9 new songs for Unclouded and has two covers on this album: "Human" by The Killers and The Moon's a Harsh Mistress by Jimmy Webb. For Unclouded, Nergaard has also invited the American guitarist John Scofield to contribute along with Georg Wadenius, Knut Reiersrud, and Nils Petter Molvær.

Personal life

She was married to Heine Totland from 1998 until 2022. They have two daughters and one son together.

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	21	82.6th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	68	96.2th
Studio albums	20	96.4th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	23	95th
Recording span (years)	41	81.6th
Genres	5	88.3th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (68 release groups · 20 studio albums)

Albums · 20

Tell Me Where You're Going
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:36
1Tell Me Where You're Going3:54
2Fall4:15
3Roundabout4:11
4The Middle of Love4:07
5Move Along, Ruby5:36
6The Meter's Running3:40
7Welcome to Another Day4:21
8Faces3:54
9Louis, Come Back4:00
10For Tomorrow3:54
11Tell Me Where You're Going (feat. Pat Metheny)5:25
12Marlena3:41
13Waltz for You6:38
Silje
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 50:12
1Collage0:16
2What Is Bobby Doin'?4:21
3Won't Give Up4:19
4Holding Back Inside4:08
5Where You Are4:16
6We'll Be Friends Tomorrow3:53
7I've Loved You4:03
8Walking Behind You4:12
9Girl on Your Doorstep4:20
10I Need Your Love4:27
11I'm Your Girl4:08
12Kyoto Wind4:01
13Quiet Place3:48
Cow on the Highway
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:17
1Cow on the Highway3:02
2Break All the Rules3:35
3Crazy Ocean3:30
4So Many Roads to Sorrow4:31
5Call Me From New York2:40
6All Over Town3:33
7Be Good or Be Gone4:13
8Sorry3:05
9Care4:29
10Someone's Got to Hold Her4:58
11On and On4:41
Brevet
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:51
1Brevet3:41
2Når hun skal hjem4:27
3Danse, danse3:43
4Så nær, så nær3:58
5Gå en annen vei4:27
6En og en5:27
7Mørk morgen2:33
8Gamle venn2:33
9Hjem3:52
10Et eller annet sted4:06
11Nattsang3:40
12Pappas vals3:24
Hjemmefra
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:01
1Jeg danser, alene4:03
2En fremmed jeg har møtt5:11
3Vals til deg4:52
4Hvor du skal gå4:06
5Maskefall3:38
6Hvem er du3:47
7Ruby6:16
8Vill3:13
9Når du er borte4:55
Port of Call
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:07
1Me Oh My3:06
2Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered5:25
3Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me3:14
4If You Love Somebody4:05
5What's New2:26
6The Waltz4:11
7You're Kind3:41
8For All We Know3:06
9Shame on You4:45
10Every Time We Say Goodbye5:21
11Dream a Little Dream3:14
12Don't Explain4:33
At First Light
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:09
1There's Always a First Time4:03
2Be Still My Heart5:01
3Let There Be Love3:19
4So Sorry for Your Love4:12
5Now and Then4:15
6Two Sleepy People3:45
7Keep on Backing Losers3:47
8Blame It on the Sun3:17
9At First Light3:56
10There's Trouble Brewing3:33
11Japanese Blue4:23
12Lullaby to Erle3:38
Nightwatch
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:02
1How Am I Supposed to See the Stars5:34
2Once I Held a Moon3:18
3Dance Me Love4:59
4You Send Me Flowers4:19
5I Don't Want to See You Cry4:39
6In a Sentence4:31
7Take a Long, Long Walk3:48
8This Is Not America4:38
9Be Gone3:55
10Borrowing Moons3:53
11Unbreakable Heart3:28
Darkness Out of Blue
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:02:33
1Paper Boats4:02
2Darkness Out of Blue5:23
3The Diner4:47
4Wastelands5:27
5When Judy Falls6:01
6The Beachcomber6:36
7What Might Have Been4:26
8Aren't You Cured Yet4:42
9Who Goes There4:08
10Before You Called Me Yours4:29
11How Are You Gonna' Deal With It5:35
12Let Me Be Troubled6:57
A Thousand True Stories
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 47:21
1Based on a Thousand True Stories4:22
2Dreamers at Heart4:28
3Come in From the Garden4:28
4Frozen5:08
5Wayside Song6:57
6Nightroad6:07
7Old Madrid3:54
8While You Were Gone5:57
9Laura6:00
Jazz Divas of Scandinavia
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
1Be Still My Heart
2Voodoo Skills
3Send in the Clowns
4Nothing's Better Than Love
5Naked in the Dark
6Tell Me Where You're Going
7Somewhere Over the Rainbow
8Japanese Blue
9Circus, Circus
If I Could Wrap Up a Kiss
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:12
1If I Could Wrap Up a Kiss3:30
2The Very First Christmas Without You4:21
3River4:05
4Det var ein gong4:14
5Christmas Time Is Here3:44
6Is Christmas Only a Tree3:13
7Sonjas sang til julestjernen3:13
8Vintersang3:59
9Det hev ei rose sprunge (Es ist ein Ros entsprungen)3:22
10Wonderful Christmas Time4:16
11Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas5:24
12A Christmas Wish3:51
Unclouded
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 49:25
1All I Had5:07
2Norwegian Boatsong6:21
3God's Mistakes4:13
4The Moon's a Harsh Mistress5:10
5Ordinary Sadness5:00
6When the Morning Comes (Song for Karla)3:51
7Det var for sent4:34
8When Our Tune Is Played3:28
9He Must Have Been Telling a Lie3:10
10I Will Write You Every Day3:43
11Human4:48
Chain of Days
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:12
1Buckle Her Shoe4:07
2The Dance Floor4:24
3The Leaving4:46
4A Crying Shame3:30
5Come Walk Around3:31
6Lady Charlotte3:57
7Those Rainy Nights4:38
8Two for the Road3:54
9Café de Flore3:31
10Hunting High and Low3:56
11Morgenstemning4:58
For You a Thousand Times
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:39
1It’s Gonna Rain4:24
2For You a Thousand Times5:13
3Breathe4:50
4Cocco Bello5:53
5Amy3:26
6Sleepwalking4:20
7Run Run Run4:33
8Hush Little Bird5:26
9Jaded Childhood Dreams3:40
10Winter Moon4:54
Japanese Blue
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 47:20
1Be Still My Heart (Acoustic Version)5:53
2Based on a Thousand True Stories (Acoustic Version)5:56
3The Waltz (Acoustic Version)4:03
4I Don't Wanna See You Cry (Acoustic Version)5:21
5Mercy Street (Acoustic Version)5:16
6Lullaby to Erle (Acoustic Version)5:09
7Love of My Life (Acoustic Version)4:06
8Japanese Blue (Acoustic Version)6:24
9En Og En (Acoustic Version)5:12
Silje Nergaard
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 2:06:44
Disc 111 tracks · 58:00
1Be Still My Heart (acoustic version)5:53
2Based on a Thousand True Stories (acoustic version)5:56
3The Waltz (acoustic version)4:03
4I Don't Wanna See You Cry (acoustic version)5:21
5Mercy Street (acoustic version)5:16
6Lullaby to Erle (acoustic version)5:09
7Love of My Life (acoustic version)4:06
8Japanese Blue (acoustic version)6:24
9En Og En (acoustic version)5:12
10What a Wonderful World (acoustic version)5:44
11Jeg Vil Takke Livet (acoustic version)4:56
Disc 216 tracks · 1:08:44
1Next Stop Hamar1:23
2The Train Now Standing5:43
3Never Happier Than This4:16
4Departure Times3:49
5The Railway Girl6:42
6Waiting Room5:05
7Train of Fragile Hearts3:50
8The Night Traveller3:34
9Neste Stopp Hamar1:23
10Perrong5:44
11Ennå Underveis4:16
12Avgang3:49
13Togjenta6:42
14Tiden Det Tar5:05
15Et Lite Rykk3:50
16Nattoget3:33
Hamar Railway Station
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:08:27
1Next Stop Hamar1:23
2The Train Now Standing5:43
3Never Happier Than This4:15
4Departure Times3:48
5The Railway Girl6:41
6Waiting Room5:04
7Train of Fragile Hearts3:48
8The Night Traveller3:30
9Neste stopp Hamar1:23
10Perrong5:43
11Ennå underveis4:15
12Avgang3:48
13Togjenta6:41
14Tiden det tar5:04
15Et lite rykk3:48
16Nattoget3:33
Houses
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:39
1His House3:00
2Window Bird3:19
3A Crying Shame4:52
4Rain Roofs1:57
5The Ballet Boy5:47
6I Knew That I Loved You3:19
7Night Street3:27
8Candle in the Window4:34
9Velvet Curtains6:15
10Balcony Ladies1:19
11My Neighbour’s Cat2:35
12My Crowded House3:57
13A Long Winter3:43
14One Year5:35
Tomorrow We'll Figure Out the Rest
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:10
1You Are the Very Moon4:20
2Lover Man3:58
3Mamma og pappa synger0:37
4A Perfect Night to Fall in Love3:49
5Vekket i tide4:26
6Before You Happened to Me4:10
7Silje synger0:57
8Dance me Love6:50
9My Man My Man5:25
10Brooklyn Rain4:21
11Here There and Everywhere3:26
12Silje og pappa snakker0:48
13Tomorrow We'll Figure Out the Rest5:03

Single · 42

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
1984	One of These Mornings / My Funny ValentineSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:13 AMy Funny Valentine5:09 BOne of These Mornings3:04	1984
1989	Does Anybody Care?Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:57 ADoes Anybody Care?4:00 BNatt i Oslo3:57	1989
1990	For TomorrowSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks 1For Tomorrow (New version) 2For Tomorrow (instrumental) 3The Middle of Love	1990
1990	Tell Me Where You're GoingSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 17:40 1Tell Me Where You're Going3:50 2Tell Me Where You're Going (Acoustic Version)5:23 3Marlena3:40 4Tell Me Where You're Going (Long Version)4:47	1990
1990	FallSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 16:46 1Fall3:55 2Waltz for You6:31 3Fall (Club-Mix)6:20	1990
1991	Kyoto WindSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 9:04 1Kyoto Wind3:47 2Where Are You (live)5:17	1991
1991	I've Loved YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:10 1I've Loved You4:04 2Won't Give Up4:06	1991
1991	What Is Bobby Doin'?Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 12:18 1What Is Bobby Doin'?4:19 2Walking Behind You4:08 3We'll Be Friends Tomorrow3:51	1991
1991	I Need Your LoveSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 13:26 1I Need Your Love3:58 2Tell Me Where You're Going5:23 3I've Loved You4:05	1991
1991	Welcome to Another DaySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 13:18 1Welcome to Another Day4:21 2Marlena (live version)5:05 3Tell Me Where You're Going (Japanese version)3:52	12 April 1991
1993	On and OnSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:59 1On and On3:59	1993
1993	Dreamin'Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 12:41 1Dreamin'4:24 2I Need Your Love4:25 3We'll Be Friends Tomorrow3:52	8 January 1993
1993	How Can I Stop Loving YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:05 1How Can I Stop Loving You3:54 2Love Me Again (Je t'aime)4:11	17 February 1993
1995	Gå en annen veiSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:33 1Gå en annen vei3:33	1995
2000	Me Oh MySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:04 1Me Oh My3:04	2000
2000	The WaltzSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:42 1The Waltz4:11 2Me Oh My (Soul Society Remix)3:31	2000
2000	Shame on YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 10:05 1Shame on You4:42 2Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered5:23	2000
2001	Japanese Blue / Keep on Backing LosersSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:04 Disc 11 tracks · 4:21 1Japanese Blue4:21 Disc 21 tracks · 3:43 1Keep on Backing Losers3:43	2001
2001	Now and ThenSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:54 1Now and Then4:11 2Keep on Backing Losers3:43	2001
2001	Keep on Backing LosersSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:43 1Keep on Backing Losers3:43	2001
2001	Extracts from the album At First LightSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:44 1Be Still My Heart / Now and Then / Japanese Blue / Blame It on the Sun5:44	2001
2001	Be Still My HeartSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 13:02 1Be Still My Heart (Radio Edit)3:52 2Be Still My Heart (Album Version)4:59 3Now & Then4:11	2001
2003	Borrowing MoonsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:54 1Borrowing Moons3:54	2003
2003	You Send Me FlowersSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:59 1You Send Me Flowers3:59	2003
2003	I Don't Want to See You CrySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:47 1I Don't Want to See You Cry (radio edit)4:07 2I Don't Want to See You Cry (album version)4:40	2003
2004	A Christmas WishSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track 1A Christmas Wish	December 2004
2007	Before You Called Me YoursSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:29 1Before You Called Me Yours4:29	2007
2007	How Are You Gonna Deal With ItSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track 1How Are You Gonna Deal With It	2007
2007	When Judy FallsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track 1When Judy Falls	2007
2009	Dreamers at HeartSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:24 1Dreamers at Heart4:24	2009
2012	Det går nok overSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:40 1Det går nok over3:40	16 November 2012
2017	Cocco BelloSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:06 1Cocco Bello (Radio Edit)4:06	18 August 2017
2017	BreatheSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:50 1Breathe (Radio Edit)3:50	8 September 2017
2017	For You a Thousand TimesSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:46 1For You a Thousand Times (Radio Edit)4:46	29 September 2017
2020	Be Still My HeartSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:53 1Be Still My Heart (Acoustic Version)5:53	24 January 2020
2020	Love of My LifeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:05 1Love of My Life (Acoustic Version)4:05	7 February 2020
2021	A Long WinterSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:42 1A Long Winter3:42	26 March 2021
2021	My Crowded HouseSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:57 1My Crowded House3:57	30 April 2021
2021	Window BirdSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:18 1Window Bird3:18	4 June 2021
2021	His HouseSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:01 1His House3:01	2 July 2021
2021	Velvet CurtainsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 6:11 1Velvet Curtains6:11	30 July 2021
2021	Candle in the WindowSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:32 1Candle in the Window4:32	27 August 2021

EP · 3

EP release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
2001	Verve Now 2001Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 16:13 1Intro0:45 2Suite for the Americas - Part 12:55 3Panafrica4:47 4Shame on You4:42 5Me Oh My3:04	2001
2001	3 Spor Hentet Fra "At First Light"Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 12:44 1Be Still My Heart4:59 2There’s Always a First Time4:02 3Keep on Backing Loosers3:43	2001
2004	Easy Living (VT wonen)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 23:04 1Don't Want to See You Cry4:39 2Be Still My Heart4:59 3Now and Then4:13 4You Send Me Flowers4:18 5Dance Me Love4:55	2004

Album · 3

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
2005	Live in KölnSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 17 tracks 1Borrowing Moons 2How Aam I Supposed to See the Stars 3If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 4This Is Not America 5Keep on Backing Losers 6The Waltz 7Tell Me Where You're Going 8Dance Me Love 9Be Still My Heart 10Take a Long Long Walk 11Lullaby to Erle 12Japanese Blue 13En og en 14Interview 15I Don't Want to See You Cry 16Be Still My Heart 17We Should Be Happier By Now	Live	2005
2005	Be Still My Heart: The EssentialSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:08:11 1Be Still My Heart5:03 2We Should Be Happier by Now4:40 3Shame on You4:46 4Dance Me Love4:58 5I Don't Want to See You Cry4:41 6If You Leave Me Now4:22 7On and On5:24 8Me Oh My3:07 9The Waltz4:12 10Tell Me Where You're Going5:00 11How Am I Supposed to See the Stars5:36 12Keep on Backing Losers3:46 13Japanese Blue4:24 14Lullabye to Erle3:39 15Gå en annen vei4:33	Compilation	7 October 2005
2018	5 Original AlbumsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music	Compilation	2018

Stats & PK

Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Silje Nergaard head-to-head →

Silje Nergaard metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	21	82.6th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	68	96.2th
Studio albums	20	96.4th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	23	95th
Recording span (years)	41	81.6th
Genres	5	88.3th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
2003	Spellemann Award of the year		won

Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
Queen Bees(band)	1998	2000

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silje_Nergaard_2015.jpg
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d422e9c0-b492-4cb2-8267-ccd5973e8a54
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q236381 · MusicBrainz: d422e9c0-b492-4cb2-8267-ccd5973e8a54

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Timeline

1960s

Born 1966-06-19

1980s

Debut release: One of These Mornings / My Funny Valentine

1990s

Album: Tell Me Where You're Going

Album: Silje

Album: Cow on the Highway

Album: Brevet

Album: Hjemmefra

2000s

Album: Port of Call

Album: At First Light

Won: Spellemann Award of the year

Album: Nightwatch

Album: Darkness Out of Blue

Album: A Thousand True Stories

Album: Jazz Divas of Scandinavia

2010s

Album: If I Could Wrap Up a Kiss

Album: Unclouded

Album: Chain of Days

Album: For You a Thousand Times

2020s

Album: Japanese Blue

Album: Silje Nergaard

Album: Hamar Railway Station

Album: Houses

Album: Tomorrow We'll Figure Out the Rest

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Discography (68 release groups · 20 studio albums)

Albums · 20

Single · 42

EP · 3

Album · 3

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