Trine Rein

Biography

Trine Rein (born November 11, 1970) is an American-Norwegian singer. Her album sales have exceeded one million records.

Debut

Rein released her first solo album in 1993, Finders, Keepers. It peaked at the top of the Norwegian album chart for five weeks. As she was almost unknown before the release, it took 14 weeks for the album to become the country's most popular album. Due to the extensive foreign press coverage of the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer February 1994, her album was soon a hit in Japan as well. At one time she topped 16 different Japanese radio station charts simultaneously. Almost two-thirds of the more than 600,000 albums sold of her first album were bought by Japanese fans.
Rein has released two successful singles. The first was on her debut album, called "Just Missed the Train", and has become Rein's trademark song, exposing her great singing ability. The song has later been covered by child star actress Danielle Brisebois (who wrote the song with Scott Cutler), Estonian Eurovision participant Maarja-Liis Ilus, American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, and a pre-American Idol Carly Hennessy, among others.

Declining sales

Rein's second album came in 1996, called Beneath My Skin×Beneath My Skin1996 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1The State I'm In4:102Torn4:093Look at Me4:314Old Soul3:395Comes Love3:456Do You Really Wanna Leave Me This Way4:337Good Time3:278Have a Little Faith in Me5:119A Little More of You4:2210Touch3:0111Slowly4:0912Never Far Away3:53, and also enjoyed some success; however, it only sold about half as many copies as her debut album. More than 300,000 copies were sold in Norway, Japan, and Denmark; Denmark was a new market for Rein. In its first week, the album went straight to number one on the Norwegian charts. Again a popular single was released in 1996, this time a cover of the alternative rock band Ednaswap's song "Torn".

Moving abroad

Her third album To Find The Truth×To Find the Truth12 August 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1World Without You3:592David4:153Stars and Angels2:574Just Missed the Train3:415If Only You Could Be Mine3:396You Are3:407To Find the Truth5:208Blown Away4:299I'm Not an Angel4:0610My Disguise4:12 was released in 1998, and sold about 100,000 copies. Shortly afterwards, Rein grew tired of the spotlight and sought an anonymous existence abroad for a few years. In 2000, Rein settled permanently in San Francisco and Los Angeles, where she had a variety of odd jobs, including being a limo driver.
She moved back to Norway in 2004 and decided to return to the music scene. Rein starred in a summer television program called 80-tallet beat for beat with three other artists. She also released her first compilation CD, entitled The Very Best of Trine Rein×The Very Best of Trine Rein16 August 2004 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1With or Without You3:142Just Missed the Train4:503Torn4:094Stay With Me Baby4:115Do You Really Wanna Leave Me This Way4:316You're All Mine3:117The State I'm In4:108Never Fare Away3:529World Without You4:0010Stars and Angels2:5611You Are3:4012To Find the Truth5:1913My Disguise (remix)4:0614Cry Baby3:2615So You Win Again4:30, the same year.

Eurovision ambitions

Although Rein had stated that she would never participate in the Norwegian final and selection method for the Eurovision Song Contest, Melodi Grand Prix, she accepted Norwegian broadcaster NRK's invitation to participate in 2006. Rein entered the first semi-final in Alta, winning the televote and qualifying for the final at Oslo Spektrum arena. Rein's composition, "Here for the Show", was written by three experienced Swedish producers and songwriters, and was criticized for having similarities to Robbie Williams's "Let Me Entertain You", which the authors also admitted had been their sole inspiration. The song did not win the national final.
She recorded "Time After Time" with the Danish singer Flemming "Bamse" Jørgensen.

New album and single in 2010

On May 18, 2010, Rein premiered her first single in twelve years, titled "I Found Love" on her official website; it became available for digital purchase on May 24. Rein's fourth album was called Seeds of Joy×Seeds Of Joy2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Bring Us Around3:412Just the Way I Am3:443Not for Long4:244I Am Leaving You4:005Landslide3:456I Found Love3:447I Miss You3:288Keep a Light On5:059Tell Me3:5210I'm Always Right3:5611Love Me Still3:53, and was released on September 20, 2010.

Personal life

Rein is a vegan and advocate for animal rights. Since July 2015, she has been married to Norwegian adventurer Lars Monsen.

Singles

"Just Missed The Train" (1993) No. 4 in Norway and No. 94 on the Eurochart Hot 100
"Stay With Me Baby" (1994)
"Torn" (1996) No. 10 in Norway
"Do You Really Wanna Leave Me This Way" (1996)
"The State I'm In" (1996)
"Never Far Away" (1996)
"World Without You" (1998)
"Stars And Angels" (1998)
"I Found Love" (2010)
"Når Klokkene Slår" (2011)
"If You're Next to Me" (2012)
"Closer" (2014)
"Den Første Julenatt" (2015)
"Don't Say It's Over" (2016)
"Hello It's Me" (2016)
"Julegaven×Julegaven2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Engler synger høyt i sky / Hør den englesang så skjønn / Glory Praise6:242Når klokkene slår3:083Field of Grace2:574Behold This Child3:335En krybbe var vuggen2:086Little Lord Jesus3:337Get Ready4:038Praise the Good Lord3:119Marias guttebarn3:3410Det kimer nå til julefest1:4411Sweet Dreams2:57" (2017)
"Where Do We Go" (featuring Ole Børud) (2019)

Albums

Finders, Keepers (1993) No. 1 in Norway
Beneath My Skin (1996) No. 1 in Norway
To Find The Truth (1998) No. 22 in Norway
Seeds of Joy (September 20, 2010) No. 19 in Norway
The Well (January 27, 2017)