Marthe Wang

Marthe Wang
Marthe Wang
Birth name	Marthe Haaland Wang
Born	25 October 1990 (age 33); Bergen, Hordaland
Origin	Norway
Genres	Folk, jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Kirkelig Kulturverksted, Bjerke
Website	www.marthewang.com

Marthe Haaland Wang (born 25 October 1990 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter born and raised in Bergen. She sings about hope, wonder and relationships and about the past, future and present in the Bergen dialect. Her music can be described as timeless, melodious, playful and serious. The genuine and organic soundscape covers both pop, folk and jazz.

Biography

Wang released her debut album Ut Og Se Noe Annet in 2017. The album was well received in Norwegian media^[1] and nominated for the 2017 Spellemannprisen in the Folk category.^[2] The debut single «Til deg» from the album became Marthes big breakthrough. The song was used by The Church City Mission under the NRK Telethon 2018 and got high rotation on radio and Wang did many TV-performances. In November 2018 she received the award Tekstforfatterfondets lyspunktpris for young Norwegian songwriters with a prize amount of NOK 25,000,^[3] and also won the Edvard-prize in the lyrics category for Ut og se noe annet^[4]

On 17 April 2020 Marthe released her second album Bakkekontakt. The album received good feedback from music critics with dice roll 6 from Bergensavisen,^[5] dice roll 5 from VG,^[6] and excellent words from Dagens Næringsliv.^[7] The first single "No sier eg adjø" was A-listed and received a lot of air time on NRK P1. For the album, she was nominated for the Spellemannprisen 2020 in the Folk category.^[8]

On 26. May 2023 Marthe Wang released her first EP Live fra Kulturkirken Jakob.^[9] The EP contains live performances recorded in Kulturkirken Jakob (in English St. James Church of Culture) of 2 songs from her first album Ut og se noe annet and 4 songs from her second album Bakkekontakt.

Wang is educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music, where she studied jazz singing and music pedagogy. She completed her education there in 2014.^[10]

Wang is the cousin of double bassist Ellen Andrea Wang and sister of Norwegian artist Thea Wang.^[11]

Discography

- Ut og se noe annet (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2017)
1. «Følg meg»
2. «Ukjent venn»
3. «Til deg»
4. «Hon drar»
5. «Din sang»
6. «Ka kan eg gjøre med det?»
7. «Størst av alt»
8. «Bølgenes makter»
9. «Stay»
- De Utrolige – Ten Sing 50 År (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2018)
Contributes on the song «Midt i mørket»
- Bakkekontakt (Bjerke, 2020)
1. «Hold meg»
2. «Han stiller klokken tilbake»
3. «Komet»
4. «No sier eg adjø»
5. «Det gjelder deg»
6. «Du sa det til meg»
7. «Ingen av oss visste»
8. «Leiter etter svar»
9. «Lillebror»
10. «Vi skulle skrive en saga»
- Gudene vet (Bjerke, 2020)
Wang's interpretation of Gustav Lorentzen's Norwegian translation of God Only Knows by The Beach Boys.
Live fra Kulturkirken Jakob (Bjerke, 2023)

«Hold meg - Live»
«Ingen av oss visste - Live»
«Din sang - Live»
«No sier eg adjø»
«Komet - Live»
«Bølgenes makter - Live»

Awards

Spellemannprisen

Marthe Wang has received two nominations.^[12]


Year	Awardee	Category	Result
2017	Ut og se noe annet	Folk	Nominated
2020	Bakkekontakt	Folk	Nominated

Andre priser

Edvard-prize 2018 in the lyrics category.^[13]
Tekstforfatterfondets Lyspunktpris 2018 for lyrics on Ut og se noe annet.^[14]

References

^ "Marthe Wang" (in Norwegian). BergenLive.no. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
^ "Her er de nominerte til Spellemannsprisen 2017". Se og Hør (in Norwegian). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
^ "Tekstforfatterfondets ærespris til Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen • ballade.no". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "Her er årets Edvard-vinnerne • ballade.no". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ Gorseth, Olav (16 April 2020). "(+) Helt nydelig!". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "Musikkanmeldelse Marthe Wang – "Bakkekontakt": Vårlige virkelighetsviser". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 20 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ Vinger, Audun (17 April 2020). "Plateanmeldelse: Velklingende visepop fra Bergen (+)". www.dn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ Alnes, Espen (12 February 2021). "Dette er dei nominerte til Spellemannprisen 2020". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "Marthe Wang". Marthe Wang. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Marthe Wang". Marthe Wang. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ Nilsson, Ørjan (2 June 2021). "Måtte spille inn på natten – Beyoncé hadde nemlig booket studioet på dagtid". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "Spellemann – Arkiv over alle nominerte og vinnere fram til i dag!" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Edvard-prisen // TONOs formidlerpris". TONO (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Priser". Musikkfondene. Retrieved 17 March 2023.