(1974-11-09) 9 November 1974 (age 50) Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Occupation(s)
Vocalist, singer-songwriter, lyricist
Instrument(s)
Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active
2000–present
Musical artist
Silje Wergeland (born 9 November 1974) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known as the current lead vocalist of the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band The Gathering (since 2009).[1] She was also the frontwoman of Norwegian doom/gothic metal band Octavia Sperati.
Musical career
Silje Wergeland was a founding member of the female group of gothic / doom metalOctavia Sperati in 2000, where she remained as vocalist and one of the main songwriters along with Gyri Losnegaard and Bodil Myklebust, until 2008.[2] In an interview with Paul Stenning, Wergeland described the band as “Extravagant, dramatic doom with a rock n’ roll heart.” She also said her influences were “Black Sabbath, Slayer, Clutch, Pantera, Type O Negative, Pink Floyd among others, and also some Norwegian folk music influences due to our musical inheritance.”[3]
Her first studio album with The Gathering, The West Pole was released in May 2009.[5]
Personal life
Wergeland was born in Bergen, where she still regularly lives. Her partner is Mads Lilletvedt, drummer of the death / thrash metal local band Hellish Outcast and Sahg. They are the parents of two girls: Marie, born in August 2012 and Louise, born in February 2016.
