Radka Toneff
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| Born | Ellen Radka Toneff Script error: No such module "person date". Oslo, Norway |
| Origin | Norway |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Musician, composer |
| InstrumentTemplate:Pluralize from text | Vocals |
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Ellen Radka Toneff (25 June 1952 – 21 October 1982) was a Norwegian jazz singer, daughter of the Bulgarian folk singer, pilot and radio technician Toni Toneff,[1] she was born in Oslo and grew up in Lambertseter and Kolbotn.[2] She is still considered one of Norway's greatest jazz singers.[3]
Career
She studied music at Oslo Musikkonservatorium (1971–75), combined with playing in the jazz rock band "Unis". She also had her own Radka Toneff Quintet (1975–80), with a changing lineup.[1] including musicians like Arild Andersen, Jon Balke, Jon Eberson and Jon Christensen, among others.[4] Since 1979 she collaborated with Steve Dobrogosz.[1] In 1980 she participated in the Norwegian national final of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Parken" by Ole Paus.[2]
Toneff was awarded the Spellemannsprisen 1977 in the category best vocal for the album Winter Poem, and she posthumously received the Norwegian Jazz Association's Buddypris in 1982.[4] The Radka Toneff Memorial Award is based on a fund created with royalties from the albums Fairytales and Live in Hamburg.[4]
She lived with bassist Arild Andersen for some years, though she was involved with jazz drummer Audun Kleive at the time of her death.[5] A biography of Toneff was published in 2008.[5]
Toneff had roots in Bulgaria, and she grew up in Lambertseter (in Oslo) and Kolbotn (in a neighboring former municipality), and left deep traces in Norwegian jazz. In a poll of Norwegian musicians conducted by the newspaper Morgenbladet in November 2011, her 1982 album Fairytales was voted the best Norwegian album of all time.[6] Toneff was found dead in the woods of Bygdøy outside Oslo on 21 October 1982. She had committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills.[7]
Honors
- Spellemannsprisen 1977 in the class Best vocal for the album Winter Poem
- Buddyprisen 1982 posthumously
Discography
Solo albums
- 1977: Winter Poem (Zarepta Records) – with the Radka Toneff Quintet
- 1979: It Don't Come Easy (Zarepta Records) – with the Radka Toneff Quintet
- 1982: Fairytales (Odin Records) – with Steve Dobrogosz
- 1993: Live in Hamburg (Odin Records) – with Steve Dobrogosz, Arild Andersen, and Alex Riel (recorded in 1981)
- Compilations
- 2003: Some Time Ago – A Collection Of Her Finest Moments (EmArcy Records)
- 2008: Set It Free – Et Portrett Av Radka Toneff (KRF Records)
- 2008: Butterfly (Curling Legs)
Collaborative works
- 1971: Slutt Opp, Kamerat (Plateselskapet Oktober), "Fronteatret"/«Visegruppa PS»
- 1971: Svartkatten (Flora / Arne Bendiksen), Nationaltheatret
- 1975: Lise Madsen, Moses Og De Andre (Sonet Records), with Ole Paus
- 1978: Leve Patagonia (Philips Records), with Ketil Bjørnstad
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johansen, Per Kristian (30 July 2003). "Radka Toneff 1952–1982". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 September 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Halvorsen, Tore. "Radka Toneff". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johansen, Carl Kristian (1 September 2008). "Ny biografi om Radka Toneff i butikkene i dag". Ballade (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 September 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Radka Toneff Biography" (in Norwegian). JazzBasen.no Norwegian Jazz Archives (1994). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Breen, Marta (2008). Radka Toneff. Hennes korte liv og store stemme. Oslo: Kagge Forlag. ISBN 978-82-489-0755-8.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Breen, Marta (27 August 2008). "Norsk jazz' store ikon". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Breen, Marta (31 August 2008). "Distansert blikk: Nyansert portrett, mangler en klo". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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External links
- Radka Toneff Biography by Johs Bergh on Store Norske Leksikon
- Radka Toneff Moon's a Harsh Mistress on YouTube
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