Rita Engedalen

Rita Engedalen
Rita Engedalen in 2012
Background information
Born	(1971-12-17) 17 December 1971 (age 53)
Origin	Norway
Genres	Blues
Occupation(s)	Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar

Rita Engedalen (born 17 December 1971) is a Norwegian blues musician (vocals, guitar) and songwriter. Rita Engedalen and Margit Bakken were top billing at the Sunflower Blues Festival in August 2015 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. A few days later she performed at the Shack Up Inn in a smaller setting.

Career

Engedalen is one of the most established blues musicians in Norway, and often performs with Margit Bakken as the duo Women in Blues. ^{[1] [2]} She won the blues category of the Spelleman Award in 2006. ^[3] She won the second European Blues Challenge in 2012. ^[4]

Discography

• Hear My Song (Bluestown Records, 2004) ^[5]
• Heaven ain't Ready for Me Yet (Bluestown Records, 2006) ^[3]
• The Tree Still Standing (Grammofon, 2008) ^[6]
• Women in Blues (2012), with Margit Bakken ^[7]

References

1. Skarberg Aarnes, Even (31 July 2015). "Damer i Blues til USA". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
2. Wandrup, Fredrik (1 April 2012). "Et helt opptog av blåstrømper". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
3. "Spellemannspris winners announced - Listen to Norway". Listento.no. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
4. "2nd European Blues Challenge 2012". Europeanbluesunion.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
5. Family, Bear. "Rita Engedalen CD : Hear My Song - Bear Family Records". Bear-family.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
6. "The Tree Still Standing - Rita Engedalen | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 September 2016.
7. "Women in Blues: Broken Soul Blues - Margit Bakken, Rita Engedalen | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 September 2016.

External links

• Official website

Awards
Preceded by Kåre Virud Band	Recipient of the Spelleman Award in the class blues 2006	Succeeded by Kjetil Grande
Preceded by No blues award	Recipient of the Gammleng Award in the class blues 2010	Succeeded by No blues award