http://newage-music.blogspot.com/2007/06/secret-garden.html
Fionnuala Sherry and Rolf Lovland make a striking couple. She is a petite Irish beauty and classically trained violinist whose flowing golden locks dance while tearing up her violin like Paganini. He is a soft-spoken and clean-cut handsome Norwegian keyboardist and composer, with a sharp sense of humor and a light Nordic accent to his perfect English. Though she resides in Dublin and he in Oslo, they look straight out of a glamorous Hollywood movie. Together they make up Secret Garden, one of today’s most interesting and captivating musical success stories. Their four studio albums and Best of compilation have sold an impressive 3 million copies worldwide, and their music takes listeners on magical musical adventures to the mysterious parts of Norway and Ireland that most of us have only dreamed about. Their success lies in their lyrical songs and passionate instrumental arrangements that blend zesty doses of traditional Irish and Norwegian sounds with classical styles.
The duo met back in 1994 at the Eurovision Songwriting Contest held that year in Ireland, where both were competing. When they met by chance, they discovered a huge musical connection, and slowly began to work together. Over a period of 9 months from their respective homes, they developed their first album Songs from a Secret Garden. As a result, they were signed to Polygram in Norway, and then represented Norway in the Eurovision contest in ’95. Incidentally, they won—and their careers were launched.
Fionnuala Sherry and Rolf Lovland make a striking couple. She is a petite Irish beauty and classically trained violinist whose flowing golden locks dance while tearing up her violin like Paganini. He is a soft-spoken and clean-cut handsome Norwegian keyboardist and composer, with a sharp sense of humor and a light Nordic accent to his perfect English. Though she resides in Dublin and he in Oslo, they look straight out of a glamorous Hollywood movie. Together they make up Secret Garden, one of today’s most interesting and captivating musical success stories. Their four studio albums and Best of compilation have sold an impressive 3 million copies worldwide, and their music takes listeners on magical musical adventures to the mysterious parts of Norway and Ireland that most of us have only dreamed about. Their success lies in their lyrical songs and passionate instrumental arrangements that blend zesty doses of traditional Irish and Norwegian sounds with classical styles.
The duo met back in 1994 at the Eurovision Songwriting Contest held that year in Ireland, where both were competing. When they met by chance, they discovered a huge musical connection, and slowly began to work together. Over a period of 9 months from their respective homes, they developed their first album Songs from a Secret Garden. As a result, they were signed to Polygram in Norway, and then represented Norway in the Eurovision contest in ’95. Incidentally, they won—and their careers were launched.
