Tora Augestad

Tora Augestad
Augestad and Mathias Eick with 'Music for
a While' in Bergen, 18 December 2014.
Background information
Born
Tora Karen Elisabeth Augestad

(1979-12-10) 10 December 1979
Bergen, Norway
GenresCabaret, classical music, jazz
OccupationsMusician, conductor and actor
InstrumentVocals
Spouse
Sahin Dagdelen
Websitewww.toraaugestad.no
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Tora Karen Elisabeth Augestad (born 10 December 1979) is a Norwegian mezzosoprano, musical conductor and actor. One of Norway's most established classical singers, she focuses on jazz, musical theater, contemporary music, and cabaret. Her stage debut was the lead role in "Annie" in 1994, and won the Norwegian talent competition in 1993 at TV 2. Augestad has received Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy Award) and other awards for her albums. She is a frequent collaborator of Norwegian composer Marcus Paus.