Jullie Hjetland | |
Birth Place: | Denmark |
Genre: | Folk Electronica |
Occupations: | Singer Composer |
Years Active: | 2008–present |
Module2: | Awards: Danish Music Folk Awards (2009 and 2014) |
Jullie Hjetland is a Danish musician and composer who records in folk, jazz and electronica genres. She was a recipient of the in 2009 and 2014.
Hjetland completed her bachelor's degree in folk music at the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense. She was awarded a master's degree in folk music from the Ole Bull Academy in Voss, Norway (part of the University of Bergen).[1]
Born to a Danish mother and a Norwegian father, Hjetland records in eight Nordic languages. She is the frontwoman of the Danish folk band Basco, also performing folk-influenced electronic music as part of her project Lukkif. Paste magazine describes Hjetland a "shining light of the Danish Nordic roots scene" and praises her "huge vocal range".[2] Hjetland has also collaborated with the Danish musician and composer to form a duo combining elements of folk, dream-pop and ambient music.[3]
In 2009, Hjetland was named Vocalist of the Year at the . She was named Musician / Singer of the Year in 2014.[4]