Nell Sigland Explained

Nell Sigland
Birth Name:	Ragnhild Westgaard
Alias:	Nell Sigland
Birth Date:	1976 11, df=y
Birth Place:	Hamar, Norway
Genre:	Classical, jazz, gothic rock, gothic metal
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	1996–2010
Label:	AFM Records, Season of Mist
Associated Acts:	The Crest, Theatre of Tragedy, Alight

Ragnhild Westgaard (born 13 November 1976),^[1] or often referred to as Nell Sigland, is a Norwegian singer from Hamar, best known as the lead vocalist of Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy from 2004 to 2010. She was also the lead singer for Norwegian gothic rock band The Crest for ten years, from 1996 until the end of 2005, founded by her then-husband Kristian Sigland and herself.

Discography

The Crest

Demos:

• Straightjacket Singalongs (1998)
• Childhood's End/Thorn (1999)
• Thunderfuel (1999)
• Dark Rock Armada (2000)

Albums:

• Letters from Fire (2002)
• Vain City Chronicles (2005)

Theatre of Tragedy

Albums:

• Storm (2006)
• Forever Is the World (2009)

Singles:

• Storm (2006)
• Deadland (2009)

EPs:

• Addenda (2010)

DVDs:

• Last Curtain Call (2011) (also live album)

Hollow Peak

EPs:

• Endless (2023)

Guest appearances

• Gothminister – Gothic Electronic Anthems (2003) – vocals in the songs "Hatred" and "Wish"
• Gothminister – Happiness in Darkness (2008) – vocals in the songs "Your Saviour", "The Allmighty" and "Emperor"
• Dark Tranquillity – Fiction (2007) – co-vocals on "The Mundane and the Magic"
• Dark Tranquillity – Where Death Is Most Alive DVD (2009) – co-vocals on "The Mundane and the Magic" and "Insanity's Crescendo"
• Alight – Don't Fear the Revenge (2009) – vocals in the song "Your Bride"

External links

• Nell Sigland – profile at official Theatre of Tragedy website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nell Sigland – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.