Randi Tytingvag

"Even when they’re not covering standards, many Nordic singers still sound standard today. Not so Randi Tytingvåg from Stavanger. Just the way she wrenches a heartfelt Marilyn Monroe out of Cole Porter’s classic "My Heart Belongs To Daddy", Chapeau! It sounds like Tom Waits stranded in Maghreb. And in her own compositions this amazing lady creates an irritatingly imposing mix of jazz, folk, cabaret, ballad, tango and ambient." Detlef Kinsler, Journal Frankfurt

"...Just because you don’t know how to pronounce her name doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get to know this young Norwegian singer, especially if you appreciate well-made songs far beyond the mainstream. Style and genre don’t interest this 31-year-old from the coastal city of Stavanger. She takes a little of everything that fits: jazz, folk, tango, vaudeville, chanson and electronic. She forms quiet songs from all this, singing little stories about people and their dealings with each other. "Red" is the name of her third CD: in Norway she climbed the charts long ago. Maybe now she’ll find an audience in the rest of the world, she certainly deserves it!" Gregor Praml, HR2 Mikado