Kate Havnevik
Her unique name seems hard to pronounce, it says Hav-ne-veek. A girl who smiles a lot was born in Norway 27 October 1975. Raised by an English and Norwegian parents who was actually a classical flute players. She chose to use her mother’s maiden name, Havnevik because her mother is a strong woman.
Her first debut Melankton, which means “black rose” the name is taken from a character, in Norwegian novel Oppdageren, which translates to The Discoverer. All of her songs were beautifully written and the lyric was made to show a little dark side of Kate Havnevik. She was living in London, and has the thought about a pop stardom. She felt a bit pushed into a commercial pop by everyone around her who only thinks about the hit in songs. Which actually it relies more than just a hit.
For her personality, Kate can be very friendly. "When people meet me, I can be very talkative and very lively, but my lyrics are on the dark side," she admits. Melankton will surprise you, with a delightful and an intriguing sounds, yet it’s therapeutic!. Hear couples of her songs as “Unlike Me” tells about being trapped in yourself, envying people who are free and comfortable with themselves. “Not Fair” is like times when you take someone into your life, they lead you on and then they fuck up everything and leave you in a mess and while melancholy seems to be pouring out in the song “I Don't Know You”.
She wrote all the songs, and recorded most of it in her homemade vocal booth in the bedroom, she made her closet into a vocal booth. You can find the soothing orchestra sound beautifully heard side by side with the trip-hop tunes. She designed the artwork and arranged the strings of the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. The results are nothing short of stunning. "I know I shouldn't say this, but I'm ever so proud of it. And, as much as I'd rather sell a million copies of the album, I'd be just as proud if nobody bought it", she said.
There’s still more to it, she already become the darling of the Music Supervisor community with songs featured on the West Wing, The OC, Commander in Chief, Windfall, In Justice and Grey’s Anatomy which has featured six of Kate’s songs on the past 10 months. The Grey’s Anatomy producers were so happy with their new discovery that they commissioned Kate to write the song for the closing scene of the second season finale, in addition to placing it on that season’s soundtrack. . Kate ever played her first Melankton live show, a support gig with Sigur Ros in Oslo. Moreover, her lovely voice makes the album seems not easily to forget!
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