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Jenny Hval (born in Oslo, Norway on 11 July 1980) is a Norwegian singer, composer, lyricist and writer. She has released 4 albums two under the stage name Rockettothesky, and two under her name Jenny Hval.
Music career [edit]
She studied in University of Melbourne, Australia specializing in creative writing and performance. While studying, she was also vocalist in Australian bands iPanic and Folding For Air.
Moving back to Norway, she released her debut EP Cigars in 2006 and was nominated for the category "Best newcomer" during Spellemannprisen. adopting the name Rockettothesky she was signed to Trust Me Records releasing two studio albums To Sing You Apple Trees in 2006 and Medea in 2008.
After release of Medea, she she reverted to her birth name Jenny Hval. Signing with Rune Grammofon, she released albums Viscera (2011) and Innocence Is Kinky (2013).
She has also collaborated recently with Håvard Volden in Nude on Sand with a self-titled album Nude on Sand released in 2012.
Writer [edit]
Jenny Hval published her novel the novel Perlebryggeriet in 2009. She has also published article works in journals and in anthologies, after studying literature and working as a freelance columnist and writer.
