Kate Havnevik
Biography
London-based, Norwegian-born Kate Havnevik spent her formative years with the desire to become a guitarist in the jazz and classical worlds, but these plans were derailed after joining a punk band at the tender age of 14. Since then Havnevik has explored a wide breadth of styles before settling on three main instruments of choice: guitar, piano, and melodica. A demo of her was played on the widely influential Morning Becomes Eclectic program on L.A.'s KCRW-FM and won her a loyal fan base. More recently she collaborated with electronic music poster boys Moby, Röyksopp, and Tom Middleton, as well as penned the song "Grace" specifically for the second season finale of the popular television drama Grey's Anatomy, which aired in May 2006. Havnevik's full-length solo debut, Melankton, appeared in the fall of 2006 via her own Continentica Records and was reissued early the following year through Universal Republic. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
Melankton
2006
There is actually an entire genre with this sound, that's not to say that she is not a very talented artist within the genre.
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Wow, me too! This came on and I just opened my window to sit and listen to the rain along with her calming voice!
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Same here - was listening to Frou Frou and she popped up. Loving her voice and very calming music. : )
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She does have a wonderful voice and her music is very comforting. i was listening to frou frou when she just popped up sleepless. lol made me sit outside and watch the moon......
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yes its tru God has dropped another one of his nightengales . . he tends to drop them somehow.. good for our eys and ears...liste n u p Brit and Ferg.. this is where your limits begin.. thank God for women like these... it good to be male
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My Goodness she sounds almost EXACTLY to Imogen Heap. To the person that made the comment about "Grey's Anatomy"... absolutely sounds like something you would hear on their show. That's why I LOVE THAT SHOW! =>
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Beautiful lady with a beautiful voice. Glad Pandora introduced me to her
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I like her. A lot. She is odd in a cute and graceful sort of way, with a wonderful, etherial voice. I just downloaded her "Melankton" CD, and its definitely growing on me. "You Again," and "So:Lo" (included with the US release as a bonus) are wonderful little songs, as are "Kaliedoscop e , " "Nowhere Warm," and "Unlike Me."
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Her hair is ALWAYS f**kin crazy. She gets out of the shower and walks down the street with it like that. I think she was probably born with it too.
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don't get me wrong, she sings it well, just terrible songs
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grey's atnatomy?
i hate that show... and this music might be better if it had better lryics |
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this song MAKES the season finale of grey's. love it, love her. "nowhere warm" makes me cry too when denny dies!
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I just heard sleepless and it reminds me of imogean heap and frou frou, which i enjoy very much.
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Just adore Kate, her album Melankton is fantastic. So what if her sound is reminiscent of other artist, Kate's in great company.
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Weird... I heard Kaleidoskope and her voice reminded me of Dido. No kidding.
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I love kate havnevik. She is my favorite artist in this genre of music.
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THe song sleepless reminds me too much of bjork..it's a shame that she reminds everyone of someone else..
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I had never thought that she sounded like Imogen Heap, but then people said it here and I was like.... uhhhh... totally!
I love her though. Bought the album and was so dissapointed "Grace" wasn't on it. I didn't realize she wrote it specifically for a tv show. |
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Death Cab for Cutie has great music...love their new cd...have you heard it? Great sound!
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Anyone who likes Imogen Heap has a really good taste in music. I also like Death Cab for Cutie. Does anyone know who that is?
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I LOVE Kate Havnevik! She's soooooo cool! She reminds me of one of my favorite artists, Imogen Heap!
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Kate has a cleaner calmness to her sound than Bjork. Like its more controled. I absolutely love Kate but I can only think of maybe 2-3 songs by Bjork that I like. Her overall sound/type of music is just sweeter. But it's just my opinion.
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Beautiful music. Agree with the comments about Bjork. Her chorus reminds me of another favorite, Imogen Heap . . . also mentioned below. At the same time, I hear a bit of Clannad. As if Clannad teamed up with Bjork and Imogen. Well, that may be stretching the similarities thing a bit too much. She's her own girl, etc.
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Yes. That's what I was thinking. She's like the sweeter girlier version of Bjork.
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genoma says: 02-25-2008
Kate is like Bjork if Bjork was an Earthling. totally agree |
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I completely agree with genoma that Kate's vocal range and harmonies remind a lot of Bjork- especially in "Grace Master". What an interesting idea to hear Bjork do more "easy listening" through the art of someone she's obviously inspired.
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There's a compelling range in her voice. Something like Imogen Heap, especially with the electro-orch e s t r a .
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