The composition "Nocturne" performed by the Norwegian-Irish duo brought the musicians a victory in the Eurovision 1995 contest. The sensation was the presence of only four vocal lines performed by the singer Gunnhild Twinnereim, who was not part of the group.
The duo's music is visual. It resembles a movie soundtrack, but no one has filmed this movie yet. In the works of Rolf Lovland and Fionnuala Sherry musicians, elements of northern national and Celtic melodies, classical and new age are combined.
Way to each other
Rolf Undset Lovland was born in 1965 in Kristiansand, a city in southern Norway. The boy wrote his first piece of music at the age of 9. He studied at the Oslo Institute of Music, becoming a Master of Music. The composer and songwriter, who became one of the most popular authors in the country, before the appearance of the duet was awarded the national Grammy award, repeatedly became the winner of Eurovision.
The biography of Fionnuala Sherry began in 1962 in the Irish town of Nays. She was fond of music since childhood, she studied violin. The girl continued her education at the Dublin College of Music. The graduate was admitted to the RTE National Radio and Television Orchestra.
A musical show for children prepared according to her concept enjoyed constant success, the violinist also performed with famous musicians, recorded tracks for films. Like her future colleague, she was awarded the Norwegian Grammy Award.
The birth of a duet
The fateful meeting took place in 1994. Together, Rolf and Fionnuala created a duet "Secret Garden". According to the idea of the participants, everyone grows their own secret garden in their souls. Emotions bloom in him, dreams grow, feelings ripen. The path to each garden is unique. The inner feeling of harmony, the essence of human nature, became the unifying force.
Rolf admitted that his compositions are a small part of what he gained by going into his secret garden. He met the artist who gave voice to his songs in the person of Sherry in 1994. Neoclassicism and Celtic tunes liberate the mind, relax and help to find hope for happiness.
The virtuoso playing of the violin gave wings to Lovland's compositions. It took a unique duo a year to win the hearts of listeners all over the world. The debut was Nocturne, which sounded at Eurovision in 1995. The creativity of the winners confidently holds a high bar, occupying the highest lines of the ratings.
Success
In 1996, the couple presented their first compilation "Song from a secret Garden", which went platinum. Since then, over a dozen albums have been released, which have taken the top positions of Billboard. The sounds of nature are intertwined in the music. In each composition, fans hear something familiar from childhood. Church chants and oriental motives, choral singing and Celtic tunes, neoclassicism are organically combined in the melodies.
The members of the duet express their musical feelings freely. Lovland plays the role of a composer and keyboardist, while Fionnuala has become the soul of a small band. She is the soloist in the group's most famous creations.
At the "Secret Garden" concerts, listeners get unique emotions, plunging into a magical and mysterious world. Their music sounds inimitable. The professionals managed to find their place.
