Sissel Sings in Des Moines
Grammy-nominated European Singing sensation and star of two new PBS Specials
performs Tuesday, April 22, at Hoyt Sherman Place

Grammy nominated European singing sensation and star of two new PBS specials, SISSEL has captured the hearts of concert audiences all over the world thanks to her astonishingly crystal clear voice and one of the most amazing musical repertoires of any modern artist.

SISSEL performs live in Des Moines at Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Avenue, on Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 p.m. Tickets are priced at $55 and $45 may be purchased at the Hoyt Sherman Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 515-243-1888 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Best-known as Norway’s greatest musical superstar, she was introduced to American audiences as the beautiful young vocalist who opened the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and went on to make a dramatic impact on cinema as the alluring vocalist on the blockbuster soundtrack to Titanic.

SISSEL has shared the stage with superstars including Celine Dion, Sting, Moby, Angelique Kidjo, Willie Nelson, Diana Krall, Josh Groban, as well as duets with Danish punk band Sort Sol (Black Sun) and rapper Warren G -- the latter producing a hit single across Europe. She’s toured and sung at Carnegie Hall with The Chieftains and appeared twice on Late Night with David Letterman and performed on Good Morning America both alone and with Placido Domingo.

SISSEL’s Christmas CD, Spirit Of The Season - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra At Temple Square with SISSEL, is nominated for two Grammys: Best Classical Crossover Album and Best Engineered Album - Classical. Spirit of the Season maintained the #1 spot on the Billboard Classical Chart for nine consecutive weeks and includes recordings from her guest appearance with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for their 2006 annual Christmas concert.

SISSEL’s most current CD and DVD, Northern Lights (released November 2007) features special guest world-renowned tenor Jose Carreras. Northern Lights was taped in pure high-definition video at an historic wooden church in one of the most rarely seen locations on Earth: the tiny Norwegian village of Roros.

Although SISSEL’s remarkable repertoire includes music closest to her heart – Norwegian folk music and timeless songs from her native country – she performs most of her material in English, her second language after her native Scandinavian.

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Contact: Randy Alexander, Randex Communications, 856-596-1410, randex@randexpr.com