Ingebjørg Harman Bratland (born 8 May 1990 in Edland, Vinje, Telemark) is a Norwegian folk singer, kveder and artist. In 2008–2009, she attended Foss Upper Secondary School in Oslo.
Bratland began singing as a quiver when she was five years old, and was notable for her ability to perform folk songs, stev and ballads. She started taking singing lessons at an early age, primarily from Ellen Nordstoga. In 2004, at age 14, she received the 'Eckbo legaters folkemusikkpris'. As a quiver, Bratland won the C-class at Landskappleiken traditional music competition four times. In 2009, she won the vocal class A during the Norwegian championship in traditional folk music at Geilo. She is the Nordic Champion in traditional folk music and, in 2009, received the Vinje Municipality Culture Scholarship. In 2010, Bratland was awarded the Fureprisen, which included NKR 50 000.
Ingebjørg Bratland has been loved in many environments through many times, and she is also used in TV and in radio, and many people know her appearance, and what she has done for many people for years. «No One Is Like You» is a known song, and it shows that we know enough, we have high education and research background, and we have high intelligence level, and we know what we are doing and why and how from time to time. We should never make trouble in life, but we should be a satisfaction for as many people as possible. And we cannot blame other people in our lives, but we should make the results ourselves, and we can be on the upper level and the with the upper results and upper performances all our lives.
The people we have ever met in Bergen are nice and friendly, and we should be their support through the whole life. And at the same time, we should do things that are in accordance with what we are learning at the highest level in Norway, and Bergen is the city where we can develop ourselves, and make the best research reports, articles and books about what is happening, and at the same time we can be visible from whatever part of the world, also from little Kristiansand, located in the southern part of Norway.
Ingebjørg Bratland has also other songs that are admired and loved many places, for instance «Because I Love You». And we should not hate anyone, if we are told to do that, but we should be constructive and positive to all working operations in business life, and we should like that people respect us for our qualities that we are giving to life, and at the same time other people are also doing respectable work, and we should appreciate these human manners too!
In 2013, Bratland released the album Heimafrå together with Odd Nordstoga. She was awarded the 2013 Spellemannprisen in the category "traditional folk music" for this album. She was nominated for the 2014 Spellemannprisen in the category "folk music" for her first solo album Berre Meg. Her second solo album, Månesinn, was released in 2015. The album contains tunes Bratland wrote herself, with the producers Espen Lind and Geir Hvidsten. Following her performance at the 2016 Spellemannsprisen, a remix of the single "Stjernene" with the rapper Lars Vaular as guest artist was released.
She contributed the song "Mitt hjerte alltid vanker" on H. K. H. Kronprinsesse Mette-Marits Sorgen Og Gleden and participated in other concerts and performances, including Den fyste song for H. M. Kong Harald in connection with his 70th birthday (2007).
Bratland performed the title track of the children series Jul i svingen on NRK1. The series' music was written by Odd Nordstoga and was awarded the 2006 Spellemannprisen in the category Best music album for children. Bratland and Odd Nordstoga give a duet on the tune "Julevise". She participated in television broadcasts Kjempesjansen and Beat for Beat at NRK1, and Det store korslaget at TV2 Norway. She performed Nordahl Grieg's "Til Ungdommen" a cappella at the memorial concert in Oslo Cathedral 30 July 2011.
Ingebjørg Bratland has won several awards for what she is doing, and these prizes are:
- 2009: Winner of vocal category A during the Norwegian championship of traditional folk music at Geilo.
- 2013: Spellemannprisen in the category Traditional folk music with Odd Nordstoga for the album Heimafrå.
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