Susanna And The Magical Orchestra is in fact a duo with keyboard player Morten Qvenild and extraordinary singer Susanna Karolina Wallumrød. Susanna and Morten started out as a band in 2000, and played mainly on the Norwegian live scene while making their debut album “List Of Lights And Buoys”. The album was released in 2004 and received very good critics around the world. “List of lights and buoys” contains highly personal interpretations of Dolly Parton´s “Jolene” and Leonard Bernstein´s “Who Am I” as well as nine originals that show a suprising degree of maturity, especially considering the writers young age. The much anticipated follow-up release, "Melody Mountain", an all-covers affair with versions of Joy Division, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Scott Walker and Depeche Mode songs, appeared in 2006. Susanna And The Magical Orchestra combines the availability of the traditional pop music, the strictness of the electronica and the improvisation in the jazz music. The duo have performed at festivals and concerts in many big cities, always completely captivating the audience with their fragile soundscapes and Susanna´s intimate interpretations of originals and often surprising selection of cover songs.
