Irish-Norwegian duo Secret Backyard have introduced a Thirtieth-anniversary version of their 1995 debut album, Songs From A Secret Backyard.
Combining folks, classical and Celtic conventional music, Songs From A Secret Backyard is probably greatest recognized for its monitor “Nocturne,” which received the Eurovision Tune Contest for Norway in 1995. One other album monitor, “Adagio,” was additionally featured prominently in Wong-Kar Wai’s acclaimed movie 2046.
The freshly combined new model of Songs From A Secret Backyard incorporates a particular remastered model of the monitor—the album is due out Might 14th, which is able to mark 30 years to the day from the date “Nocturne” secured its huge win on the ESC.
The massive 12 months of milestones aligns properly with one in every of Løvland’s personal: his seventieth birthday. Not solely famed for his work with Secret Backyard, Løvland composed the track “You Raise Me Up,” which has been lined by over 125 artists since its 2001 launch, together with variations by Josh Groban and Westlife.
Over a thirty 12 months profession, Secret Backyard has introduced in over three billion worldwide streams and 5 million particular person album gross sales, supporting numerous excursions the world over. The duo at the moment has 113 platinum certifications to their title from a number of international territories. They launched their most up-to-date report, Secret Winter, in December 2024.
“I think the music has grown with us and that we’ve grown with the music. We have never had focus on re-inventing our style,” the duo informed KoreaTimes in 2019. “We’ve always stayed true to the idea of melodies and our Norwegian and Irish identity.”
Order Secret Backyard’s Songs From A Secret Backyard now.
