Anne Lorentzen
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Anne Lorentzen (16 January 1963 – 3 December 2013) was a Norwegian singer and media researcher.
She hailed from Harstad. She issued her first album with the duo Ravn in 1995, before releasing her solo debut as a singer in 1997.[1]
Her 1997 debut album Lykkens ravn received favourable non-score reviews in Bergens Tidende and Dagsavisen Arbeiderbladet among others,[2][3] and "die throws" of 5 in a number of medium-sized newspapers.[4][5][6][7] "Die throws" of 4 were issued by VG and Dagbladet[8][9] as well as several regional newspapers.[10][11][12] The "die throw" 3 was also given.[13]
Lorentzen's 1999 album Sårt sinn featured lyrics by Hilchen Sommerschild.[14] The album received several favourable reviews with a "die throw" of 5 in both Dagbladet and VG[15][16] as well as in Aftenposten Aften, Bergensavisen, Harstad Tidende and Romerikes Blad.[17][18][19][20] Some newspapers gave a "die throw" of 4,[21][22] and one gave just 2 out of 6.[23]
Lorentzen received a doctoral degree in 2009 with a dissertation on women in the music business, Fra "syngedame" til produsent. She was working as a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Gender Research when she died in 2013 at age 50.[1]
