Hanne Sørvaag

Artist, Songwriter

Successful Norwegian singer-songwriter from Stavanger. For many years she was based in Stockholm, Sweden, mostly composing for other artists via Universal Music Publishing.

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Today she works from Oslo, Norway and has a career as a recording and performing artist. Hanne released her debut album in 2002 using the artist name Paris on Sony Music. Her next albums has been released using her birth name.

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Apart from her career as a performing artist, she’s also been successful writing for other artists, notably “My Destiny” (co-written by Tim Baxter and Harry Sommerdahl), which was performed by Katharine McPhee in the American Idol finals in 2006.

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Several other international and Norwegian artists have performed her songs. She often cites Sheryl Crow as a major influence on her music.