Sissel Kyrkjebø - Deilig er jorden (Beautiful Savior) - 1991

Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Deilig er jorden" in a Norwegian TV-show in 1991. Click on CC for English subtitles. Danish B. S. Ingemann wrote "Dejlig er jorden" in 1850, which he set to the same melody as "Fairest Lord Jesus" (also known as "Beautiful Savior").

Sissel, the international singing sensation from Norway, is widely regarded as one of the finest and most talented sopranos in the world. Her crystalclear voice has made Sissel a national institution in Norway. Sissel has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She contributed the haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic. She has been doing great duets with singers like Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Russell Watson, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Neil Sedaka and Charles Aznavour. A very remarkable voice you will only hear once in your lifetime.