Solveig Leithaug
(Pronounced Sol-vey Light-houg)
Dove award-winning, Norwegian born artist and songwriter, Solveig Leithaug, is known to craft songs that seamlessly blend breathtaking beauty with unflinching honesty.
Her 18th solo album Riverside- Hymns and Spiritual Songs (2019, Americana/folk), is a masterful culmination of Solveig's seasoned spiritual journey, her eclectic musical expertise, and compassionate insight.
Solveig has performed in over twenty nations, from national and international conferences held in arenas and cathedrals to prisons, television, jazz-cafes, and outdoor festivals. She often travels between her native Norway and North America, bringing live audiences a combination of inspiring, self-penned songs and fresh arrangements of traditional Scandinavian folksongs and classic hymns.
Her popularity has been further propelled over the past ten years by featured appearances on television specials and DVDs in the Billboard chart-topping Gaither Homecoming Series. A few of her most-loved Homecoming performances include her original song "Everything Has Its Season" on Women of Homecoming, Volume 1, and the classic "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" on How Great Thou Art, filmed at The Grand Ole Opry.
In addition to her roles as a touring artist and songwriter, Solveig currently serves as an ambassador for Compassion International, of which she was a founding board member in the Nordic region from 2012- 2019.
First and foremost, Solveig is a wife to Jim, a mom to five children, and a brand new grandmother. She has lived in the United States for 25 years and now makes her home near Nashville, Tennessee.
Discography
▪ 1985 Askepott (Storm Production) Produced by Svein Gundersen/ Finn Pedersen,
▪ 1986 In the World (DaySpring, WORD) Duet Larry Norman. Produced by Gundersen/ Pedersen/ Cam Floria
▪ 1988 Lys i eit vindu (God Musikk) Produced by Wayne Watson/ Martin Alfsen
▪ 1988 First Step (DaySpring, WORD) Duet Wayne Watson. Produced by Wayne Watson
▪ 1993 Mi stjerne (Master Music) (Best Of)
▪ 1994 Vindens veg (Master Music) Produced by Tore W. Aas
▪ 1995 Min båt er så liten (Children’s CD/DVD) (LynorAS) Produced by Terje Kleppe
▪ 1995 The Way of the Wind (Simple Saints Music) Produced by Tore W. Aas
▪ 1996 Hvem er jungelenskonge? (Children’s CD) (LynorAS) Produced by Terje Kleppe
▪ 1998 Deilig er den himmel blå (Children’s CD/DVD) (LynorAS) Produced by Jon Kleveland
▪ 2000 Surrender (Simple Saints Music) Produced by John Lawry/ Bill Ancira
▪ 2004 Tilbe Deg (Mudi) Produced by Tore W. Aas
▪ 2006 Fagert er landet (Mudi) Produced by Stein Austrud
▪ 2006 Worship You (Authentic Records, London) Produced by Tore W. Aas
▪ 2008 Julefred (Mudi) Produced by Steve Hindalong
▪ 2009 Christmas Peace (Kingsway) Produced by Steve Hindalong
▪ 2012 Klassikere (Mudi) ("Best Of" Boxed Set)
▪ 2014 Finding Home (Apple Cake Records) Produced by Steve Hindalong
▪ 2017 Time (Apple Cake Records) Produced by Steve Hindalong
▪ 2019 Riverside – Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Apple Cake Records) Produced by Steve Hindalong
Gaither Homecoming Artist
▪ Featured original song “Everything Has Its Season” on Women of Homecoming, Volume 1 (DVD/CD) (2013).
▪ Featured song “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” as Solveig Henderson on How Great Thou Art (DVD/CD) (2007) from Grand Ole’ Opry – Nashville, TN.
▪ Contributor to Gaither’s Homecoming Magazine since 2010.
▪ Published short stories in Gaither Homecoming Bible (Thomas Nelson Publishing, 2012), A Homecoming Christmas (2011), and Gloria Gaither’s Homecoming Cookbook (2010).
▪ Finding Home CD made available through Gaither Music’s catalogue and online store.
Awards
• Silver Telly Award and Angel Award for the music video All the Way to Heaven (Worship You, 2008)
• Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award International Artist of the Year (1986)
• Artist of the Year i Music Magazine Treff, Norway (1985)
• Three Gold Records: Min båt er så liten, Hvem er jungelens konge? (Children’s CDs) and Oslo Gospel Choir’s Live!
• Fyrlysprisen (The Lighthouse Award) 2018, a lifetime recognition award given annually by Skjærgårdssang in Langesund, Norway.
