Beate S. Lech

Beate Slettevoll Lech (born 10 April 1974 in Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer, composer and lyricist in modern jazz and related music, raised in Øvre Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane. She grew up in Volda, Møre og Romsdal as the daughter of the Polish jazz violinist Zdzislaw Lech, known from bands like "Folk & Røvere", Jon Eberson's band Metropolitan (two albums and appearance at Moldejazz 1999), and Beady Belle with her husband jazz bassist Marius Reksjø, and has attracted attention in concerts internationally.[1]

Beate S. Lech
Beate S. Lech performing in 2017
Photo: Matija Pužar
Background information
Birth nameBeate Slettevoll Lech
Born (1974-04-10) 10 April 1974
Volda, Møre og Romsdal
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician and composer
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsKirkelig Kulturverksted
Jazzland
Associated actsBeady Belle
Websitewww.kkv.no/en/Music/Utgivelser/2011/Beate-Lech

Career

Lech is a graduate of the University of Oslo and Norges Musikkhøgskole in Oslo. She has collaborated with musicians like Bugge Wesseltoft.[2][3] On the solo album Min Song Og Hjarteskatt (2011), she show her close relationship to hymns and folk tunes, and her strong desire to make visible female voices in this male dominated arena. With help from lyricists Marit Kaldhol, Hilde Myklebust and Bente Bratlund, and poems from her late grandmother, she presents this lyrical album together with the musicians Marius Reksjø (bass), Erlend Slettevoll (piano), David Wallumrød (keyboards), Knut Aalefjær (drums) and Georg Riedel (double bass).[4][5]

Under the name Beady Belle, Lech participated in Melodi Grand Prix 2021 and is attempting to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Playing With Fire". She did not qualify from Heat 1, however she will have a chance to qualify in the Second Chance round.

Discography
Solo album
Within Beady Belle
  • 2001: Home (Jazzland)
  • 2003: Cewbeagappic (Jazzland)
  • 2005: Closer (Jazzland)
  • 2008: Belvedere (Jazzland), includes duets with India Arie Simpson and Jamie Cullum
  • 2010: At Welding Bridge (Jazzland)[2]
  • 2013: Cricklewood Broadway (Jazzland)[2]
  • 2015: Songs From a Decade - The Best of Beady Belle (Jazzland)[2]
Within Metropolitan
  • 1999: Metropolitan (Columbia Records)
  • 2004: Love Is Blind (Curling Legs), with strings

References
  1. Beate Slettevoll Lech (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon.
  2. "Beady Belle – Discography" (in Norwegian). Discogs.com.
  3. "Beady Belle". David.Shortens.net. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. "Beate S. Lech – Min song og hjarteskatt" (in Norwegian). Kirkelig Kulturverksted. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012.
  5. "Beate S. Lech – Min song og hjarteskatt". AlwaysOnTheRun.net.
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