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Netta Skog

Musical artist

Netta Skog (b. 1989–1990) is a Finnishaccordionist and singer. She plays the button accordion, both acoustic and digital.

Skog won Finland's annual Kultainen Harmonikka [fi] (lit. 'Golden Accordion') contest in 2006, aged 16, making her its youngest winner at the time.[2]

She also won the gold medal in the 2015 International Digital Accordion competition of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes.[3]

She was chosen as the 2024 accordionist of the year (Vuoden Harmonikkataiteilija) by the Finnish Accordion Association.[4]

Although she does also play traditional accordion music such as tango and schlager, and reached the 2013 final of the Tangomarkkinat festival competition,[5] Skog is especially known for performing music from genres not traditionally associated with the accordion, such as heavy metal, film scores, and classical music.[6][7] For example, in the Kultainen Harmonikka contest she performed Nightwish's "Dead to the World" the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest winner "Wild Dances".[2] She has said that her objective is to take the accordion to new audiences and encourage young musicians to take it up.[1][4]

She has been at various times a touring guest of the Finnish metal bands Turisas, Nightwish, Dark Sarah, and Ensiferum, as well as performing in a guest capacity with Children of Bodom, Mokoma, and the Swiss folk metal group Eluveitie.[8][6][5][7]

References

  1. ^ ab"Netta Skog, 28, hämmästyttää kirkossa ja heavybändeissä - "Koko ajan saan palautetta, että ihmiset eivät voi uskoa kuulemaansa"" [Netta Skog, 28, amazes in churches and heavy metal bands - "I'm constantly told listeners cannot believe their ears"]. Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). 2 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  2. ^ ab"Hevi luonnistuu harmonikallakin". Hämeen Sanomat (in Finnish). 19 July 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  3. ^"Prize Winners: Digital Accordion". Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ^ ab"Vuoden Harmonikkataiteilija 2024 on Netta Skog" (in Finnish). Harmonikkaliitto. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ^ abNironen, Saija (8 July 2013). "Netta Skog vaihtaa hevin hetkeksi Tangoon" [Netta Skog temporarily swaps heavy metal for tango] (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ^ abYrttiaho, Tuomo (2 October 2020). ""Olen aina halunnut rikkoa rajoja", sanoo heviä ja elokuvamusiikkia harmonikalla soittava Netta Skog" ["I've always wanted to break boundaries", says Netta Skog who plays heavy metal and film music on accordion]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  7. ^ abSchildt, Saku (5 June 2018). "Ensiferumista tuttu Netta Skog antaa edelleen hanurin soida – mutta nyt esitetään aivan muuta kuin metallia". Soundi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ^Vainio, Annina (10 August 2016). "Netta Skog soittaa heviä harmonikalla, ja tältä se kuulostaa" [Netta Skog plays heavy metal on accordion, and this is what it sounds like]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.

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