Thulla

Thulla (Thulla Christina Wamberg; born September 6, 1963) is a Danish folk/pop and jazz singer.
Autodidact in music, words, images and sound, mainly influenced, as she states, by Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Marilyn Monroe and Björk. She had several great Jazz musicians from Denmark in her bands, the "Thulla's Organic Orchestra (Ben Besiakov, (p), Dan Hemmer (ho), Hugo Rasmussen (b), Frands Rifbjerg (d)", "Lisbeth Diers (perc"), and 2005 the "Thullabandulla Band" (Dan Hemmer (keys), Guffi Pallesen (b), Rune Harder Olesen (perc). The songs are mainly her own compositions and lyrics, mixed with international standards. Her newest band Thulla's Merry-go-round (2017), count Marie Louise Schmidt (Vox Continental, harmonica, keys), Eva Malling (bass) and on the album: Poul Achton (dr). Live on drums/perc: Jesper Uno.
Thulla was born in Copenhagen, and has a bachelor of Danish Literature from KUA, 1990. She received the National Arts Foundation's 2-year music-grant in 2000, and has also received a grant from the State Art Foundation. She toured all over Denmark with "Thulla's Organic Orchestra" as well as "Thullabandulla Band", and performed at Beijings Jazz Festival 2008. Participated in portraits on DR2, DR1, TV2 and Channel 4.
She Composed the soundtrack for Greenland scientist John Andersen's "Around Greenland", 2009.
Contributed as a singer and composer to other projects, including Universal Funk - Later Black Lillies.
Chiefeditor of the Composers' Association DJBFA's member magazine KOMPOST 2008-2012.
Thulla's first album was released in 1999. Her records are sold in Denmark as in Germany, Japan and Portugal.
Discography.
Books.
• The Evil Stepmother - Myth or Reality. Fischer & Schou, 1996
Theater.
Composer/sounddesigner/actor at the following performances by author and dramatist Michael Svennevig:
• "Ørkenshow." Teatret ved Sorte Hest, 2008
• "HEGN". About a Refugee's Life and Dreams in Denmark. Teatret ved Sorte Hest, 2008
• "The Silence spoke." Apostel Kirke, Vesterbro. 2009
• "Handle me Life". Apostel Kirke, Vesterbro. 2011
• "Festival of Theater", Træstubben, Vesterbro Naturværksted. 2014
• With "Stine Bitsch-Larsen" / Festival of Stories & Life Stories, Bethania Home, Frederiksberg. 2016
• Mainartist together with Mika Filborne through the festival "Coffee - Yes please!" in 3 districts of Copenhagen
• Composer/sound designer at "My School Yard", Teatret Riddersalen, Frederiksberg in cooperation with Nyelandsvejens skole.
Trailers.
Dreams & Visions, 2013
With'n without Jewelry, 2016
SwanWings, 2016
Coffee, Yes Please! 2017
About writer Stig Dalager, 2017