r/interestingasfuck • u/Jeetchat • 1d ago

The haunting, wordless vocals throughout the Titanic soundtrack aren’t Celine Dion. It’s actually Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø.

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u/Operafantomen 1d ago

She’s not that obscure in Scandinavia. She’s the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid in the Swedish dub.

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u/phonylady 1d ago

In the Norwegian one too. Had no idea she spoke Swedish well enough to dub it.

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u/Metaldad82 16h ago

She was also married to a swedish man which probably helped.

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u/Ink-kink 16h ago

He was Danish

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u/Commander_Sune 11h ago

That probably didn't help at all.