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Radka Toneff was a Norwegian jazz singer and songwriter. She was born in Oslo, Norway, on 25 June 1952. She was the daughter of a Norwegian mother and a Czech father. Radka Toneff began her career as a jazz singer in the early 1970s, performing with the likes of Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal, and Arild Andersen. She released her first album, Fairytales, in 1978, and it was an instant success. She went on to release two more albums, Winter Poem (1980) and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1982). Radka Toneff was known for her unique vocal style, which combined elements of jazz, folk, and pop. She was also known for her ability to interpret a wide range of material, from traditional jazz standards to contemporary pop songs. Radka Toneff tragically died in 1982 at the age of 30. She had been suffering from depression and had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital shortly before her death. Radka Toneff's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

Popular As Ellen Radka Toneff
Occupation Musician, composer
Age 30 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 25 June 1952
Birthday 25 June
Birthplace Oslo, Norway
Date of death October 21, 1982,
Died Place Oslo, Norway
Nationality Oslo

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2008

She lived with bassist Arild Andersen for some years, though she was involved with jazz drummer Audun Kleive at the time of her death. A biography of Toneff was published in 2008.

1982

Toneff had roots in Bulgaria, she grew up on Lambertseter and Kolbotn in Oslo, and left deep traces in Norwegian jazz. In a poll of Norwegian musicians conducted by the newspaper Morgenbladet in November 2011, her 1982 album Fairytales was voted the best Norwegian album of all time. Toneff was found dead in the woods of Bygdøy outside Oslo on 21 October 1982. She had committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills.

1977

Toneff was awarded the Spellemannsprisen 1977 in the category best vocal for the album Winter Poem, and she posthumously received the Norwegian Jazz Association's Buddypris in 1982. The Radka Toneff Memorial Award is based on a fund created with royalties from the albums Fairytales and Live in Hamburg.

1971

She studied music at Oslo Musikkonservatorium (1971–75), combined with playing in the jazz rock band "Unis". She also had her own Radka Toneff Quintet (1975–80), with changing lineup. including musicians like Arild Andersen, Jon Balke, Jon Eberson and Jon Christensen, among others. From 1979 she cooperated with Steve Dobrogosz. In 1980 she participated in the Norwegian national final of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Parken by Ole Paus.

1952

Ellen Radka Toneff (25 June 1952 – 21 October 1982) was a Norwegian jazz singer, daughter of the Bulgarian folk singer, pilot and radio technician Toni Toneff, she was born in Oslo and grew up in Lambertseter and Kolbotn. She is still considered one of Norway's greatest jazz singers.