Venke Knutson

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Venke Knutson Liodden (born October 20, 1978) is a Norwegian singer.

She debuted in 2003 with the single "Panic", followed by her first album Scared and the singles "Scared" and "Kiss". According to some critics in Norway the latter song is one of the best Norwegian summer songs of all time.

As a Norwegian act with a radiofriendly pop/rock sound she is often compared by many to Lene Marlin.

Venke Knutson was born in southern Norway, in the little town of Birkeland to a musical family. If she had been born a boy, she would have been called Kristian. She was the youngest of three sisters, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters. Venke Knutson never actually dreamed of being an artist.

Early in her life she lived with her family in the United States.

Her career didn’t start before she joined the school choir. Inspired by two older sisters, she applied for music at the Vågsbygd skole (Vågsbygd school), when the family was about to go back home to Norway.

Venke Knutson has written everything on the album herself, either alone or together with producer, Jørn Dahl and the guitarist Dan Sundhordvik. Two of Venke’s favourite songs are written by Dan and herself.