自从莎拉布莱曼的”Time To Say Goodbye”攻占西洋流行乐排行榜之后,国外各唱片大厂陆续推出了一个比一个还要会唱歌的美声系歌手,“美少女派”从SONY的夏绿蒂跟DECCA的海莉,“帅男人组”有刚跳槽到BMG的沙费纳、SONY的马力欧跟DECCA的罗素华生,每一个都是拥有雄厚的演唱实力的‘古典跨界美声’。福茂唱片今年继纽西兰的纯净美声-海莉之后,更从德国的独立大厂edel引进了两组在欧陆被称为摩登古典(Modern Klassik)的美声艺人,第一组就是继早年的爵士第一女伶-艾拉费兹洁若之后,在电视上(欧洲音乐大赛入围者介绍时)表演-”高音震碎玻璃”超炫特技的德国新科美声唱将-伊思嘉。伊思嘉唱红的德国冠军曲,连前辈-莎拉布莱曼都忍不住要翻唱。
伊思嘉生于1972年,来自于德国北部的石勒苏益格—荷尔斯泰因州的胡苏姆(Husum),1.60m,飘逸金发,绿眸皓齿。“ISGAARD” “伊思嘉”是她的父母帮她取的名字,像极了冰岛人才会取的,意思是“雪花妆点的花园”(Ice Garden),而这个名字跟她的音乐所呈现出辽阔的空间感,不谋而合。接受过正统歌剧训练的她,造就了独树一帜的绝美唱腔,现在的“伊思嘉”,左手把持着古典乐的高雅华丽,右手流贯着流行乐的亲切宜人,以实力清亮女高音,演唱着雅俗共赏的优质流行音乐。
在2001 年8月,德国电音乐团Schiller创作了一首取材自歌剧“蝴蝶夫人”并融入出神电音及东方禅味的“Ein schoner Tag”(德语:美好的一天),便一举攻下德国及欧洲七国排行榜冠军,这首歌曲更是一举帮Schiller在2002年3月,拿下德国ECHO大奖(相当于德国的葛莱美),让大家见识到一位能唱三个高八度,完全脸不红、气不喘的花腔女高音主唱-ISGAARD(伊思嘉),十分飙悍”能跟电音斗法”的高段唱功,声势惊人。
1972 Born in Husum/Germany
1992 General qualification for university entrance
1993-1999 Vocal-studies/Leadvocals in different Bands
2001-2002 Hitsingles “Dream Of You” and “Ein schöner Tag” with the successful project “Schiller” for the album “Weltreise” (No.1 in the german album-charts/Echo-awarded)
2003 Debut-Album “Golden Key”(released in 14 countries, several chart-entries) TV-shows/Tour-support with “Gregorian”
2004 Second Album “Secret Gaarden”, TV-shows/Concert-Tour with “Galileo”
2005 Charity-single “One World” for the benefit of the victims of the Tsunami in South-East-Asia
2006 Co-operation with the project “Zen Men”
2007 Work on new songs 2007 Music on the soundtrack of Stefan Erdmanns nature-movie
“Island 63° 66° N”
2008 Third album “Wooden Houses”
2008 Soundtrack for Stefan Erdmanns film ”Laugavegur”
2009 Co-operation with Curfew
2009 Co-operation with Rainbow-Serpent
2009 Soundtrack for Stefan Erdmanns film ”Iceland From Above”
2010 Member of the panel in the contest ”Musicstorm”
2010 Album release ”Stranger” (Rainbow Serpent with Isgaard)
2010 Film-/Musicshow-Tour with Stefan Erdmann (www.icelandfilm.com)
2010 Themesong on the audiobook from the bestseller „Windträume” from Jando
2011 Album release ”The Trip” (Curfew meets Isgaard)
2011 Member of the panel in the contest ”Musicstorm”
2011 Film-/Musicshow-Tour with Stefan Erdmann (www.icelandfilm.com)
2012 Film-/Musicshow-Tour with Stefan Erdmann (www.icelandfilm.com)
2012 16th of March: Album release ”Playing God”, the 4th Isgaard album
2012 Film-/Musicshow-Tour with Stefan Erdmann (www.icelandfilm.com)
2012 Songs on the audiobook „Sternenreiter” from Jando
2013 Film-/Musicshow-Tour with Stefan Erdmann (www.icelandfilm.com)
2013 Start working on the 5th Isgaard Album
2013 Vocals on the musical fairytale for kids “The Fairy And The Four Elements” by Jens Lueck and Antjeca
2014 Release of the 5th Isgaard-album “NAKED”