To me he's just a mess

I haven't been able to find out too much about Norwegian singer Anne Hvidsten. She released her debut (and so far only) album Need To Know back in 2003 or 2004, but her website hasn't been updated since 2004, which is not a promising sign, to say the least. That's really unfortunate, because, from the little I've heard of her work, she seems to have made some great songs (though I haven't heard any that I like more than this one yet). Musically, she tends to draw comparisons to Lene Marlin and Venke Knutson, which is pretty good company to be in.

Star (Radio Rip)--this is just a radio rip, since I can't find anywhere for people not living in Europe to buy the album, but it's of listenable quality (128 kbps); it's just cut off very quickly at the end. "Star" falls into the category of acoustic guitar pop sung super-sweetly by female Norwegian artists, and there's a good chance that you already know if you like that sort of music or not; this, though, is a very good example of that. Anne's voice is practically heartbreakingly sweet and the song, depending on your mood, is either pretty, beautiful, or gorgeous.

If you live in Europe, you can buy Anne Hvidsten's first album Need To Know from CD On (physical).

Next up: maybe a song from the UK or Denmark.