The Flame – Live on TEDxArendal | Victoria Bakka | TEDxArendal
Listen to this magical song about The Little Matchgirl, inspired by the Danish author H.C. Andersen’s fairytale. Song performed and written by Victoria Bakka, with contribution from world famous violinist Alexander Rybak. Check out studio version at Spotify or Apple Music. Victoria Bakka is a Norwegian artist and writer/composer. She releases her music through her own label, VSB-Music. She has previously performed on stage with artists such as Sissel Kyrkjebø and Alexander Rybak. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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