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Born Ellen Radka Toneff on 25.06.1952, died on 21.10.1982

Radka was a Norwegian/Bulgarian jaazz composer an d singer. She was born in Oslo, and was the daughter of the Bulgarian folk singer, Toni Toneff.
From 1975 unto 1980 she palyed in the group "Radka Toneff Quintet" with, among others, Arild Andersen and Jon Eberson.
Radka leaves us the legacy of three albums: "Winter Poem", "It don't come easy" and "Fairytales" (the last one actuallly released after her death).

Her album Fairytales was the first Norwegian Album to be digitally recorded, it als reached nr 12 in the contest "best Norwegian album ever made".

p.s. Eerste spot sinds heel lange tijd, laat even weten of ie gelukt is.