Torun Eriksen (born 8 January 1977 in Lunde Telemark Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz singer whose musical talents first came to prominence as a music student at high school in Norway. From the age of six she sang in various gospel choirs and by the age of 19 had become a featured soloist. With a background steeped in soul jazz pop and through her choral experience she began writing her first compositions. A major influence was the world of jazz standards via the Real Book. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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