"It just feels cool to try something new, and just go for it," she says of her forthcoming independent album, which concludes a decade with Warner Music Norway.

Fay Wildhagen in Luster, Norway.

Ingrid Marie Slettemoen

Fay Wildhagen chose the right time, and the right place, to draw curtains on her 2024 project, Let’s Keep It In The Family.

The award-winning Norwegian singer, songwriter and bandleader waved her “final goodbye to that era” with a headline performance earlier this month at the 2026 Bergtatt Festival, one stacked with songs from Family, her third studio album, and rearranged fan favorites.