Irish-Norwegian duo Secret Garden will present their neo-classical music to Shenzhen audience members next month, their second run in Shenzhen since 2004.

Featuring Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Lovland, Secret Garden has sold over 3 million albums and won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway in 1995, with the composition “Nocturne.”

It was the first and only time to date that a predominantly instrumental piece has won the Eurovision Song Contest, although a few Norwegian-language lyrics, written by screenwriter Petter Skavlan, were included to ensure that the entry adhered to the contest rules. In addition, Lovland also co-wrote the song “La det swinge” (“Let It Swing”) that secured Norway its first Eurovision Song Contest victory in 1985.

The duo’s success at Eurovision spearheaded the success of their first album “Songs From a Secret Garden.” It sold a million copies around the world, going platinum in Norway and South Korea, gold in Ireland, Hong Kong and New Zealand and spending two years in the Billboard New Age charts in 1996 and 1997.

Barbra Streisand adapted “Heartstrings” from this album as the song “I’ve Dreamed of You” on her “A Love Like Ours” album. She also used “Heartstrings” in her wedding to James Brolin.

The album “White Stones” followed in 1997, also making the top 10 on Billboard New Age charts. “Dawn of a New Century,” again with lyrics by Petter Skavlan, in 1999, “Dreamcatcher” in 2001 and “Once in a Red Moon” also enjoyed success around the world including reaching the top 10 on the Billboard.

Their most widely-known song, “You Raise Me Up,” performed by Brian Kennedy has been recorded by more than a hundred other artists including Josh Groban, Russell Watson, Westlife, Sissel, Becky Taylor, Celtic Woman and Il Divo. This song is very similar in rhythm and harmony to the Irish folk song “Danny Boy” except for the second half of the phrase.

Time: 8 p.m., April 25

Tickets: 280-1,280 yuan

Reservations: 8981-2344, 11185

Venue: Citizens’ Center (市民中心)

Add: Fuzhong Road 3, Futian District (福田区福中三路)

Buses: 15, 34, 35, 38, 41, 60, 64, 71, 76, 105, 107, 221, 232, 234, 235, 236, 244, 311, 373, 374, 371, 391

Metro: Shi Min Zhong Xin Station (Citizens’ Center Station 市民中心站), Exit B(SD News)