Stina Nordenstam

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Stina Nordenstam
Birth name Kristina Marianne Nordenstam
Born March 4, 1969 (1969-03-04) (age 40)
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genre(s) Rock, Alternative rock, Dream pop
Website official site

Stina Nordenstam (Kristina Marianne Nordenstam) born March 4, 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden is an experimental pop singer, songwriter and musician.

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[edit] Career

Nordenstam's voice led to early comparisons with artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Björk. Her early albums, Memories Of A Colour and And She Closed Her Eyes were jazz-influenced with elements of alternative rock. 1997's Dynamite began a more experimental path - most of the album was filled with distorted guitars and unusual beats. A cover album, People Are Strange, followed before Nordenstam returned in 2001 with This Is Stina Nordenstam. In 2000, Nordenstam featured on a track from Danish prog-rockers Mew's second album Half The World Is Watching Me. The track was later re-recorded for the band's international debut Frengers. Nordenstam's 2004 album The World Is Saved continued the path set on This Is..., but presents a more realized sound and acknowledges her earlier jazz influences. Her guest appearances include collaboration with David Sylvian's band "Nine Horses", including tracks from the album Snow Borne Sorrow and the Money for All EP.

Nordenstam is also accomplished in fields such as photography and music video directing. She is known to be reclusive: she gives very few interviews and she hasn't performed live since the Memories Of A Colour tour. She even alters her appearance using wigs and make-up for album covers and magazines. During the promotion for The World Is Saved, however, she gave more interviews than usual.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Solo singles and EPs

  • "Memories of a Color" (1992)
  • "Another Story Girl" (1993)
  • "Little Star" first release (1994)
  • "Little Star" remixes (1994)
  • "Something Nice" (1994)
  • "The Photographer's Wife" EP (1996)
  • "Dynamite" (1997)
  • "Little Star" (1997), re-issued after use in the movie soundtrack Romeo + Juliet
  • "People Are Strange" (1998)
  • "Lori Glori" (2001) (promotional single release only)
  • "Sharon & Hope" (2002) (promotional single release only)
  • "Get On With Your Life" (2004)
  • "Parliament Square" (2005)

[edit] Collaborations

  • "Ask The Mountains" with Vangelis (1997)
  • "To The Sea" with Yello (1997)
  • "Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years" with Mew (2000)
  • "Wonderful World with" Nine Horses (2006)
  • "Into The Wasteland" with Filur (2006)
  • "Bird Sing For Their Live" with Nine Horses (2007)
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