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Kajsa Grytt
Kajsa Grytt (2014)
Kajsa Grytt (2014)
Background information
Birth nameKarin Johanna Grytt
Born (1961-06-20) June 20, 1961 (age 63)
OriginStockholm, Sweden
OccupationSinger
Years active1979–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Karin Johanna (Kajsa) Grytt (born 20 June 1961) is a Swedish punk-rocker, guitarist, singer and songwriter. She was between 1979 and 1985 guitarist in the band Tant Strul and 1985 to 1988 and around 1996 a member of the duo Kajsa och Malena.[1] Grytt wrote most of the lyrics to the band's songs.

Grytt is nowadays a solo singer and made her musical comeback in 2003. She played along with David Giese during a few years, and then along with Jari Haapalainen, who also produced her two latest solo albums.[1] She has so far made five solo albums and on her album Brott & straff several of the songs were written by female prisoners. On the same album Grytt did a duet with Joakim Thåström.[1]

In 2011, Kajsa Grytt released the album En kvinna under påverkan and the biography book Boken om mig själv (en:the book about myself).[2] In April 2011 Sveriges Television broadcast an interview with Grytt where she talked about the book and the new album and how she looks on her life these days.[3]

In 2014, Grytt released her first novel book called Nio dagar, nio nätter.[4] And in late 2014, she participated in season five of the TV4 show Så mycket bättre.[5]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
"Allt faller" 2009 Non-album singles

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kajsa Grytt - Biografi". Kajsa Grytt - Biljetter. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Kajsa Grytt: "Boken om mig själv"". DN.SE. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Kajsa Grytt: Låter livet ta plats". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Grytt, K - Nio dagar, nio nätter - 13050485 - Norstedts". nortstedts.se. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Så mycket bättre 2014". tv4.se. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.