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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Stina Nordenstam| image =| alt =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Kristina Ulrika Nordenstam| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1969|3|4|df=dmy| origin = Stockholm , Sweden | instrument =| genre = Alternative rock , Folk music|folk | occupation =| years_active = 1990& ndash;present| label = East West Records Independiente (record label)|Independiente V2 Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.stinanordenstam.net/ official site| notable_instruments = Stina Nordenstam (born Kristina Ulrika Nordenstam on 4 March 1969 in Stockholm , Sweden )Allmusic|class=artist|id=p45207|pure_url=yes is a singer , songwriter and musician .
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 (Stina Nordenstam album)|Dynamite began a more experimental path–most of the album was filled with distorted guitars and unusual beats. A 1998 cover album, People Are Strange (album)|People Are Strange , followed in the same vein. In 2001 Nordenstam went with a more pop-influenced sound on This Is Stina Nordenstam , and features guest vocals from Brett Anderson . 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 Extended play|EP . She also sang on Vangelis ' Song "Ask the Mountains", she did "To the Sea" with Yello and a collaboration with Anton Fier . In 2000, Nordenstam featured on a track from Danish prog-rockers Mew (band)|Mew's second album Half The World Is Watching Me . The track was later re-recorded for the band's international debut Frengers .
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. http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/stina-nordenstam-redo-att-radda-varlden_169265.svd During the promotion for The World Is Saved , however, she gave more interviews than usual.
Discography
Albums
Memories of a Colour (1991)
And She Closed Her Eyes (1994) audio|Little Star.ogg |"Little Star"
Dynamite (Stina Nordenstam album)|Dynamite (1996)
People Are Strange (album)|People Are Strange (1998)
This Is Stina Nordenstam (2001)
The World Is Saved (2004)
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 " Extended play|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)
Collaborations
"Ask the Mountains" with Vangelis (1997)
"To the Sea" with Yello (1997)
"Aberdeen" soundtrack with Zbigniew Preisner (2000)
"Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years" with Mew (band)|Mew (2000)
"Wonderful World" with Nine Horses (2006)
"Into the Wasteland" with Filur (2006)
"Birds Sing for Their Lives" with Nine Horses (2007)
"Walk" with Fleshquartet, Freddie Wadling (1993)
References
reflist
External links
http://www.stinanordenstam.net/
Persondata | NAME =Nordenstam, Stina | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =4 March 1969 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Nordenstam, Stina Category:1969 births Category:Dream pop Category:Living people Category:People from Stockholm Category:Swedish musicians Category:Swedish female singers
