Stina Nordenstam

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Name = Stina Nordenstam


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Origin = Stockholm, Sweden
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Genre = Rock, Alternative rock, Dream pop
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URL = [http://www.stinanordenstam.com/ official site]
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Stina Nordenstam ("Kristina Marianne Nordenstam") born March 4, 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden is a experimental Pop 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" 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 Nordenstamreturned 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 "Nine Horses" band, including tracks from the album Snow Borne Sorrow and the EP Money for All.

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.

Discography

Albums

* "Memories Of A Colour" (1991)
* "And She Closed Her Eyes" (1994) audio|Little Star.ogg |"Little Star"
* "Dynamite" (1996)
* "People Are Strange" (1998)
* "This Is Stina Nordenstam" (2001)
* "The World Is Saved" (2004)

olo 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" E.P. (1996)
* "Dynamite" (1997)
* "Little Star" re-issued after use in the movie soundtrack Romeo + Juliet (1997)
* "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)

External links

* [http://www.stinanordenstam.com/ Stina Nordenstam] - Official site
* [http://www.stinanordenstam.net/ Stina Nordenstam] - Canadian Fan Site.
* [http://www.desireavenue.com/ Desire Avenue] - Fansite with discography and special contents.
* [http://desireavenue.free.fr/ Desire Avenue Forum] - Fan forum.catalogue.