Thor Kristinsson
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Thor Kristinsson was born in Iceland in 1971.
He has been working as a performer and songwriter throughout his career. His first love was blues, and having started in his teens playing smoke-filled café's and bars with a guitar and mouthorgan he soon fell in love with the theatre. His professional debut was in HAIR the musical and moved on to the role of JUDAS in SUPERSTAR. Alongside his theatre career in Iceland Thor worked as a session singer and songwriter. He left his Icelandic rock band, Zalka, to work in the West End musical theatre, his debut there being -again- Superstar. He has since understudied and played many major roles in the musical LES MISERABLES, the highlight of his work there understudying Colm Wilkinson in his comeback in Dublin to the role that made him famous.
Thor created the part of ‘Jehovah’ in the new musical ROLL OVER JEHOVAH at the New End Theatre in Hampstead and toured the United Kingdom playing ‘The Phantom’ in Ken Hill’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
More recently, Thor appeared at the London Playhouse as the jilted lover 'Paris', in the critically acclaimed version of Shakespeare's ROMEO and JULIET.
Thor made various appearances on Icelandic national television and radio both as a solo artist and with the band ZALKA. He has recorded several songs of his own as well as working as a session singer for Icelandic artists. Thor appeared in the music videos MISSIR and ENDALAUST HAF and the films COLD FEVER, NONNI OG MANNI, AGATA E LA TEMPESTA "Agatha and the Storm", a new comedy from Silvio Sadini, the director that brought us "Bread and Tulips, and one episode of the BBC TV series ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER .
Thor's last appearance in Scandinavia was in LES MIS - A MUSICAL SPECTACULAR, with The LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, starring two Scandinavian stars touring their Nordic countries in concert, supported by an elite West End cast.
Thor has released the relaxation CD "From Relaxation to Sleep", meant for people who have trouble sleeping. The recording can also be downloaded at CalmSleep.com.
Thor is currently is currently writing music and preparing a solo album.
His website is www.thorkristinsson.com with news and links to his music.
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