Stina Nordenstam
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| Born | March 4, 1969 | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Alternative rock, Dream pop | |
| Website | official site | |
Stina Nordenstam (born Kristina Marianne Nordenstam March 4, 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Experimental Pop singer, songwriter and musician.
Stina's distinctive, breathy voice led to early comparisons with artists like Rickie Lee Jones and Björk. Her early albums, Memories Of A Colour and And She Closed Her Eyes were significantly jazz-influenced with only subtle elements of alternative rock. With 1997's Dynamite she started down a darker, more experimental path - most of the album was filled with over-processed distorted electric guitars and unusual beats, but careful listening revealed her unique songwriting abilities. An album of covers, People Are Strange, followed before she returned in 2001 with This Is Stina Nordenstam, an album with shorter songs and a more pop-like, but still highly distinctive feel; ex-Suede vocalist Brett Anderson featured on two tracks. In 2003 she featured on one track from Danish prog-rockers Mew's international debut Frengers. Her 2004 album The World Is Saved continues the path set on This Is..., but presents a more realized sound and acknowledges her earlier jazz influences more.
In addition to being a musician, Nordenstam is also an accomplished artist in other fields, such as photography and music video directing.
Slightly reclusive, she gives very few interviews, rarely performs live and 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 and even talked about the possibility of future live performances[citation needed].
As of January 2007, www.stinanordenstam.com has reappeared with an image hinting of a forthcoming album, speculated for release sometime this year.
Stina's sister Emma Nordenstam is also a singer and songwriter.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Memories Of A Colour (1991)
- And She Closed Her Eyes (1994)
- Dynamite (1996)
- People Are Strange (1998)
- This Is Stina Nordenstam (2001)
- The World Is Saved (2004)
[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 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)
Stina Nordenstam's releases on the East West Records label in Europe from 1991 to 1998 usually consisted of a CD Single and a 10-Inch vinyl single, a format rarely used by other artists. More typical 12-inch single and 7-inch single formats were also sometimes issued for Nordenstam's singles. People Are Strange was the last to have a commercial vinyl release, subsequent issues being CD only.
[edit] Side Projects
Stina has produced various sound installations in recent years.
- Isens Fasor (2004), a piece based on the voyage of Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht to Franz Josef land in the Arctic circle.
- Tarantula (2005), a sound installation created for the Swedish play Tarantula.
- Magasin (2005), a project about UFOs and the way the human mind records events creatively.
[edit] Collaborations
- "Ask The Mountains" with Vangelis (1995), from his album Voices - a section of the song was used in a Hotpoint washing machine TV commercial in the UK in 2006
- To The Sea with Yello (1997)
- "Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years" with Mew, from the album Frengers, (2003)
- Snow Borne Sorrow with Nine Horses (2006)
- "Into The Wasteland" the title track from Danish DJ/Producers Filur's latest album (2006)
- "Walk" with Flesh Quartet on the album "Flow" (1993)
[edit] External links
- Stina Nordenstam - Official site
- Stina Nordenstam.net - Canadian Fan Site.
- Desire Avenue - Fansite with discography and special contents.
- Desire Avenue Forum - Fan forum.
- Stina Nordenstam @ Marvelhill - Living is Great - Fansite with album reviews and song catalogue.
