Ole Kristiansen
Ole Kristiansen (born June 10, 1965 in Aasiaat ) is a Greenlandic musician .
Life
Ole Kristiansen's music career began in 1989 when he released his debut album Isimiit iikkamut . The song Zoo inuillu was played on MTV and reached a larger audience. The album was sold over 10,000 times, with a population of around 50,000 in Greenland. In 1991 his second album Pop uummataarufimmi was released . The third album was Ullungullu illungullu inuuningullu tumerparpaartoralugit , which was released in 1997. Qaqqat asiilasuut followed in 2004 and Kikiak in 2007 . His most recent album to date is Qasapi-p ullua kingulleq from 2012.
For the first time in Greenland, Ole Kristiansen's texts were less politically influenced and deal with topics on a personal level. They are written more lyrically and have a variety of metaphors. Overall, his music is clearly more international.
Ole Kristiansen received the Koda Award in 2009 . In 2012 he received the Greenland Culture Prize .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ole Kristiansen at last.fm
- ↑ a b c Ole Kristiansen at greenlandicpopularmusic.com
- ^ Brian A. Johansen: Contemporary Greenlandic music. Études / Inuit / Studies. Volume 25 (1/2). 2009. p. 181.
- ↑ Kulturpris on the Naalakkersuisut website
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SURNAME | Kristiansen, Ole |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greenlandic musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Aasiaat |