Stina Nordenstam
Stina Nordenstam (born Kristina Marianne Nordenstam on March 4, 1969 in Stockholm , Sweden ) is a Swedish singer , songwriter and musician .
Career
Music critics compare Nordenstam's voice to Rickie Lee Jones and Björk's . Her albums Memories of a Color and And She Closed Her Eyes are influenced by jazz with elements of alternative rock . The song Little Star from her album And She Closed Her Eyes was used in the film Romeo and Juliet (director: Baz Luhrmann ).
With her 1997 album Dynamite she embarked on a darker and more experimental path. It is mostly produced with distorted electric guitars and unusual beats . In 1998, Nordenstam released her album Peaople Are Strange , on which she reinterpreted cover versions of musicians such as Prince .
In 2001 her album This Is Stina Nordenstam was released , on which the Suede singer Brett Anderson can be heard in two pieces as a guest singer. Her album The World Is Saved (2004) is again dominated by jazz influences.
Nordenstam is considered to be public shy, gives only a few interviews and rarely performs live. For her album covers and magazine photos, she even changes her appearance with wigs and make-up . During her music promotion for The World Is Saved , she gave significantly more interviews than usual and even considered the possibility of future live performances. Apart from the music, Nordenstam is also active as a photographer and as a director of music videos .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 1991 | Memories of a Color |
SE27 (3 weeks) SE |
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| 1994 | And She Closed Her Eyes |
SE5 (6 weeks) SE |
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| 1996 | Dynamite |
SE17 (7 weeks) SE |
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| 2001 | This Is Stina Nordenstam |
SE26 (7 weeks) SE |
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| 2004 | The World Is Saved |
SE5 (9 weeks) SE |
More albums
- 1998: People Are Strange
EPs
- 1996: The Photographer's Wife
Cooperations
- 1997: Ask the Mountains with Vangelis
- 1997: To the Sea with Yello
- 2000: Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years with Mew
- 2000: Soundtrack to Aberdeen with Zbigniew Preisner
- 2006: Wonderful World with Nine Horses
- 2006: Into the Wasteland with Filur
- 2007: Birds Sing for Their Lives with Nine Horses
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 2004 | Get On With Your Life The World Is Saved |
SE35 (1 week) SE |
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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SE
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| 1997 | To The Sea Pocket Universe |
DE83 (1 week) DE |
SE48 (1 week) SE |
Yello feat. Stina Nordenstam
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nordenstam, Stina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nordenstam, Kristina Marianne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish singer, songwriter and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th March 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |