Kira left her home in Copenhagen at the age of 17 to
pursue her dream of playing in a rock’n’roll band.
She found at first a man, then a band and the source
of much joy, but mostly trouble, in the foreign lands
of which she traveled like a modern day gypsy . Her
journey led her through many parts of the world, but
for many years her base was in London and L.A.
It wasn’t however, until the break-up of her first band,
where her former patner primarily provided the songs,
that she seriously dived in to the therapeutic process
of writing on her own. Drawing from her experiences
of relationships and her life on the road, she created
a musical world, of deeply personal songs, with a
rough edge and moody tales, in a style which she her
self labeled “soul punkâ€, since none of the obvious
categories fit.
After 8 years away from home, Kira
returned to Copenhagen, put a band together
(myspace/kiraandthekindredspirits) and released her
first album (“Happiness saves livesâ€) in 2002. Five
years on, she has released 4 albums in Denmark. One of
them being with her side-project The Gospel,
co-written and produced by Tore Johansson (Franz
Ferdinand, Cardigans est.), who also produced her two
latest albums (“This is not an exit†and “Kira and the
Kindred Spiritsâ€.
Throughout this period, she has
played more than 300 concerts, to great critical
acclaim and much loved by her devoted audience. In
2007 she received a Grammy in Denmark for “Best female
Vocalistâ€, as well as receiving an award from
Denmark’s largest music-magazine Gaffa, voted by
their readers. She continues her manic pace of writing
and performing and is currently working on the first
album to be released in her own name. Stay tuned.
Kira on her new album...
The Gospel ft. Kira - Skating Your Pool
TRICKY BLOG FT. KIRA
Kira & Marie Fisker - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face on Tema TV
