Kristin Asbjornsen

Check out WWW.KRISTINSONG.COM.New album out now: Nymark Collective with Kristin Asbjørnsen: "Bessie Smith revisited - live in Concert".About "Wayfaring stranger - A Spiritual songbook": Last year saw the release of Kristins first solo-album, based on African-American spirituals. The album as well as the extended European release-tour was met with outstanding reviews! The album has received a Platinum Disc and the Norwegian Music Awards (equ to Grammy) nomination.Kristin Asbjørnsen has recently made her international debut as a film score composer for the movie Factotum, based on a novel by Charles Bukowski. A Norwegian/American production by Bent Hamer/Jim Stark. Her soundtrack album "FACTOTUM" is being critically acclaimed in the US. )(www.milanrecords.com) Kristin is a Norwegian singer and composer. Known for her very personal way of singing; Kristins trademark sound is rich with contrasts and dynamics, with strong melancholy and a feisty devilish energy.Featured on a number of album releases, as well as a series of tours and festival performances in Europe, Kristin has until now focused mainly on work with her two ensembles Dadafon and Krøyt, where her own compositions play a core role. She has won several national Music Awards. WWW.KRISTINSONG.COM