Emilie Stoesen Christensen (born 1986 in

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, Norway) is a Norwegian

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singer and actor, the daughter of Jazz drummer Jon Christensen (1943–2020) and actress

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(b. Stoesen in 1951), and half sister of Theater director Kjersti Horn (b. 1977). She has lately been gaining recognition for her work with a number of Norwegian bands, including the «Oslo JazzNonett», and made her record debut with

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album ''Say And Play'' (2011) at

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Career

Christensen has played roles in musical plays as ''Spellemann på taket (Fiddler on the Roof)'' and ''Spring awakening'' at

Oslo Nye Teater Oslo Nye Teater is a theater in Oslo, Norway. Its main venue is located at Rosenkrantz' gate 10, and the company is wholly owned by Oslo Municipality. History The establishment opened as Det Nye Teater Det Nye Teater was a theatre that ope ...

. As a student at the

Norges Musikkhøgskole The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the c ...

(NMH) in

, she was on a Norway tour (2012) with «Oslo JazzNonett», and among other places, they had chosen «Musikkbaren» at NMH as a concert arena (at home). All music is original, written by the band members: Christensen (vocals and text), Magela Herrera Portuondo (flute), Kasper Skullerud Værens (alto saxophone and clarinet),

Harald Lassen Harald Lassen (born March 13, 1987, in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician, songwriter, and bandleader. In addition to being the front man of LASSEN, he has played with several other bands, including DUPLEX, Mopti (with Bendik B ...

(tenor and soprano saxophones), Kristoffer Eikrem (trumpet),

David Aleksander Sjølie David Aleksander Sjølie (born 7 May 1988) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz guitarist, known from bands like Mopti (band), Mopti, married 31 July 2014, to the jazz singer Anja Eline Skybakmoen. Career Sjølie was born in Oslo, where he lives an ...

(guitar), Kjetil Jerve (piano), Bjørnar Kaldefoss Tveite (bass), Andreas Wildhagen (drums). In 2012 she performed within the band «Play Tell» including saxophonist Harald Lassen, pianist Eyolf Dale, bassist

Mats Eilertsen Mats Eilertsen (born 4 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He is known for recording with numerous bands, including the Maria Kannegaard Trio, Ola Kvernberg, Nils Økland, Eldbjørg Raknes, Anders Aarum Trio, Eirik Hegdal, S ...

and her father drummer Jon Christensen at the Norwegian national jazz scene «Victoria» in Oslo.

Discography

*''Say And Play'' (

, 2011), with

References

External links

Oslo JazzNonett på MyspacePlay Tell – Variasjoner Over Olines(J.Christensen, M.Eilertsen, E.Dale, H.Lassen, E.Christensen)
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Emilie Stoesen 1986 births Living people Norwegian women jazz singers Norwegian jazz singers Norwegian musical theatre actresses ECM Records artists