Christina Kim Ingrid Asplund, better known as Kissey (formerly Kissey Asplund), is a singer, songwriter, music producer, artist, and performer from Stockholm, Sweden.
Career
Kissey released her first full-length album, ''Plethora'', produced by Papa Jazz, on R2 Records in 2008. She has collaborated with many other producers and artists such as
Zed Bias
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Dorian Concept
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Machinedrum
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Heineken
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History
On 15 February 1864, ...
Refreshing Sounds Sessions' Welcome to Detroit concert in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Dante's Fried Chicken, opening for
Dizzee Rascal
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and
Aaron LaCrate
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Biography
A ...
and appearing as a guest with
The Roots
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, both at The Highline Ballroom in New York City. Kissey has also shared the stage with
Little Dragon
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Little Dragon's ...
,
Theophilus London
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, Dj Antipop,
Guilty Simpson
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and
Black Milk
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Career
In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with J Dilla, Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-D ...
.
Noteworthy media include
MTV
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Iggy,
Current TV
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,
BBC Radio 1
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Benji B
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&
Gilles Peterson
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),
Okayplayer
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,
KCRW
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, and
SR P3
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.
Kissey has been shot by celebrated photographers
Jonas Åkerlund
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for ''
Elle magazine
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'' and Shawn Mortensen for
Nike
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's AM90 campaign, as one of eight featured artists/faces, internationally.Archived a Ghostarchive and th Wayback Machine