Kristel Lisberg is a Faroese-Danish singer, songwriter and

optometrist Optometry is the healthcare practice concerned with examining the eyes for visual defects, prescribing corrective lenses, and detecting eye abnormalities. In the United States and Canada, optometrists are those that hold a post-baccalaureate f ...

. She currently lives in

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where she rose to fame after participating in the Danish version of

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. In 2014 she released the single "Without You", and in 2015 the follow-up single "September". She participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2016, the Danish national selection for the

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with the song "Who Needs a Heart?". Kristel started performing at an early age together with her father Jens Lisberg, who is a well-known Faroese country singer.

Discography

Extended plays

* 2003 – ''Ain't No Love''

Singles

*2003 – "Ain't No Love" *2011 – "In the Lights" *2014 – "Without You" *2015 – "September"September on YouTube
/ref> *2016 – "Who Needs a Heart" *2020 – "Contagious" *2020 – "I Only Want You" *2021 – "Stars in the Summer Night" (nebenGesjæft feat. Kristel Lisberg) *2022 – "It's Killing Me" *2023 – "One Slow Burn" *2025 – "Say Goodbye"

Honours

*2015 – Nominated for the

Faroese Music Awards Faroese Music Awards (short form: FMA, in Faroese language, Faroese: Føroysku Tónlistavirðislønirnar) is a Faroe Islands, Faroese music prize award ceremony, which was established in 2014, after the former Faroese music prize Planet Awards wa ...

in the category ''Best female singer'' *2012 – Nominated for the

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in the category ''Best new artist/band''

References

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