Nina Kinert Levahn (born Nina Micaela Kinert, 26 September 1983), is a

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. Her musical style is a mix between

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History

In 2004 she released her first album ''Heartbreaktown'' on her own label Another Records. The following EP ''Visitor'' and the album ''Let There Be Love'' were issued on the Swedish branch of

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in 2005. In 2006-07 she was featured by Norwegian singer

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on her concert tours (''Live in Scandinavia'', 2007). Beside the support of the already established Brun, Kinert rose to prominence in 2007 following the use of her song "Through Your Eyes" in a worldwide

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for the Swedish car company

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(a song she did not write, but lent her voice to). In October 2007, she was featured on the

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album ''Slope'', singing on "Playground Martyrs (Reprise)" (another version of that song on the album featured Jansen's brother

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). In November 2010, she released ''Red Leader Dream'', an album inspired by the ''Star Wars'' trilogy. It was issued by her new own label ''NinkinaRecordings''.

Discography

*''Heartbreaktown'' (Another, 2004) *''Visitor'' (EP, V2 Sweden, 2005) *''Let There Be Love'' (V2, 2005. Re-released with bonus track "Through Your Eyes" in 2007) *''Pets & Friends'' (Another, 2008) *''Red Leader Dream'' (Ninkina, 2010) *''On Ice'' (Ninkina, 2015) *''Romantic'' (Ninkina, 2018) *''In Twos'' (EP, NinKina, 2018) *''Religious'' (NinKina, 2023) *''Chorals'' (NinKina, 2024)

References

External links

Official website
with links to

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Nina Kinert at Myspace
* 1983 births Living people Swedish women songwriters 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers Musicians from Stockholm {{Sweden-singer-stub