Kirsti Huke

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Kirsti Huke
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Background information
Birth nameKirsti Huke
Born (1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 (age 45)
Melhus, Sør-Trøndelag
Genres Jazz, experimental
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1998 to present
Website www.kirstihuke.com/deloo.html

Kirsti Huke (born March 6, 1977 in Melhus, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, and composer. Huke was best recognized as the lead singer for Norwegian doom metal/experimental band The 3rd and the Mortal in the final line-up.

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She is also known from collaborations with musicians such as Egil Kapstad, Erlend Skomsvoll, Tore Brunborg, Ola Kvernberg, Vigleik Storaas, Håvard Wiik, Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Erik Nylander and Steinar Raknes. [1]

She is the younger sister of the author Marte Huke.

Career

Huke was educated at the Heimdal Upper Secondary School between 1993 and 1996, and pursued the Jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology from 1996 to 2001; in 2016, she was employed there as an assistant professor. Her own Kirsti Huke Quartet (established in 1998) also included Håvard Wiik (piano), Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums) and Steinar Raknes (bass). In 2002, Wiik and Johansen were replaced by Vigleik Storaas (piano) and Erik Nylander (drums). [2]

The K.H. Quartet has performed at jazz festivals such as Nattjazz in 2006. They released the album Deloo in 2007, followed up by Kirsti Huke in 2009. [3] She has also been associated with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Egil Kapstad Quartet at the Trondheim Jazz Festival in 2001, which was arranged by Erlend Skomsvoll and featured Håkon Mjåset Johansen on the double bass. [2]

In 2006 Huke started as the lead singer of the indie pop rock band "-phy" (initiated in 1997) along with guitarist Petter Vågan, drummer Vigdis Sjelmo and bassist Ellen Ersfjord. The band launched the album Tree House in 2011.

Huke has toured with Trondheim Voices, and contributed to the "Grand Telemark" with Wetle Holte and Espen Gundersen, The 3rd and the Mortal, Tom Steinar Lund, and Per Borten's band Moving Oos with Siri Gjære. The last band released the album Peace & Love in 2007. [4]

Discography

As band leader

Collaborations

Other appearances

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References

  1. "Kirsti Huke Discography - Discogs.com".
  2. 1 2 "Kirsti Huke med vid horisont – Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no". Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. (in Norwegian)
  3. "Kirsti Huke: "Kirsti Huke Kvartett" – VG.no". (in Norwegian)
  4. "Moving Oos – Peace and Love Review – MusikkNyheter.no". (in Norwegian)
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Radka Toneff Memorial Award
2017
Succeeded by
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