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Christina Kim Ingrid Asplund, [1] better known as Kissey [2] (formerly Kissey Asplund), is a singer, songwriter, music producer, artist, and performer from Stockholm, Sweden.
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| Birth name | Christina Kim Ingrid Asplund |
| Born | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2007–Present |
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| Website | kissey.co |
Kissey released her first full-length album, Plethora, produced by Papa Jazz, on R2 Records in 2008. [3] She has collaborated with many other producers and artists such as Zed Bias (Maddslinky), Jay Scarlett, Dorian Concept, Domu, Blu, Ben Mono, Rustie, Machinedrum, and Rampa, resulting in numerous releases as a featured vocalist. [4] She is rumored to be working on her second album (title and label unknown). [5] [6]
Kissey has performed throughout The United States and Europe, including appearances at The Hultsfred Festival in Sweden, Heineken Refreshing Sounds Sessions' Welcome to Detroit concert in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Dante's Fried Chicken, opening for Dizzee Rascal and Aaron LaCrate and appearing as a guest with The Roots, both at The Highline Ballroom in New York City. Kissey has also shared the stage with Little Dragon, Theophilus London, Dj Antipop, Guilty Simpson and Black Milk. [7]
Noteworthy media include MTV Iggy, [8] Current TV, [9] BBC Radio 1 (Benji B [10] & Gilles Peterson [11] ), Okayplayer, [12] KCRW, [13] and SR P3. [14]
Kissey has been shot by celebrated photographers Jonas Åkerlund [15] for Elle magazine and Shawn Mortensen for Nike's AM90 campaign, as one of eight featured artists/faces, internationally. [16]
Albums:
EPs:
Singles:
| Title | Year | Album/Release |
| "Stressin"(The Hue ft Kissey) | 2011 | Mushroom Jazz 7 |
| "Happy"(Grooveman Spot ft Kissey) | 2010 | Brownswood Bubblers 6 |
| "Don't Open The Window"(Zed Bias ft Kissey) | 2010 | Tracks from the Vault Ep |
| "Sunstar"(Pablo Sanchez ft Kissey) | 2010 | Sunstar |
| "So Good"(Daru Jones ft Kissey) | 2010 | So Good Ep |
| "Life" (Kenichiro Nishihara ft Kissey) | 2010 | Life |
| "Happy"(Grooveman Spot ft Kissey) | 2010 | Change Situation |
| "Kliks"(K'Bonus ft Kissey) | 2010 | Buckle Up Ep |
| "Always and Always"(Affictionados ft Kissey) | 2009 | Affictionados |
| "Demon Love"(Chief ft Kissey & Moka Only) | 2009 | Collabo Collection |
| "Firefly"(Anthony Valadez ft Kissey) | 2009 | Audio/Visual Sounds Inspired By All Things Visual |
| "I'm Right Here"(Swingkid ft Kissey) | 2009 | The Electric Life |
| "Please Don't Rain"(Sene & Blu ft Kissey) | 2009 | Quarter Water Supporter/Please Don't Rain |
| "Smokey"(Chief ft Kissey) | 2008 | Food For Ya Soul |
| "Pop Rocks"(Vertual Vertigo & 8bit ft Kissey) | 2009 | Sparkie's Bungalow |
| "Drip Drop"(Moka Only ft Kissey) | 2009 | Low Suite 2, The Box |
| "Move To Dis"(Speech Defect ft Kissey) | 2009 | Happy Hunting |
| "Travel"(IisiJii ft Kissey ) | 2009 | 4 Inside |
| "B?rds and Bees"(Cerebral Vortex & Erik L ft Kissey) | 2009 | Kitty Kat Kaboodle EP |
| "Rain Falls"(Kenichiro Nishihara ft Kissey ) | 2008 | Humming Jazz |
| "Late Night Reprise"(Suff Daddy ft Kissey) | 2008 | Late Night Reprise |
| "Put It Down (remix)"(RepLife ft Kissey. produced by AtJazz) | 2008 | Put It Down |
| "Space Water Babies"(The Astronotes ft Replife & Kissey) | 2008 | Subsoul |
| "When I Dig"(KidKanevil ft Blu & Kissey ) | 2008 | Back Off man, I'm A Scientist |
| "Get Myself Together"(Eric L ft Kissey) | 2008 | Lose Control EP |
| "Faster"(Hi Perspective ft Kissey) | 2008 | Expansions |
| "Brazil"(Soultempo ft Kissey) | 2008 | Brazil |
| "Northern Lights"(Blackmonk ft Kissey ) | 2008 | Blackmonk |
| "Why Talkin"(Vince Vargas ft Kissey) | 2008 | Why Talkin' |
| "Put It Down"(Replife ft Kissey) | 2008 | The Unclosed Mind |
| "Car Ride (To The Future)"(Jay Scarlett ft Kissey & Distant Starr) | 2008 | Various-Fresh Selects-Loose Joints' |
| "On Your Shoulder"(Michita ft Kissey) | 2008 | Metronome/On Your Shoulder |
| "So Good"(Daru ft Kissey) | 2008 | Spirit & Soul-Hop Sampler' |
| "Why Talkin"(Vince Vargas ft Kissey) | 2008 | Why Talkin |
| "The Draft"(Dj Jamad & Nicolay ft Kissey) | 2008 | Afro Collabo Vol1 |
| "Straight Out" (Pablo Sanchez ft Kissey) | 2007 | |
| "Demonlove"(Sene ft Kissey) | 2007 | |
| "Atomic Light&Sound"(Rustie ft Kissey) | 2007 | Concrete Project |
| "Ya Mama"(Dj Krime ft Kissey) | 2007 | Ya Mama |
| "Autumn Love"(Dyno ft Kissey) | 2007 | 9 Nine |
| "Return To The Source"(Bless 1 ft Kissey) | 2007 | Return To The Source |
| "Call The Boss"(Ishfaq ft Ad Dick & Kissey) | 2007 | The Change Ep |
| "LoveCount"(Flyphonic ft Kissey) | 2007 | Mosaic Tiles Ep |
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