Åsa Jinder
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| Born | 9 October 1963 Upplands Väsby, Sweden |
| Genres | folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Nyckelharpa |
Åsa Tindra Jinder (born 9 October 1963)[1] is a Swedish nyckelharpa player, composer, producer, songwriter, author and lecturer. She has scored album chart successes in Sweden.[2]
She lives in Stockholm. 2006-2017 she lived in Acktjära outside Bollnäs, Hälsingland.
In 1979 she was the youngest person ever to be awarded the title of Riksspelman for National Folk Musician. In 1995 Jinder and vocalist Gunnhild Tvinnereim joined Norwegian/Irish instrumental duo Secret Garden as they won the Eurovision Song Contest with "Nocturne".
Her daughter Little Jinder is a singer.
References[edit]
- ^ "Sök Personer".
- ^ "Åsa Jinder". Swedishcharts. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
External links[edit]
- Åsa Jinder's website(in Swedish)
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Categories:
- Swedish folk musicians
- Swedish composers
- Swedish women songwriters
- Musicians from Stockholm
- Nyckelharpa players
- Riksspelmän
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Swedish women writers
- Swedish-language writers
- Swedish women composers
- Swedish women folk musicians
- 20th-century Swedish folk musicians
- 21st-century Swedish folk musicians