KK (musician)
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KK or Kristján Kristjánsson (born March 26, 1956) is an Iceland
ic blues and folk musician. The singer Ellen Kristjánsdóttir is KK's sister.
KK attended music school in Malmö
, Sweden for four years and then played his way across Europe, returning to Iceland in 1990. He has been nominated for the Gríma Prize twice and has been awarded the Icelandic Music Prize twice.
In 2007 he toured to Shanghai
with Magnús Eiríksson ("Maggi") and Óttar Felix Hauksson in advance of the release of their next recording there and in Iceland.
He composed "When I Think of Angels" and he and Ellen perform it in memory of another sister who died in a car crash in 2002. A video of them performing the song produced by the Icelandic Red Cross is used for Red Cross fundraising. He and Ellen also perform Christmas music every year in Reykjavík
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Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic blues and folk musician. The singer Ellen Kristjánsdóttir is KK's sister.
KK attended music school in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden for four years and then played his way across Europe, returning to Iceland in 1990. He has been nominated for the Gríma Prize twice and has been awarded the Icelandic Music Prize twice.
In 2007 he toured to Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
with Magnús Eiríksson ("Maggi") and Óttar Felix Hauksson in advance of the release of their next recording there and in Iceland.
He composed "When I Think of Angels" and he and Ellen perform it in memory of another sister who died in a car crash in 2002. A video of them performing the song produced by the Icelandic Red Cross is used for Red Cross fundraising. He and Ellen also perform Christmas music every year in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
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. KK: þangað sem vindurinn blæs. Reykjavík: Almenna bókafélagið, 2002. ISBN 9979216565 (biography)