Emilie Stoesen Christensen


Emilie Stoesen Christensen is a Norwegian jazz singer and actor, the daughter of Jazz drummer Jon Christensen and actress Ellen Horn, and half sister of Theater director Kjersti Horn. She has lately been gaining recognition for her work with a number of Norwegian bands, including the «Oslo JazzNonett», and made her record debut with Jon Balke's Batagraf album Say And Play at ECM Records.

Career

Christensen has played roles in musical plays as Spellemann på taket and Spring awakening at Oslo Nye Teater.
As a student at the Norges Musikkhøgskole in Oslo, she was on a Norway tour with «Oslo JazzNonett», and among other places they had chosen «Musikkbaren» at NMH as a concert arena. All music is original, written by the band members: Christensen, Magela Herrera Portuondo, Kasper Skullerud Værens, Harald Lassen, Kristoffer Eikrem, David Aleksander Sjølie, Kjetil Jerve, Bjørnar Kaldefoss Tveite, Andreas Wildhagen. In 2012 she performed within the band «Play Tell» including saxophonist Harald Lassen, pianist Eyolf Dale, bassist Mats Eilertsen and her father drummer Jon Christensen at the Norwegian national jazz scene «Victoria» in Oslo.

Discography