Åsa Jinder
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| Born | 9 October 1963 Eds församling, Upplands Väsby, Stockholms län, Sweden |
| Genres | folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Nyckelharpa |
Åsa Tindra Jinder (born 9 October 1963[1] in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm County, Sweden 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 or 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
- ^ http://www.birthday.se/sok/?f=%c5sa&l=Jinder
- ^ "Åsa Jinder". Swedishcharts. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
External links
- Åsa Jinder's website(in Swedish)
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