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Also known as Karin Dreijer Andersson

Swedish musician

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Non-binary
Origin
Stockholm
Active from
1975-04-07
ambientelectropopexperimentaltrip hop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
240
Total plays
1,579

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Karin Dreijer, formerly also known as Karin Dreijer Andersson (born as Karin Elisabeth Dreijer on 7 April 1975 in Nacka, Sweden), also known by their stage name Fever Ray, is a musician and the former lead vocalist of the electronic duo The Knife that they formed with their brother Olof Dreijer. Their vocal style is highly distinct- shrill and piercing, with a heavy Swedish accent. Karin also performs under the guise of Fever Ray, and sung lead vocals in the now defunct indie pop group Honey Is

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Key facts

Also known as
Fever Ray
Born
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer , ( 1975-04-07 ) 7 April 1975 (age 51) , Gothenburg , Sweden
Genres
Electropop ambient trip hop experimental
Occupations
Singer-songwriter record producer
Instruments
Vocals guitar keyboards
Years active
1994–present
Labels
Rabid Brille Mute Cooperative
Formerly of
Honey Is Cool The Knife
Website
feverray .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Elisabeth
Family name
Andersson
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
feverray.com
Image
Roskilde Festival Fever Ray 2.jpg
Said to be same as
Fever Ray
Show 10 more facts
date of birth
1975-04-07
birth name
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer
influenced by
Aphex Twin
pseudonym
Fever Ray
married name
Karin Dreijer Andersson
start of work period
1994-00-00
name in native language
Karin Dreijer
social media followers
25135
Commons category
Fever Ray
medical condition
autism
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Encyclopedic overview

Dreijer performing as Fever Ray in 2009

Karin Elisabeth Dreijer (born 7 April 1975) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and record producer. Dreijer was one half of the electronic music duo the Knife, formed with their brother Olof Dreijer. They released their debut solo album under the alias Fever Ray in January 2009. Their second studio album, Plunge, under the same alias, was released in October 2017.

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