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Norwegian jazz singer (born 1937)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
NO
Active from
1937-05-15

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44,554
Total plays
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Karin Krog (born May 15, 1937 in Oslo) is a celebrated Norwegian jazz vocalist. She started to sing at an early age and in 1955 she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in his sextet. In 1962 she started her first group and that same year she become a student of the well-known Norwegian-American singer Anne Brown. Karin studied with Brown until 1969. She is one of the first in Jazz to experiment with electronic vocal effects (loops, modulation, etc. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
b. 1937
Nationality
NO
Role / Field
Jazz singer
Language
nor
Gender
Female

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Official website

Karin Krog | Norwegian jazzsinger

karinkrog.no

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Karin
Gender
female
Citizenship
Norway
Place of birth
Oslo
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
Norwegian
Genre
jazz
Instrument
Minimoog
Record label
ECM Records
Official website
karinkrog.no
Image
Karin Krog at 2025 Molde Jazz Festival 6.jpg
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Commons category
Karin Krog
date of birth
1937-05-15
start of work period
1955-00-00
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