Kristel Lisberg
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| Born | 6 December 1989 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
Kristel Lisberg (born 6 December 1989 in Tórshavn), is a Faroese-Danish singer, songwriter and optometrist. She currently lives in Denmark where she rose to fame after participating in the Danish version of X Factor.[1] In 2014 she released the single "Without You", and in 2015 the follow-up single "September".[2] She participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2016, the Danish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Who Needs a Heart?".[3]
Kristel started performing at an early age together with her father Jens Lisberg, who is a well-known Faroese country singer.[4]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]- 2003 – Ain't No Love
Singles
[edit]- 2003 – "Ain't No Love"[5]
- 2011 – "In the Lights"
- 2014 – "Without You"[6]
- 2015 – "September"[7]
- 2016 – "Who Needs a Heart"
- 2020 – "Contagious"
- 2020 – "I Only Want You"
- 2021 – "Stars in the Summer Night" (nebenGesjæft feat. Kristel Lisberg)
- 2022 – "It's Killing Me"
Honours
[edit]- 2015 – Nominated for the Faroese Music Awards in the category Best female singer
- 2012 – Nominated for the Planet Awards in the category Best new artist/band
References
[edit]- ^ "Kristel Lisberg sang sig ud af sorgen". 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Kristel Lisberg".
- ^ "Stories".
- ^ "Jens Lisberg" (in Faroese). Sørvágs Country & Blues Festivalur. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Kristel í X Factor". Vikublaðið (in Faroese). Miðlahúsið (paper) – Calameo (web). 21 December 2011. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Lindenskov, Eirikur (4 August 2014). "Kristel Lisberg við nýggjum staklag" (in Faroese). in.fo. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ September on YouTube
Categories:
- Living people
- 1989 births
- 21st-century Danish women singers
- Danish pop singers
- Danish women pop singers
- Danish women pianists
- Danish pianists
- Danish composers
- Danish women composers
- Faroese women singers
- Faroese women composers
- People from Tvøroyri
- X Factor (Danish TV series) contestants
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contestants
- Faroese composers
- Faroese songwriters
- Optometrists
- English-language singers from Denmark