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Kristin Eklund

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Kristin Eklund
Also known asNami
Born (1979-08-14) 14 August 1979 (age 45)
Kroksjö, Nybro, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, Arts
Instrument
  • Guitar, Piano, Organ, Keyboard
Years active1998–present
LabelsBitterljuv

Kristin Eklund (born 1979) is a Swedish artist who uses the stage name Naimi. She grew up in the small village of Kroksjö, situated in Nybro Municipality, Småland, in the south of Sweden. Eklund has been playing various instrument since she was 7 years old, it started as for so many other Swedish artists in The Municipal music school. Music has been an important part of Eklund's family; her sister Anna Eklund is the lead singer in the Swedish band Sad Day for Puppets.

Kristin Eklund's professional music career came to a start when she bought a pump organ in 1998, it was also then she took the stage name Naimi,[1] after her grandmother. Her music can be described as diverse and obstinate, she plays guitar, piano, organ, keyboard, and also makes electronic music with winks to the 1980s computer and video game music. The lyrics are in both Swedish and English.

Today she is active in Stockholm. Eklund is also an artist and work with a variety of techniques, including painting, drawing, photography, video and animation. She is behind the comic "Ensam är ledsen"[2] which have a direct translated English spin-off, called "Sad and Lonely".[3] In January 2010, Eklund started her own record label. Bitterljuv,[4] which means bittersweet, a reference to her music.

Discography

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  • 2001 – Benno presents Vol.5. 7" Vinyl-EP. (Benno).
  • 2005 – Lagom är sämst. EP. (Music Is My Girlfriend).[5]
  • 2006 – Det är jag som bestämmer inte du. CD. (To Whom It May Concern)[6]
  • 2010 – Försöker lämna det gamla bakom mig CDS (Free to Download) (Bitterljuv).[7]
  • 2010 – Demonen, kärleken och jag. CD. (Bitterljuv).[8]
  • 2014 – A New Beginning. (with Ars Sonor) CD. (Art1ficial Records).[9]

Album released on Spotify

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  • Low-fi-skivan. Album 2011[10]
  • Upp och ner och hit och dit (2024 Remaster). Album 2012[11]
  • Padddmusic (2024 Remaster). Album 2013[12]
  • The Black Hole. Album 2017[13]
  • Far From Happy. Album 2020[14]

References

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  1. ^ Naimi on MySpace
  2. ^ Ensam är ledsen
  3. ^ Sad and lonely
  4. ^ "Bitterljuv". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  5. ^ Music Is My Girlfriend
  6. ^ To Whom It May Concern
  7. ^ "Bitterljuv; about the release". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Bitterljuv; about the release". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  9. ^ Ars Sonor & Naimi – A New Beginning (2014, CDr), 31 January 2014, retrieved 27 July 2021
  10. ^ "Album Low-fi-skivan". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Album Upp och ner och hit och dit". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Album Paddmusic". Spotify. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Album The Black Hole". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Album Far From Happy". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

Printed references

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  • Interview with Kristin Eklund (Naimi). Det grymma svärdet, NR2 2008 (P.57-61). Lystring 2008 ISBN 978-91-633-1574-9
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