Ã…sa Tindra Jinder (born 9 October 1963 in
Upplands Väsby
Upplands Väsby () is a locality and the seat of Upplands Väsby Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 149,463 inhabitants in 2020.
History
The municipality has a long history with clear traces of settlements from the pre-Christian times ...
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Stockholm County,
Sweden is a Swedish
nyckelharpa
A nyckelharpa (, "keyed fiddle", or literally "key harp", plural ) is the national musical instrument of Sweden. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to chang ...
player, composer, producer, songwriter, author and lecturer. She has scored
album chart successes in Sweden.
She lives in Stockholm. 2006-2017 she lived in Acktjära outside
Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It had 26,937 inhabitants in 2017
History
The first recording of Bollnäs in writing is from 1312 when a vicar named Ingemund referred to ...
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Hälsingland
Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to as Helsingia in English, is a historical province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of the land of Norrland.
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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
A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night.
History
The term ''nocturne'' (from French '' nocturne'' 'of the night') was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensembl ...
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Her daughter
Little Jinder is a singer.
References
External links
Ã…sa Jinder's websitein Swedish)
Swedish folk musicians
Swedish composers
Swedish women songwriters
Musicians from Stockholm
Nyckelharpa players
Riksspelmän
1963 births
Living people
Swedish women writers
Swedish-language writers
Swedish women composers
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