Kristján Kristjánsson also known as KK () is an Icelandic blues and folk musician.

Early life and career

KK was born on March 26, 1956 in Minnesota, United States, to Icelandic parents but moved to Iceland with his family around the age of 10. He attended music school in Malmö, Sweden for four years and then played his way across Europe from 1985 until 1990, when he returned to Iceland. He has been nominated for the Gríma Prize twice and has been awarded the Icelandic Music Prize twice."KK á Gljúfrasteini"
Mál og Menning 13 June 2009 In 2007 he toured to Shanghai with Magnús Eiríksson ("Maggi") and Óttar Felix Hauksson in advance of the release of their next recording there and in Iceland. In 2010 he played with his band at the World Expo in Shanghai, representing Iceland. KK appeared as supporting character "Gunnar", an Icelandic musician that is the father of Tuppence Middleton's character, Riley Blue/Gunnarsdóttir, on the Netflix series '' Sense8''.

Personal life

The singer

Ellen Kristjánsdóttir Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: *Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress *Ellen A ...

is KK's sister. He composed "When I Think of Angels" and he and Ellen perform it in memory of another sister who died in a car crash in 1992. A video of them performing the song produced by the Icelandic Red Cross is used for Red Cross fundraising. Traditionally, KK and Ellen perform Christmas music every year in Reykjavík.KK and Ellen
, Things to Do, VisitReykjavik.is, 2 December 2010.

Discography

Singles

;Solo *2012: "Frelsið" (ICE #1) ;as KK & Magnús Eiríksson *2013: "Á sjó" (ICE #9)

Albums

Solo

*1991: "Lucky One" (KK) *1995: "Gleðifólkið" (KK) *1997: "Heimaland" (KK) *2001: "Galfjaðrir" (KK) *2002: "Paradís" (KK) *2004: "Upphafið" (KK) *2006: "Blús" (12 Tonar) *2008: "Svona eru menn" (JPV)

KK Band

*1992: "Bein leið" *1993: "Hotel Föroyar"

KK and Magnus

(at times, credited as KK og Magnus Eiríksson) *1996: "Ómissandi fólk" *1999: "Kóngur einn dag" (Japis) *2000: "Lifað og leikið" (Zonet) *2003: "22 Ferðalög" (Zonet) *2005: "Fleiri ferðalög" (Zonet) *2007: "Langferðalög" (Zonet) *2011: "Þrefaldur" (Zonet 044) (three-disc set including ''Ómissandi fólk'', ''Kóngur einn dag,'' and ''Lifað og leikið.'') *2013: "Úti á sjó"

KK and Ellen

*2005: "Jólin eru að koma" *2011: "Jólin"

References

Sources

* Einar Kárason. ''KK: þangað sem vindurinn blæs''. Reykjavík: Almenna bókafélagið, 2002. (biography)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kk 1956 births American emigrants to Iceland Icelandic musicians Living people