Live Foyn Friis

Live Foyn Friis (born 10 September 1985 in Asker, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, lyricist and composer, with roots in jazz, pop and improvised music.[1]

Live Foyn Friis
Live Foyn Friis in 2015.
Background information
Born (1985-09-10) 10 September 1985
Asker, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer, lyricist, composer
Websitelivefoynfriis.com

Biography

Friis was educated at the Conservatory of Music in Tromsø, Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm and Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium in Århus with a Master's degree in Rhythmic Vocals 2011. From the time in Tromsø, she performed concerts with several local musicians, including the groups AMOK, Live Friis & Co og Groove Design.[2] During Bobby McFerrins tour in Norway in 2009 she was contacted by Rikskonsertene to sing a duet with him in the grand hall of the Culture House in Tromsø.

Friis is a singer and songwriter in the band Foyn Trio! The other band members are Alex Jønsson (guitar, effects and vocals) and Jens Mikkel Madsen (double bass, vocals).[3] She also leads the band Live Foyn Friis, comprising drummer Andreas Skamby, as well as the members of Foyn Trio!, besides the orchestra Live Foyn Friis with Strings, comprising the band members of Live Foyn Friis, as well Louise Grom (violin), Amalie Kjældgaard (violin), Mikkel Schreiber (viola) and Maria Edlund (cello).

She performed with Danmarks Radio's Big Band in Concert Hall, Study 2 in Copenhagen 2012 and was awarded Årets unge jazzkomponist (This year's young jazz composer) and Danmarks Nye Jazz Stjerne (Denmark's New Jazz Star). Moreover, Foyn Trio album Joy Visible was nominated for Årets Danske Vokaljazz Utgivelse (This year's Danske Vokaljazz Release), all during the 2012 Danish Music Awards.[4][5]

Since then, she has had a great international career, and regularly travels Brazil, the United States, and throughout Europe (Spain, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Slovakia, Italy, England and France ) and in 2018 she travels to Japan, and in 2019 to Cuba.

The singer has released 4 albums: Joy visible, Running heart, With Strings and With Aarhus Jazz Orchestra.

In the summer of 2017 she was signed to Universal, and released the single Copenhagen under the artist Liive.

In 2018 her first album was released with a mix of standards and originals. The first more traditional jazz album, and it was already played on radio in the US and UK before the release date.

Discography
Live Foyn Friis
  • Running Heart (2014)
  • With Strings (2014/2015)
  • With Aarhus Jazz Orchestra (2017)
  • Live Foyn Friis (2018)
Foyn Trio!
  • Joy Visible (2011) album
  • «Dementor» (2012) single
  • «Ahaahee» (2013) single
  • «Sailing» (2013) single
Liive (L!ive)

* «København» (2017) single

Foyn/Hess/AC/Sommer
  • "Fooling Myself" (2018) single

* «Willow» (2018) album

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gollark: Initiating graph theory.
gollark: Deploying infinite improbability drive.
gollark: Deploying lack of dragons.

References
  1. NRK Urørt: «Friis & Co»
  2. Live Foyn Friis
  3. Spennende ny stemme, Side2.no 31 May 2011
  4. "En aften i Falken – konservatoriet på Aarhus Jazzfestival 2013". Musikhusetaarhus.dk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014.
  5. "Live Foyn Friis / Nikolaj Hess / Thomas Morgan / Daniel Sommer (NO/DK/US)". Jazzfest.dk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
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