Christina Kim Ingrid Asplund,[1] better known as Kissey[2] (formerly Kissey Asplund), is a singer, songwriter, music producer, artist, and performer from Stockholm, Sweden.

Kissey
Birth nameChristina Kim Ingrid Asplund
BornStockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupation
Years active2007–Present
Labels
  • currently: KissKiss
  • past: r2 Records/K7, Recordbreakin
Websitekissey.co

Career

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Kissey released her first full-length album, Plethora, produced by Papa Jazz, on R2 Records in 2008.[3] She has collaborated with many other producers and artists such as Zed Bias (Maddslinky), Jay Scarlett, Dorian Concept, Domu, Blu, Ben Mono, Rustie, Machinedrum, and Rampa, resulting in numerous releases as a featured vocalist.[4] She is rumored to be working on her second album (title and label unknown).[5][6]

Kissey has performed throughout The United States and Europe, including appearances at The Hultsfred Festival in Sweden, Heineken Refreshing Sounds Sessions' Welcome to Detroit concert in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Dante's Fried Chicken, opening for Dizzee Rascal and Aaron LaCrate and appearing as a guest with The Roots, both at The Highline Ballroom in New York City. Kissey has also shared the stage with Little Dragon, Theophilus London, Dj Antipop, Guilty Simpson and Black Milk.[7]

Noteworthy media include MTV Iggy,[8] Current TV,[9] BBC Radio 1 (Benji B[10] & Gilles Peterson[11]), Okayplayer,[12] KCRW,[13] and SR P3.[14]

Kissey has been shot by celebrated photographers Jonas Åkerlund[15] for Elle magazine and Shawn Mortensen for Nike's AM90 campaign, as one of eight featured artists/faces, internationally.[16]

Releases

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Discography

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Albums:

  • "Plethora" (2008)

EPs:

  • "Fuss'n'Fight Ep" (2008)
  • "Initiation" (2014)

Singles:

  • "Come Nightfall" (2013)
  • "Silverlake/Snowfall" (2008)
  • "Move Me/99 bottles" (2008)
  • "With You" (2007)
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Title Year Album/Release
"Stressin" (The Hue ft Kissey) 2011 Mushroom Jazz 7
"Happy" (Grooveman Spot ft Kissey) 2010 Brownswood Bubblers 6
"Don't Open The Window" (Zed Bias ft Kissey) 2010 Tracks from the Vault Ep
"Sunstar" (Pablo Sanchez ft Kissey) 2010 Sunstar
"So Good"(Daru Jones ft Kissey) 2010 So Good Ep
"Life" (Kenichiro Nishihara ft Kissey) 2010 Life
"Happy"(Grooveman Spot ft Kissey) 2010 Change Situation
"Kliks" (K'Bonus ft Kissey) 2010 Buckle Up Ep
"Always and Always" (Affictionados ft Kissey) 2009 Affictionados
"Demon Love"(Chief ft Kissey & Moka Only) 2009 Collabo Collection
"Firefly"(Anthony Valadez ft Kissey) 2009 Audio/Visual Sounds Inspired By All Things Visual
"I'm Right Here"(Swingkid ft Kissey) 2009 The Electric Life
"Please Don't Rain"(Sene & Blu ft Kissey) 2009 Quarter Water Supporter/Please Don't Rain
"Smokey"(Chief ft Kissey) 2008 Food For Ya Soul
"Pop Rocks"(Vertual Vertigo & 8bit ft Kissey) 2009 Sparkie's Bungalow
"Drip Drop"(Moka Only ft Kissey) 2009 Low Suite 2, The Box
"Move To Dis"(Speech Defect ft Kissey) 2009 Happy Hunting
"Travel"(IisiJii ft Kissey ) 2009 4 Inside
"B?rds and Bees"(Cerebral Vortex & Erik L ft Kissey) 2009 Kitty Kat Kaboodle EP
"Rain Falls"(Kenichiro Nishihara ft Kissey ) 2008 Humming Jazz
"Late Night Reprise"(Suff Daddy ft Kissey) 2008 Late Night Reprise
"Put It Down (remix)"(RepLife ft Kissey. produced by AtJazz) 2008 Put It Down
"Space Water Babies"(The Astronotes ft Replife & Kissey) 2008 Subsoul
"When I Dig"(KidKanevil ft Blu & Kissey ) 2008 Back Off man, I'm A Scientist
"Get Myself Together"(Eric L ft Kissey) 2008 Lose Control EP
"Faster"(Hi Perspective ft Kissey) 2008 Expansions
"Brazil"(Soultempo ft Kissey) 2008 Brazil
"Northern Lights"(Blackmonk ft Kissey ) 2008 Blackmonk
"Why Talkin"(Vince Vargas ft Kissey) 2008 Why Talkin'
"Put It Down"(Replife ft Kissey) 2008 The Unclosed Mind
"Car Ride (To The Future)"(Jay Scarlett ft Kissey & Distant Starr) 2008 Various-Fresh Selects-Loose Joints'
"On Your Shoulder"(Michita ft Kissey) 2008 Metronome/On Your Shoulder
"So Good"(Daru ft Kissey) 2008 Spirit & Soul-Hop Sampler'
"Why Talkin"(Vince Vargas ft Kissey) 2008 Why Talkin
"The Draft"(Dj Jamad & Nicolay ft Kissey) 2008 Afro Collabo Vol1
"Straight Out" (Pablo Sanchez ft Kissey) 2007
"Demonlove"(Sene ft Kissey) 2007
"Atomic Light&Sound"(Rustie ft Kissey) 2007 Concrete Project
"Ya Mama"(Dj Krime ft Kissey) 2007 Ya Mama
"Autumn Love"(Dyno ft Kissey) 2007 9 Nine
"Return To The Source"(Bless 1 ft Kissey) 2007 Return To The Source
"Call The Boss"(Ishfaq ft Ad Dick & Kissey) 2007 The Change Ep
"LoveCount"(Flyphonic ft Kissey) 2007 Mosaic Tiles Ep

References

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  1. ^ "Kissey Asplund". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture & Music Videos".
  3. ^ "Kissey Asplund | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Kissey Asplund". Discogs.
  5. ^ http://www.swedesplease.net/2011/05/03/new-song-from-kissey-asplund-taking-it-cool/
  6. ^ "No2 | Kissey". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  7. ^ "Past: – Kissey". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  8. ^ "Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture & Music Videos".
  9. ^ "Current - Banking for Modern Life".
  10. ^ "BBC - 1Xtra - Benji B".
  11. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Gilles Peterson - Tracklisting".
  12. ^ "Daru Jones feat. Kissey Asplund – So Good PD EP « Okayplayer | okayplayer.com". www.okayplayer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25.
  13. ^ "KCRW 89.9FM | Music, NPR News, Culture Los Angeles". 10 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Kissey Asplund + Guilty Simpson - P3 Soul". Sveriges Radio. 7 April 2008.
  15. ^ http://www.myspace.com/kisseyasplund/photos/53238314 [dead link]
  16. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Kissey Asplund - Silverlake - Stockholm. YouTube.
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