Viktoria Tolstoy
Louise Viktoria Tolstoy (born 29 July 1974) is a Swedish jazz singer of Russian ancestry. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.[1][2] Tolstoy was a regular studio guest in season one of the television series Big Brother in 2000.
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 Tolstoy at the St. Ingbert jazz festival, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Louise Viktoria Kjellberg |
| Born | 29 July 1974 Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Labels | Blue Note, ACT |
| Website | viktoriatolstoy |
Viktoria Tolstoy in Aarhus, Denmark 2014
She was married to designer Per Holknekt from 2001 until they divorced in March 2008.[3]
Discography
As leader
- Smile, Love and Spice (Sittel, 1994)
- Viktoria Tolstoy (EMI, 1996)
- For Alskad (EMI, 1996)
- White Russian (Blue Note, 1997)
- Blame It On My Youth (EMI, 2001)
- Shining On You (ACT, 2004)
- My Swedish Heart (ACT, 2005)
- Pictures of Me (ACT, 2006)
- My Russian Soul (ACT, 2008)
- Letters to Herbie (ACT, 2011)
- A Moment of Now (ACT, 2013)
- Meet Me at the Movies (ACT, 2017)
- Stations (ACT, 2020)
As guest
With Nils Landgren
- 2002 – Sentimental Journey
- 2004 – Funky ABBA
With others
- 1998 − Här kommer natten, Svante Thuresson
- 2007 – Christmas with My Friends (ACT)
- 2012 – Super Music, UMO Jazz Orchestra (Blue Note)
- 2016 – Green Man, Beat Funktion
- 2016 – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic V (ACT)
See also
References
- "Viktoria Tolstoy - BIO". www.viktoriatolstoy.se. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- All That Swedish Jazz
- "Per Holknekt och Viktoria Tolstoy skiljer sig". Expressen. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
External links
Media related to Viktoria Tolstoy at Wikimedia Commons- B.H. Hopper Management - Artist Management
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