User:Merce11/Kyrie Kristmanson

'Kyrie Kristmanson' (b. March 31st, 1989 - ) is a singer/songwriter born in Canada. She grew up in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and London, England. She currently lives in Paris, France.

Kyrie has released two albums in Canada, The Kyrie K Groove (2006) and Pagan Love (2008). In 2010 she released Origin of Stars in Europe and Asia on the French label NØ FØRMAT!, a satellite of | Universal Music France.

In 2007 Kyrie won the | Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Young Performer and in 2009 she was awarded the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her single Song X, which was recently inducted into | France Inter's official catalogue.

In 2009 she performed throughout France with French singer/songwriter | Emily Loizeau and during this time signed to her booking agency Furax who works in collaboration with Kyrie's North American Agency, The Agency Group. In 2010 and 2011, Kyrie is expected to tour throughout France, Spain, Germany and England in support of her most recent album.

Kyrie also collaborates with the The Afiara String Quartet, the current quartet in residence at the | Juilliard School of Music. Together in 2010, they will premiere three song cycles developed by Kyrie and Canadian composer | Patrick Carrabré.

In the past Kyrie has performed alongside other notable Canadian musicians, such as | Hawksley Workman,| Feist and | Sarah Slean.

Kyrie has also played the trumpet since the age of 12. Up until 2009 she played the same guitar her father gave her for her ninth birthday. She now plays on a custom guitar made by luthier Jasper Senderowitz in Lyon, France.