KIRSTI HUKE
Genres: Pop, Art Song, Folk • Norway

Kirsti Huke (born 6 March 1977 in Melhus, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, and composer, she was best recognized as lead singer for Norwegian doom metal/experimental band The 3rd and the Mortal in the final line-up. She is also known from collaborations with musicians such as Egil Kapstad, Erlend Skomsvoll, Tore Brunborg, Ola Kvernberg, Vigleik Storaas, Håvard Wiik, Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Erik Nylander and Steinar Raknes. She is the younger sister of the author Marte Huke. Huke got her education at Heimdal videregående skole (1993–96) og Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1996–2001), wherere she work as Assistant Professor (2016). Her own Kirsti Huke Quartet (established in 1998) also included Håvard Wiik (piano), Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums) and Steinar Raknes (bass). In 2002 Wiik and Johansen were replaced by Vigleik Storaas (piano) and Erik Nylander (drums). The K.H. Quartet has performed a varied standard repertoire at several jazz festivals, most recently at Nattjazz 2006 in read more...