website years_active birth_place label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name
-lsb- http://kristinatrain.com kristinatrain.com -rsb- 2001-present new york city , usa blue -lrb- uk -rrb- -lrb- 2011-2013 -rrb- note records emi -lrb- 2009 -rrb- mercury records kristina train
 solo_singer 17 january 1982 singing , violin roots music , americana kristinatrain live.jpg savannah , georgia , usa kristina train
kristina train

kristina train -lrb- born january 17 , 1982 in new york city -rrb- is an american singer-songwriter and musician who has lived in london , united kingdom since 2010 .
her music blends influences from country , soul , gospel , blues , folk , and jazz .
kristina was born in new york city and raised in savannah , georgia .
she is of norwegian , italian , and irish heritage .
at the age of four , kristina started studying classical violin .
she sang in church and school choirs .
in 2001 train played a showcase in new york city for blue note records emi .
executives bruce lundvall and arif mardin subsequently invited train to sign to blue note .
train left school to pursue music full-time , moving to new york and signing with blue note .
kristina continued to maintain a friendship with mentor , bruce lundvall .
