Christina Rosenvinge

Spanish singer

Alternative rock
indie rock
indie pop
shoegazing

Occupation(s)

Singer
songwriter
actress

Years active1980–presentLabels

Smells Like Records
WEA
Segell de Primavera

Musical artist

Christina Rosenvinge Hepworth (born 29 May 1964) is a Spanish singer.

A veteran of the music industry with a career spanning more than thirty years,^[1] she was a member of the Spanish groups Alex y Christina and Christina y Los Subterráneos before she started a solo career. Rosenvinge has spoken about facing sexism in the industry^[2] and is a vocal critic of it. Lee Ranaldo, the guitarist for Sonic Youth, produced one of her albums before she moved to New York City in 1999. She recorded three albums in English released by Smells Like Records before moving back to Spain. She was considered one of Spain's leading musicians in the 2000s decade.^[3] In 2018, she was honoured with the Premio Nacional de las Musicas Actuales.^[4]

Rosenvinge tours regularly in Spain, Mexico, and South America.^[5] It was in a trip to Huacho, Peru, that she wrote her song "La Tejedora".^[6]

Discography

With Alex y Christina

Alex y Christina (1987)
El ángel y el diablo (1989)

With Christina y Los Subterráneos

Que me parta un rayo (1992)
Mi pequeño animal (1994)

Solo

Cerrado (1997)
Flores raras (1998)
Frozen Pool (16 January 2001) Smells Like Records^[7]
Foreign Land (2002)
Continental 62 (20 February 2006)
Alguien que cuide de mí – Grandes éxitos (2007)
Verano fatal (2007) with Nacho Vegas
Tu labio superior (2008)
Tu labio inferior (2008)
La joven Dolores (2011)
Un caso sin resolver (2011)
Lo nuestro (2015)
Un hombre rubio (2018)
Los versos sáficos (2023)

References

^ "Christina Rosenvinge:'La experiencia excita la creatividad'".
^ "Christina Rosenvinge: "Cuando los políticos se corrompen, contaminan y envenenan todo el país"".
^ "Christina Rosenvinge: On Top!". labandaelastica.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ Navarro, Fernando (11 October 2018). "Christina Rosenvinge, Premio Nacional de las Músicas Actuales". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "Christina Rosenvinge envia saludos a sus fans peruanos". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ "Christina Rosenvinge compuso tema en Huacho".
^ "Christina Rosenvinge Frozen Pool".