Josefin Winther

Josefin Winther was born in 1986 in Bergen, Norway. From a young age she became acquainted with music and performance, singing classical arias and training her voice; during the same years she played cello in a youth orchestra. At thirteen she began to play guitar and to write her own songs. At nineteen Josefin was signed to indie label Your Favourite Music, in Bergen, and the same year she released her debut EP. In 2008 she released her debut album, Be Proud or Stay out of It, produced by Kristian Fanavoll Tvedt. Her debut album was received with critical acclaim. She was named, "Norway's own PJ Harvey", "Bergen's reply to Patti Smith" and a "rising star on the pop-rock sky". Late in 2009 she started recording her second full-length album, and "Raising Armies" was released February 2011, again produced by Kristian Fanavoll Tvedt. In 2012 she will be releasing two new songs each month. In December 2012 the top ten releases will be put on a full length album.

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