Sonja Kristina | |
|---|---|
 Kristina in 1970 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sonia Christina Shaw |
| Born | 14 April 1949 Brentwood, Essex, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | Cherry Red, Market Square |
| Member of | Curved Air |
| Formerly of | The Strawbs |
| Website | sonjakristina |
Sonja Kristina (born Sonia Christina Shaw; 14 April 1949)[1] is an English singer and songwriter, best known for starring in the original London production of the seminal 1960s musical Hair, and for being the lead vocalist of the 1970s progressive rock band Curved Air.[2][3]
Kristina is also an experienced voice coach. She was the Rock, Jazz and Musical Theatre tutor for Performing Arts students at Middlesex University from 1991 to 1999.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin Larkin. Omnibus Press 27 May 2011
- ^ Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture, Edward Macan, Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0195098884
- ^ Citizens of Hope and Glory: The Story of Progressive Rock, Stephen Lambe Amberley, Publishing Limited, 30 January 2012, ISBN 978-1445616834