Sonja Kristina

Sonja Kristina
Sonja Kristina
	Kristina in 1970
Background information
Birth name	Sonia Christina Shaw
Born	14 April 1949 (age 75); Brentwood, Essex, England
Genres	Progressive rock; folk; acid folk;
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	Cherry Red, Market Square
Member of	Curved Air
Formerly of	The Strawbs
Website	sonjakristina.com

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

[1] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin Larkin. Omnibus Press 27 May 2011

[Classics_1997-2] Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture, Edward Macan, Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0195098884

[3] Citizens of Hope and Glory: The Story of Progressive Rock, Stephen Lambe Amberley, Publishing Limited, 30 January 2012, ISBN 978-1445616834

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