Karin Dreijer
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Dreijer performing as Fever Ray in October 2009
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| Birth name | Karin Elisabeth Dreijer |
| Also known as | Fever Ray |
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7 April 1975 Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Website | feverray |
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer (born 7 April 1975) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and record producer. She was one half of the electronic music duo The Knife, formed with her brother Olof Dreijer. Dreijer was previously the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Honey Is Cool. Dreijer released her debut solo album under the alias Fever Ray in January 2009. Her second studio album under the alias, Plunge, was released in October 2017.
Dreijer's vocal style is notable for both shrill and deep tones, and also the use of multitracked vocals, with different uses of pitch-shifting technology on each track, creating an intricate and mysterious effect. Visually, Dreijer employs the use of masks, face and body paint, intricate costumes, and other theatrical elements in photo shoots, videos and live performances, during which she often performs behind a gauze screen that partially obscures her from view.
Dreijer was born on 7 April 1975 in Gothenburg, Sweden. When she was 10, she started playing guitar, which led to her 1994 guitar band Honey Is Cool. At 15, she became interested in gender and power structures in society. Before she pursued a career in music, Dreijer worked as a web designer. In 1998, she moved to .
Karin and her brother Olof Dreijer formed the electronic music duo The Knife in Gothenburg in 1999. They released their eponymous debut album in 2001. The duo gained a wider international recognition following the release of "Heartbeats", the lead single of their second studio album, Deep Cuts (2003). The duo performed live for the first time in 2006, when they went on the Silent Shout Tour in support of their universally acclaimed third album of the same name (2006). In 2009, the duo were commissioned alongside Mt. Sims and Planningtorock by the Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma to compose an opera, titled Tomorrow, in a Year, which is based on Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. In 2013, the band released their fourth and final studio album, Shaking the Habitual, to universal acclaim. The duo disbanded in November 2014, after completing the Shaking the Habitual Tour.
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