June 20, 2024
KIRALINA SALANDY From Canada a G.U.C.C.C.I. (Jazz) Vocalist! KIRALINA is a five-time Award Winning vocalist, who has been performing in Quebec, Toronto, USA, Jamaica, Denmark, Finland, Spain, France, Norway, Mexico, Anguilla and Sweden for the past 10 years. She sings Gospel, Urban, Classical, Country, Contemporary, Inspirational & Jazz. She has recorded several albums in Canada, Jamaica and Sweden. Currently she resides in Stockholm, Sweden and works on different musical projects, productions and events. In 2016 she was part of the Jerry Williams production and summer tour. In 2017 she had the honor to sing to the Crown Princess of Sweden. In 2018 she was a musical artist for China Theater in the Musical "The Book of Mormon". In the summer of 2018 she sang on All Sång På Skansen for a tribute to Jerry Williams, that aired on SVT. In December of 2018 she had the privilege to sing for the entire Royal Family of Sweden to honor Queen Silvia for her 75th birthday celebration, which aired on SVT. In 2019 she has sang back-up for Mariette and Andreas Weise on Stjärnornas Stjärna, which aired on TV4. In 2020 she played the role of a Power Girl for the Gothenberg State Theater for the musical "The Little Shop of Horrors". In 2021 Kiralina had the prestigious honor to sing at the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony for the laureates and the Swedish Royal Family. In 2023 she took part in the SVT Amazing Gospel Vägen till Sverige which you can find on SVT play today. She loves to entertain and is dedicated to making each performance memorable. By singing songs that make you dance or songs that touch the heart. Her performances are always relevant and customised to the client’s song requests, venue, occasion, and theme.
Kiralina had the prestigious honor of singing at the 2022 Noble Prize Ceremony at Stockholm City Hall for the Swedish Royal King and Queen and Crown Princess and prince and the Noble laureates. She sang of the famous Canadian Joni Mitchell “Both sides now”
With the Royal philharmonic orchestra and trombone player Karin Hammar.
In 2016 Kiralina worked with beloved Swedish rock start Jerry Williams as one of his backup singers. She then went on a summer tour around Sweden with him.
Sadly, he passed in 2018 and Kiralina was asked to sing on the popular show "All Sång På Skansen" with his band and a tribute to his memory with the song “It started with a love affair”.
Kiralina is a singer-songwriter and in 2023 she put out her music project “Keep Standing” EP on Spotify. The lyrics comprise of her personality in a soulful way. Her thoughts and reflections on herself and the society around her. Her gospel background is recognizable in her lyrics and the positive message of hope rings through.
Kiralina will be completing this project in 2025 and embarking on her first European tour with her music.
Kiralina’s first album Soar is available on Spotify. Several years ago her mother encouraged Kiralina to write her first song and at the time she did not know the lyrics were about her life changing journey from Canada to Sweden. Also the first song her mother ever wrote for her exists on this album “You’ll Never Know”.
Travel with Kiralina on her musical timeline and discover more about her character through in this body of work.
A music story that has never before been told in Sweden - a story about the gospel. It is about how the genre arose and how it came to Sweden in the 1960s by pure coincidence. Interviews with Samuel Ljungblahd, Per-Erik Hallin, Gladys Del Pilar, Putte Nelson and Eric Bibb, Peter Sandwall, Lars Mörlid, etc. Producer: Ann-Sofie Carringer.
Kiralina had the prestigious honor to serenade the Queen Silvia of Sweden for her 75th birthday at the beautiful Oscars Theatre in Stockholm. The majestic event was filmed and televised on Swedish Television. Beside the Queen was the entire Swedish Royal Family and Kiralina fondly holds the memory of Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle singing along to her rendition of the Motown classic “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by the end of the song the whole audience joined Kiralina and were singing and clapping with joy.