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Emilia Mårtensson

Vocalist, Composer

Music

I received great guidance with my artistic direction and musicianship skills whilst I was constantly encouraged to develop and perform new projects. Trinity [Laban] also presented me with a great network of musicians, (both teachers and peers), and it really launched me in to a world of new opportunities.

Emilia Mårtensson
Emilia Mårtensson

Biography

Emilia Mårtensson graduated with a BMus voice (jazz) in 2007. Since then, she has released three albums of her own and was recently awarded Vocalist of the Year 2016 at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. She is the featured vocalist in several projects collaborating with artists such as Iain Ballamy (UK), Kit Downes (UK) and Éric Legnini (Belgium). Her most acclaimed collaboration led to a MOBO Award with the British group Kairos 4tet. Emilia is a regular performer at some of Europe’s leading venues and festivals including the London Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Bimhuis in Amsterdam, Sunset Sunside in Paris, Fasching in Stockholm and Ljubljana Jazz Festival. Both of her solo albums And so it goes (Babel Label-2012’) and Ana (Babel Label-2014) got listed in the ‘top ten best albums’ by JazzWise. Emilia is also a passionate educator and founded ‘Beyond Vocals,' a platform for new aspiring singers with an interest in Jazz/Folk/Improvisation.