Irina Bjorklund

Irina Bjorklund.



-. wrote her first song at age 7 - the rough translation from the Swedish name "Om Hundarna och Katterna kan, sa kan Jag" would be "If the Dogs and the Cats can do it, so can I". The song had 11 verses.



-. is more known as an actress from Europe (imdb.com her and You'll get a small fraction of the somewhat 50 films she's starred in) - but lives in Los Angeles since 1999.



-. saw the french movie "Delicatessen" at the age of 16, and decided that she would make the Musical Saw her pension plan, just in case the acting thing wouldn't work out.



-. finally got the Saw she had dreamed of for her birthday, learned how to play it, and has ever since been incorporating it in her song writing and especially in live performance.



- grew up in Finland, France and Sweden, and uses the languages of each country as she writes and performs, along with English and Russian.



- collaborated with composer Peter Fox on the soundtrack of the feature "Red is the Color of." (in which she also plays the lead) in 2004. The pair decided to continue their collaboration, and have now successfully been performing live in the US and Europe, and have released 3 albums up to date - their first CD "Oh l'Amour" is an ode to Irina's native Finland, and her much beloved France. It follows a mystical storyline, taking You on a journey from one song to another, guiding You through the landscapes of Carelia on the Russian border to a smokey late night bar with all it's characters in Montmartre in Paris. Physical copies/electronic download of the CD is available worldwide through CDBaby.com, as well as of her newer album "Vintage Espresso". Their new, all french language album Chanson d'Automne was released in Finland in August of 2011 by Suomen Musiikki, and has gathered beautiful reviews across the boarders
These days, most of Irina's shows are French language.
- was showcasing at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas from March 16-17 2007.
- tours Finland every summer. Look for us on July 8th at the Baltic Jazz Festival, and on July 13th at Kihveli Soikoon!