biography

"With a voice beautifully clear and rich Cyndee sings souful songs straight from the heart. She belongs to a deep traditon of spiritual singing that conveys true healing power."

- Eric Bibb

"A wonderful singer… a voice that defies categorization. It can be girly and sweet, jazzy mature and sophisticated as well gospel powerful. Huge range of styles she seems to have a mastery of. All with a relaxed comfort and confidence."

- David Fendig

Cyndee Peters is a wonderful singer and artist...ask almost any Swede. Her legendary career reflects a remarkable and very personal journey from proud origins in North Carolina, to New York City where as a teenager her talents were nurtured, and ultimately led to her worldwide career. And although it was never her intention to become an artist, having received a degree in sociology, she has gone on to perform for both the Royal Family of Sweden, and for Pope John Paul II, heads of state as well as countless others in concert halls, theaters, churches and arenas. Among her many fans she proud to have two Nobel Prize recipients Toni Morrison and Nelson Mandela.

In Sweden, her name is a household word, frequently used in crossword puzzles. Her concerts are usually full to overflowing and she is a regular guest on both television and radio. She is literally known and loved by millions and has to date taught more than 70,000 Swedes, Danes, Finns, Norwegians, Italians, Faroe-Islanders, Dutchmen, Australians and Germans to sing gospel and spirituals.

Her legendary choir project "Black People’s Music" which began in 1972 has come to have its own special place in Swedish musical history. What sets her music apart is a powerful spirituality, a sense of purpose that listeners hear immediately. Her lovely voice conveys both power and tenderness, wisdom and love.

In February '99 she received the Key to the City from her hometown of Granite Falls, North Carolina and in March that same year was given the honor to once again perform for former President Nelson Mandela at a State banquet held by the King and Queen of Sweden.

Her performance at the Cognac Blues and Jazz Festival had thousands of Frenchmen on their feet asking for more, even after three encores. On January 5th, 2004 Ms. Peters became an honorary member of Sweden’s prestigious Vasa Order of America (Stockholm).

Cyndee Peters är en av Sveriges mest folkkära artister. 1998 firade hon sitt 25-års jubileum som artist i Sverige. Hon har medverkat i tv och radio hundratals gånger, varit etta på svensktoppen två gånger, givit tusentals utsålda konserter och kan numera räkna bland sina många "fans" Nobelpristagarna Nelson Mandela och Toni Morrison.

Hennes legendariska körprojekt "Black Peoples’ Music" har hittills omfattat mer än 70,000 körsångare i Sverige, Finland, Norge, Danmark, Färöarna, Italien, Tyskland, Frankrike, Holland och Australien. Cyndee har tre mycket prisade böcker bakom sig Timme för Timme, Dag för Dag (1988) och Vidare (1994) och hon anlitas flitigt som föreläsare.

I USA har hon medverkat i tv, musikgalor och musikvideos tillsammans med storheter som Liza Minnelli, Dionne Warwick, Toto och Natalie Cole. Cyndees värme och kärlek till sin musik och publik gör att hennes konserter blir något extra speciellt. Det blir som en recensent skrev alltid "Music from the Heart", som är titeln på hennes nya och mycket efterlängtade CD. Hennes första på nära 12 år som har fått fina recensioner i både Sverige och USA.

1999-2000 reste hon tillsammans med sin pianist Daniel Stenbaek till barndoms-staden Granite Falls, North Carolina och bland annat fick hon ta emot Stadens Nyckel av borgmästaren som samtidigt utnämnde Cyndee till stadens inofficiella ambassadör till Sverige. I feb 1999 blev hon inbjuden att medverka på Slottet inför Kungaparet, regeringen och kvällens huvudperson Nelson Mandela.

Under de senaste åren har Cyndee gästat musikfestivaler i Frankrike, Tyskland, Holland, Finland, Luxembourg, Kanada och Italien.

2004
Den 5:e januari invald som hedersmedlem i Vasaorden av Amerika, Stockholm ordern.
Den 1:e september när Kungaparet besökte Cyndees hemkommun Sollentuna medverkade hon både som artist och konferencier.

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Cyndee Peters utsedd till hedersledamot

Den 28 mars 2009 blev Cyndee Peters utsedd till hedersledamot i Årstasällskapet för Fredrika Bremer-studier.

www.fredrikabremer.net

Contact for Ms. Peters:

Phone +46 8 623 16 98
Fax +46 8 623 19 50
Email cyn.p.music@usa.net

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