Christine Sandtorv, born in 1976 in Bergen, Norway, is a Norwegian musician known for her work as a singer. She began her music career in 1994 by forming the group Ephemera with Inger-Lise Størksen and Jannicke Larsen. The trio handled vocals, guitar, and songwriting, with Sandtorv and Larsen also contributing on keyboards. Ephemera won two Spellemann Awards. Sandtorv made her solo debut in 2006 with the album First Last Dance. She then released a series of children's albums under the title Stjerneteller, including Godnattsanger (2009), Gullamanter (2012), Dinomaur (2014), Klokvarm (2016), and Automagisk (2021). Three of these albums earned her Spellemann Awards in the children's music category, in 2012, 2014, and 2021. Sandtorv also released several singer-songwriter albums: I Mellom Skyer (2017), Hei menneske (2020), and Lyden av et år (2022). Throughout her career, she has won a total of five Spellemann Awards, three as a solo artist.
