Kurt Elling
Birth Name:
Kurt Elling
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Was awarded the Edison Jazz Oeuvreprijs for lifetime achievment
- Has won the Jazz Journalist Association Male Singer of the Year Award
- Graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1989
- While trying to become a professional singer, he worked as a bartender, furniture and wedding singer
- Has served as an artist in residence at the Singapore and Monterey Jazz Festivals
- Sings in a four-octave, baritone voice
- Has written pieces for The Steppenwolf Theatre and the City of Chicago
- Performed at the first state dinner hosted by President Obama