Personal life

She was born in Vang, Hedmark

Vang, Hedmark

Vang is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.Vang was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . The city of Hamar was separated from Vang in 1849. Furnes was separated from Vang in 1891...

 as a daughter of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie

Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927)

Werner Hosewinkel Christie was a Norwegian agricultural researcher.-Personal life:He was born in Hommelvik as a son of engineer Johan Koren Christie and Catherine Frederike Blom. He was a grandnephew of Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie and Edvard Eilert Christie and a nephew of politician Hans...

. She was a sister of officers Johan

Johan Koren Christie (officer)

Johan Koren Christie was a Norwegian engineer and air force officer, who reached the rank of major general in the Royal Norwegian Air Force.-Personal life:...

 and Werner Christie

Werner Hosewinckel Christie (officer)

Werner Hosewinckel Christie was a Norwegian air force officer, who reached the rank of major general in the Royal Norwegian Air Force.-Personal life:...

, a grandniece of politician Hans Langsted Christie

Hans Langsted Christie

Hans Langsted Christie was a Norwegian jurist and politician.He was born in Fridalen in Aarstad a son of customs treasurer Werner Hosewinckel Christie...

 and Christian Christie

Christian Christie

Eilert Christian Brodtkorb Christie was a Norwegian architect.-Personal life:He was born in Bergen as a son of customs officer Werner Hosewinckel Christie and Hansine Langsted...

, an aunt of Werner Christie

Werner Christie

Werner Hosewinckel Christie is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Norway's first Minister of Health from 1992 to 1995, serving in Gro Harlem Brundtland's cabinet from 1992 to 1996....

 and a second cousin of Jacob Christie Kielland

Jacob Christie Kielland

-Personal life:He was born in Bergen to architect Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland and his wife Anna Magdalena Cathrine , née Christie. His grandfather was priest and politician Jacob Kielland, and through him, Jacob Christie Kielland was the grandnephew of painter Kitty Lange Kielland and novelist...

 and Else Christie Kielland.

Between 1944 and 1947 she was married to Robert Riefling

Robert Riefling

Robert Dankwart Leo Riefling was a Norwegian classical pianist and pedagogist. He was regarded among Scandinavia's leading pianists, and toured all over the western world...

. She was then married to anthroposophist

Anthroposophy

Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...

 Dan Lindholm from 1948 until Lindholm's death in 1998. They lived in Bærum

Bærum

is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....

. She died in March 2010.

Career

Christie studied at the Berlin State School of Music

Berlin University of the Arts

The Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...

, and made her concert debut in 1938. She held many concerts at home and abroad throughout her career.

She also made herself known as an opponent of popular music

Popular music

Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...

. She became especially known for a debate about the song Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli

Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli

"Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed in Norwegian by Kirsti Sparboe....

, the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Eurovision Song Contest 1969

The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners...

. Song writer Arne Bendiksen

Arne Bendiksen

Arne Joachim Bendiksen, born 19 October 1926 in Bergen, Norway, died 26 March 2009, was a Norwegian singer, composer and producer, described as "the father of pop music" in Norway....

 was summoned to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation studio for a televised debate, which was extended to two more debates. In the third debate, Christie was present to attack the vulgarity of Bendiksen's work, and she called him a "vampire". Christie was then told by revue

Revue

A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...

 artist and popular singer Elisabeth Granneman

Elisabeth Granneman

Elisabeth Granneman was a Norwegian singer, songwriter, children's writer and actress. She played at the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1960, where she first achieved popularity with Bias Bernhoft's song "Omatt og omatt" in 1961. Her film debut was in Sønner av Norge from 1961...

 to "shut it"; the debate ended with Christie receiving treatment with smelling salts

Smelling salts

Smelling salts, also known as spirit of hartshorn or sal volatile, are chemical compounds used for arousing consciousness. The usual active compound is ammonium carbonate, a colorless-to-white, crystalline solid...

.