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Viktoria Tolstoy
Person · female · Sweden · Sigtuna · born 1974 · recording since 1994
Swedish singer
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Also known as Victoria Tolstoy · ヴィクトリア・トルストイ
Timeline
17 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Smile Love and Spice
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography201 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1347360723
Biography
Louise Viktoria Tolstoy (Russian: Толста́я, romanized: Tolstaya; née Kjellberg; born 29 July 1974) is a Swedish jazz singer of Russian ancestry. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy was a regular studio guest in season one of the television series Big Brother in 2000.
She was married to designer Per Holknekt from 2001 until they divorced in March 2008.
As leader
Smile, Love and Spice (Sittel, 1994)
Viktoria Tolstoy (EMI, 1996)
För Älskad (EMI, 1996)
White Russian (Blue Note, 1997)
Blame It On My Youth (EMI, 2001)
Shining On You (ACT, 2004)
My Swedish Heart (ACT, 2005)
Pictures of Me (ACT, 2006)
My Russian Soul (ACT, 2008)
Letters to Herbie (ACT, 2011)
A Moment of Now (ACT, 2013)
Meet Me at the Movies (ACT, 2017)
Stations (ACT, 2020)
Stealing Moments (ACT, 2024)
Who We Are with Jacob Karlzon (ACT, 2026)
As guest
With Nils Landgren
2002 – Sentimental Journey
2004 – Funky ABBA
With others
1998 − Här kommer natten, Svante Thuresson
2007 – Christmas with My Friends (ACT)
2012 – Super Music, UMO Jazz Orchestra (Blue Note)
2016 – Green Man, Beat Funktion
2016 – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic V (ACT)
2024 – It’s a Wonderful Christmas This Year, Philip Wareborn
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 16 | 95.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (18 release groups · 16 studio albums)
Albums · 16
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:01:10
1The Masquerade Is Over5:122You Go to My Head7:043Remember Bill4:194Love for Sale4:525Jim4:536Smile, Love and Spice3:407No more3:438You Let My Love Grow Cold3:559Save Your Love for Me4:5010When Lights Are Low4:1011Daydream5:4312Our Way3:0413Dreams in Your Life5:451996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:01
1Månen tur och retur4:122Varken ängel eller gud3:0333 dygn i rad5:334En bra dag5:075Och om jag gav4:006Lyckligt slut4:557Stanna här hos mig (Mama Had to Tell Me)4:148Du är bäst (i alla fall bra för mig)4:479September igen3:5810Moln i din hand3:3511För älskad4:1212Det finaste som finns4:251998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:59
1Solitary4:112Venus & Mars3:403My Garden4:134I Do Care3:365Holy Water4:456Wonderful Life3:457Invisible Changes2:558High-Heels4:469For Your Love3:4710Casablanca5:3611Spring5:0012My Funny Valentine (live)5:3913Solitary (single version)3:062001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 48:37
1We'll Be Together Again4:502Midnight Sun4:393Laura6:074Baby Plays Around3:445Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers5:036Blame It on My Youth4:097Destiny4:168Peace6:019Summer Night4:5010Angel Eyes4:582004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:48
1Upside Out3:582Shining on You4:053Summer Calling5:304Love Is Real5:105Equilibrium5:546Wake Up Song3:127No Regrets4:308Waltz for the Lonely Ones4:089Some Day2:2910Wonder Why4:1411Things That Happen3:5412Foreverly4:442005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:45
1Grandmas Song4:112Mind If I4:273From Above4:324Dialogue3:145You Gave Me the Flow4:246Den första gång4:397Dannys Dreaming4:238The Morning of You3:279Mayday3:4810I Hope It's Spring for You4:4411Jag yet en dejlig rosa4:562006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 49:51
1Women of Santiago3:382Have a Good Time3:433South4:194Te Amo Corazón3:525Two Sails3:256Kiss That Frog3:327Absentee4:228Strollin'3:389Don't Make Me Wait4:3410Can't Help It4:2611Green Little Butterfly3:3312The Way Young Lovers Do3:1413Old and Wise3:352008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:43
1Home3:322Word by Word5:313The Curtain Falls2:354Little Pretty3:295Our Stories4:446Stranger in Paradise4:357You Can't Go Home Again3:118Silent Rhapsody6:069Although You're Gone3:3410Our Man5:0911No News4:4212Aftermath4:352011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:22
1Trust Me4:022Textures5:233I Thought It Was You5:384Chan's Song3:545Butterfly4:166Come Running to Me5:587Give It All Your Heart3:468Letter to Herbie4:099Paradise3:4210Chemical Residue4:4911Tell Me a Bedtime Story3:5312Naima3:4713Come On, Come Over4:052012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:10:24
1Nekoti Rock5:042Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (Baretta's Theme)3:073Stuck in a Dream6:364Giving Up6:225Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky5:206Hangover Sex4:397Just Kissed My Baby5:088Brown Sugar4:249Believe5:5210Mag Runs the Voodoo Down6:1011D.M.S.R. (Dance, Music, Sex, Romance)7:5712My Way 2 Say6:1613Remember to Forget3:292013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:09
1I Can Let Go Now4:462Deep River4:583Red Rain5:064A Moment of Now4:145Against All Odds4:276Hand in My Pocket3:387Taking It All Too Hard2:488Lessons in Love5:359Shadow and Light5:3010Satisfied4:4411I Concentrate on You5:3812Scent of Snow4:2513Send One Your Love4:3514Northern Star3:452017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 48:33
1Calling You5:442As Time Goes By5:313En Man3:564Out Here on My Own4:285Why Should I Care3:556The Book of Love3:147Love Song for a Vampire4:328Kiss From a Rose3:479Angel4:4810New World5:2911Smile3:092020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:28
1I Should Run4:192Stations4:303The Mind Is Free4:374Land of the Humble3:575Million Miles5:146The Streets of Berlin4:537Old Country6:008The Great City3:589Where the Road Ends3:5610Poinciana4:0811Here's to Life4:562024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:21
1A Love Song2:272Good and Proper End4:433Wherever You're Going4:084Hands Off4:245Summer Kind of Love4:346I Don't Wanna Lose You4:327License to Love4:508What Should I Do3:529Synchronicity6:1610Stealing Moments4:352026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 59:23
1Satellites5:032Who We Are6:063And so It Goes3:554Cloud on My Tongue4:345The Great Escape5:096Off-White7:307Trigger Warning5:508Stay5:299Fallen Empire5:4110Let There Be Love5:4011True Love Waits4:26— · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:22
1Trust Me4:022Textures5:233I Thought It Was You5:384Chan's Song3:545Butterfly4:166Come Running to Me5:587Give It All Your Heart3:468Letter to Herbie4:099Paradise3:4210Chemical Residue4:4911Tell Me a Bedtime Story3:5312Naima3:4713Come On, Come Over4:05
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Signature Edition 5Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:43:32Disc 1 1South4:16 2Baby Plays Around3:44 3Casablanca5:39 4Absentee4:18 5Be There for You4:06 6Holy Water4:46 7Upside Out3:57 8Silent Rhapsody6:05 9For Your Love3:47 10No Regrets4:30 11You Gave Me the Flow4:25 12Two Sails3:23 Disc 21Här Kommer Natten (Bella Notte)5:12 2Some Day2:29 3I Hear a Rhapsody3:51 4My Garden4:13 5Jim4:55 6Aftermath4:32 7Mayday3:47 8Venus and Mars3:44 9Whem All Is Said and Done3:41 10Things That Happen3:55 11Spring4:42 12My Funny Valentine5:35 | Compilation | 25 March 2011 | |
| 2016 | Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic V: Lost Hero - Tears for EsbjörnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 57:161Tears for Esbjörn6:27 2Love Is Real5:22 3Waltz for the Lonely Ones3:09 4Seven Days of Falling6:01 5Elevation of Love6:40 6Shining on You6:29 7Dogde the Dodo10:27 8From Gagrin's Point of View4:22 9Imagine8:19 | Live | 26 February 2016 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Viktoria Tolstoy head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 16 | 95.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victoria_tolstoy.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/953be6ce-7e42-476b-a520-d6e7a27279eediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/953be6ce-7e42-476b-a520-d6e7a27279eecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442863genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442863seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktoria_Tolstoybiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktoria_Tolstoy
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Swedish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Rsteinkampf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q442863 · MusicBrainz: 953be6ce-7e42-476b-a520-d6e7a27279ee
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