Maitri (musician)
{{short description|Dutch musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Maitri Nicolai
| image = 2014 WGT 20 Christian Death.jpg
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| caption = Maitri performing at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig, Germany, 2014
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| birth_name = Maitri Nicolai
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| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands
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| genre = {{hlist|Gothic rock|deathrock|black metal}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Bass guitar|vocals}}
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| current_member_of = {{hlist|Christian Death|Lover of Sin}}
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Maitri Nicolai, known under her stage name Maitri, is a Dutch singer, songwriter and musician.
Work
Maitri is best known as the bassist, songwriter, and female vocalist of the gothic rock band Christian Death.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/christian_death/artist.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015083732/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/christian_death/artist.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 15, 2008 |title=Christian Death | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ringtones, and Lyrics |publisher=MTV |work=Rovi |date= |accessdate=March 13, 2012 |first=Steve |last=Huey}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hunderground.hu/magazin/content.php?id=1642 |title=Christian Death koncert: amerikai inkvizíció Budapesten - Magazin - Hunderground Magazin |publisher=Hunderground.hu |date=May 5, 2008 |accessdate=March 13, 2012|language=hu}} She joined the band in 1991, taking to the stage for her first performance at the Contemporary Festival, held at the Anfiteatro delle Cascine in Florence, Italy, on 12 July 1991. Maitri made her studio debut on the compilation album Jesus Points the Bone at You, performing on the new version of the track "The Nascent Virion", recorded especially for that collection.{{cite web |url=http://www.planetfury.com/content/interview-maitri-band-christian-death |title=Interview with Maitri, from the band Christian Death |publisher=Planet Fury |date=November 23, 2007 |accessdate=March 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907005522/http://www.planetfury.com/content/interview-maitri-band-christian-death |archive-date=September 7, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Maitri is also the lead vocalist and song writer of the black metal band Lover of Sin.{{cite web |last=Wallin |first=Russ |url=http://metalreview.com/reviews/273/christian-death-lover-of-sin |title=Review of Christian Death - Lover of Sin |publisher=Metal Review |date=December 30, 2002 |accessdate=March 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715173835/http://metalreview.com/reviews/273/christian-death-lover-of-sin |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0001736159}}
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{{Christian Death}}
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Category:Dutch heavy metal bass guitarists
Category:Dutch heavy metal singers
Category:Dutch expatriates in the United States
Category:Women bass guitarists
Category:Christian Death members
Category:Musicians from Rotterdam
Category:Dutch gothic rock musicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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