Stina Holmquist

In the organizer's words:

"Surprising, impressive, heartfelt" (Gaesteliste.de)
Together with her band, Stina Holmquist develops modern, timeless indie pop music that creates its very own sound. Warm, atmospheric indie sounds are always surprisingly interrupted by energetic moments.
Having grown up in the noisy Ruhr area, Stina Holmquist has Swedish roots in her family. The love for both and at the same time the feeling of never being at home in just one place develop an inner energy that is nourished by longing, daydreams and constant rediscovery. It is this starting point that leads to the deep emotionality in every Holmquist song and touches so many of us.
After three intensive years on stage with 150 live concerts, she can already look back on
impressive milestones that have shaped Stina's artistic biography: in addition to her own concerts throughout Germany and neighboring countries, she has been on stage as a support act for the German indie greats Giant Rooks and Leoniden, played festival shows at renowned festivals such as Traumzeit, Orange Blossom or Juicy Beats, was also nominated for the popNRW award as 'Best Newcomer' and won the Lalla:Labor sponsorship award. In October 2025, WDR Rockpalast presents Stina Holmquist together with Cari Cari in Bonn.
With 'If all my hopes find answers' Stina releases her second EP on November 7, 2025,
produced by Alex Sprave (Fil Bo Riva) and Jochen Naaf (Giant Rooks).
Stina's lyrics are so true, so honest, so deep and yet always leave unfiltered hope shimmering on the surface. They tell stories that are deeply rooted in pop music and yet they are rarely performed so profoundly and poetically. Their songs can be melancholy, yet they are always hopeful and comforting and at the same time driven by great strength. Modern pop music that takes us out of our everyday lives and creates space to deal with fears that we all don't want to let go of.

"Her persona is so approachable, so real - she could probably sing whatever she wants. If you listen to Stina, you feel with her." (Strobo)
"You get the feeling that this was just the beginning of something big" (Westzeit)