Kristine W
Powerhouse vocals meet high-gloss house production. Soulful, soaring club anthems designed for peak-hour dance floors and personal empowerment.
Powerhouse vocals meet high-gloss house production. Soulful, soaring club anthems designed for peak-hour dance floors and personal empowerment.
Kristine W delivers the kind of music that feels like a physical shot of adrenaline. Her sound is built on the foundation of classic house music, but it is elevated by a vocal prowess that rivals the greatest soul and gospel singers. There is a shimmering, high-definition quality to her production that reflects her Las Vegas roots, balancing theatrical flair with genuine club grit. It is music that demands movement, characterized by driving 4/4 beats and massive, melodic hooks.
What truly sets her apart is the emotional weight she carries into the dance space. While many house vocalists provide mere texture, Kristine W is a storyteller. Her songs often navigate themes of resilience, rebirth, and self-actualization. This 'diva with a message' approach has made her a cornerstone of the LGBTQ+ club scene, where her anthems serve as soundtracks for liberation. The technical precision of her multi-instrumental background often shines through in the sophisticated arrangements and occasional live-instrument flourishes.
To understand her impact, start with 'Feel What You Want'. It is the definitive blueprint for her career, blending a dark, hypnotic house groove with a vocal performance that is both commanding and vulnerable. From there, move into her 2000s work like 'Fly Again' to hear her embrace a more maximalist, uplifting dance-pop sound. It is the perfect starting point for anyone who wants their electronic music with a heavy dose of soul and stadium-sized ambition.
Kristine Elizabeth Weitz (born June 8, 1962), widely known by her stage name Kristine W, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and entrepreneur. She is most widely known as a dance music artist. Born and raised in Pasco, Washington, she found early success competing in pageants and talent contests, winning Miss Washington 1981 and a Preliminary Swimsuit Award as well as a Non-Finalist Talent award in the Miss America pageant. Kristine W is now one of the most popular dance club artists of all time, with 17 No. 1s to date on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. She is currently listed among Billboard's 8 Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists, and she was ranked number three in Billboard's Top Dance Artists of the Decade. She is especially popular in the gay community and is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, frequently performing at pride rallies and charity events for pro-LGBT organizations throughout the U.S. After competing in Miss America, Kristine W moved to Las Vegas, where she regularly performed at the Las Vegas Hilton and won 'Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year' for several years. Kristine W was recognized by the city of Las Vegas for her record-breaking number of shows, which led to June 28 being officially designated as Kristine W Day by the state of Nevada. Those performances led to her first record deal and subsequent debut single, “Feel What You Want”, marking the singer's first of 17 No. 1s on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Kristine W is also tied for third place with Beyoncé for the most consecutive No. 1 hits with nine. In addition, her album The Power of Music is one of only three albums in the history of the chart to produce at least seven No. 1s from one album (Katy Perry's Teenage Dream [2010] also had seven, and Rihanna's Anti [2016] had eight).
Shares house, dance-pop, soul (subgenres); empowering, euphoric, triumphant (moods)
Shares house, dance-pop, disco (subgenres); belting, soprano, harmonized (vocal style)
Shares studio polished, maximalist, hi fi (production style); house, soul, dance-pop (subgenres)
Shares house, contemporary r&b, disco (subgenres); belting, soprano, harmonized (vocal style)
Shares house, dance-pop, disco (subgenres); belting, soprano, harmonized (vocal style)
Shares house, dance-pop, contemporary r&b (subgenres); empowering, euphoric, confident (moods)
Shares studio polished, maximalist, compressed loud (production style); house, disco, contemporary r&b (subgenres)
Shares house, belting, disco, soprano (signature)
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