Background
She was born in Vang, Hedmark as a daughter of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) and Baroness Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg (1886–1952).
She was born in Vang, Hedmark as a daughter of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) and Baroness Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg (1886–1952).
Christie studied at the Berlin State School of Music, and made her concert debut in 1938.
She held many concerts at home and abroad throughout her career. She also published books on Beethoven and music education. During her life, she was a strong opponent of totalitarian ideologies.
During World World War II, she courageously protested against deportation of Jews, and after the war, she protested against death penalties for people charged with treason.
She also made herself known as an opponent of popular music She became especially known for a debate about the song Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli, the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969.
Song writer Arne Bendiksen 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 artist and popular singer Elisabeth Granneman to "shut it".
The debate ended with Christie receiving treatment with smelling salts. Musikken framfor alt: et møte medical Amalie Christie, directed by Ingeranna Krohn Nydal, 2000.