Ida Maria
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Ida Maria (born July 13, 1984 in Nesna ; full name Ida Maria Børli Sivertsen ) is a Norwegian rock singer .
Ida Maria heard the music from her parents, a teacher couple: her father is a ska and jazz musician, her mother sings on festive occasions. She played guitar in the band a few times and performed at the local pub when she was 14. At 16 she went to Bergen and later to Uppsala , Sweden , where she played in a four-piece band.
2006 Ida Maria entered the talent competition Zoom Urørt of the Norwegian broadcaster NRK and won. This success made her very popular and her debut album Fortress Round My Heart rose to number 5 on the Norwegian charts in May 2008. At the same time she prepared her career in England and played the festival tour, where she also appeared in Glastonbury . Then she made it into the British charts in the summer with her single I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked .
In 2008 she was awarded the Spellemannprisen , the most important Norwegian music prize, as best newcomer for the album Fortress Round My Heart .
Discography
Albums
- Fortress Round My Heart (2008)
- Katla (2010)
- Love Conquers All (2013)
- Scandalize My Name (2016)
EPs
- Accidental Happiness (2014)
Singles
- Oh my god
- Drive Away My Heart
- Stella
- Queen of the World
- I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
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- ↑ a b Chart sources: NO ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. UK
- ↑ Ida Maria ( English ) MTV. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ↑ Biography at Sony BMG ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (no longer available)
- ↑ Parkin, Chris: Ida Maria: interview ( English ) Time Out. November 19, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ↑ Zoom Urørt-finalen 2006 ( Norwegian ) NRK. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ NME article on Glastonbury
- ↑ The Fold: Spellemann // 2016. Accessed December 1, 2017 .
Web links
- Official Homepage (Engl.)
- Official MySpace page (English).
- Biographical article at norway.org.uk (Engl.)
- Entry at NRK (norw.)
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SURNAME | Ida Maria |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Børli Sivertsen, Ida Maria (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian rock singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nesna , Norway |