Carmen Maria Hillestad (born 1983), known professionally as Carmen Villain, is a Norwegian-Mexican musical artist. Hillestad was born in 1983 in

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, United States. Her mother is Mexican, and her father is Norwegian. Her parents raised her in

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, Norway. She grew up playing the piano and the clarinet. She worked as a model before becoming a musician. In 2005, Hillestad moved to

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and started writing music. He early work was guitar-driven

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and

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. Her 2022 album, ''Only Love From Now On'', released to positive critical reception.

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* 1983 births 21st-century Norwegian women musicians Living people {{Norway-musician-stub