Thea Hjelmeland (born 1987 in

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) is a Norwegian musician, singer and songwriter, raised by an artist mother and a musician father.

Career

Her first album ''Oh, the third..'' was released in 2012.Thea Hjelmeland
NRK. Retrieved 3 October 2014 Her second album ''Solar Plexus'' was released in 2014. The music is a mixture of pop,

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and world music. The album received good to excellent reviews. The song "Feathery" was released as a single.Eldgrim Fossheim et al (13 August 2014
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NRK Hjelmeland has featured on several of Lars Vaular's songs. In 2014, she made the music for

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's play ''Sånne som oss'' at

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. The play was based on the songs of

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.Geir Rakvaag (5 September 2014
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'' She lives in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

and has also lived in Førde, Cuba and

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Honors

*2014:

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...

awarded in the class Indie pop *2015:

Vossajazz Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led by ...

prisen

Discography

*2012: ''Oh, The Third..'' (Øra Fonogram) *2014: ''Solar Plexus'' (TheaH Music)

References

Spellemannprisen winners Living people Norwegian singer-songwriters Norwegian pop musicians English-language singers from Norway 1987 births People from Førde 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers {{Norway-singer-stub