Thea Hjelmeland
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Thea Hjelmeland
| image = Thea Hjelmeland (144040).jpg
| caption = Thea Hjelmeland at Piknik i Parken in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1987}}
| birth_place = Førde, Sunnfjord, Sogn og Fjordane
| origin = Norway
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| genre = Indie pop, folk music
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| label = Øra Fonogram
TheaH Music
| associated_acts =
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Thea Hjelmeland (born 1987) is a Norwegian musician, singer and songwriter. She was born in Førde, Sogn og Fjordane, to an artist mother and a musician father.
Career
Her first album Oh, the third.. was released in 2012.[http://www.nrk.no/sf/leksikon/index.php/Thea_Hjelmeland Thea Hjelmeland] NRK. Retrieved 3 October 2014
Her second album Solar Plexus was released in 2014. The music is a mixture of pop, electronica and world music. The album received good to excellent reviews.[http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/09/11/kultur/musikk/pop/thea_hjelmeland/anmeldelser/35224686/ Når sorg blir omsatt i vakker musikk] {{in lang|no}}Dagbladet.Tor Martin Bøe (12 September 2014 [http://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/musikkanmeldelser/plateanmeldelse-thea-hjelmeland-solar-plexus/a/23294672/ Plateanmeldelse: Thea Hjelmeland - «Solar Plexus»] {{in lang|no}} VG.Eivind August Westad Stuen (16 September 2014) [http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/anmeldelser/Tidlos-albummagi-7692638.html Tidløs albummagi] {{in lang|no}} The song "Feathery" was released as a single.Eldgrim Fossheim et al (13 August 2014) [http://www.nrk.no/sognogfjordane/thea-gjorde-plate-av-sorga-si-1.11878341 Thea gjorde plate av sorga si: – Det er veldig sterkt og eg er veldig stolt] {{in lang|no}} NRK
Hjelmeland has featured on several of Lars Vaular's songs. In 2014, she made the music for Frode Grytten's play Sånne som oss at Den Nationale Scene. The play was based on the songs of John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen.Geir Rakvaag (5 September 2014) [http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/nye-takter/sanger-fra-mellomgulvet/ Sanger fra mellomgulvet] {{in lang|no}} Dagsavisen
She lives in Bergen and has also lived in Førde, Cuba and Paris.
Honors
- 2014: Spellemannprisen awarded in the class Indie pop
- 2015: Vossajazzprisen
Discography
- 2012: Oh, The Third.. (Øra Fonogram)
- 2014: Solar Plexus (TheaH Music)
References
{{Portal|Norway|Rock music}}
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Category:Spellemannprisen winners
Category:Norwegian women singer-songwriters
Category:Norwegian singer-songwriters
Category:Norwegian pop musicians
Category:English-language singers from Norway
Category:21st-century Norwegian singers
Category:21st-century Norwegian women singers
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