Ida Maria

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Ida Maria

Ida Maria playing guitar in 2007
Background information
Also known as Ida Maria Børli Sivertsen
Born 13 July 1984 (1984-07-13) (age 25)
Origin Nesna, Norway
Genres Punk rock
Alternative rock
Instruments Guitar, Bass
Labels Nesna Records/Sony BMG
Website www.idamaria.co.uk
Members
Ida Maria
Stefan Törnby
Johannes Lindberg
Olle Lundin

Ida Maria Børli Sivertsen (born 13 July 1984) is a Norwegian rock musician known primarily by the stage name Ida Maria.[citation needed]

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[edit] Biography

Ida Maria was born and raised in the small town of Nesna in Nordland county, Norway, Europe. She currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden.[citation needed]

Ida Maria gained considerable success in Norway in 2007 after winning two national competitions for unknown artists - Zoom urørt 2006 and Urørtkonkurransen 2007 - and playing successful shows at the annual Norwegian music industry festival By:Larm 2007 and 2008. Her singles "Oh My God" and "Stella" were both played regularly on Norwegian national radio station NRK P3.[citation needed]

Ida Maria later expanded her popularity outside of her native country, namely in the United Kingdom, where she appeared on Later... with Jools Holland, was interviewed by The Times, and performed at the Glastonbury Festival.[citation needed]

Ida Maria is reported to have the neurological phenomenon of synesthesia which, in her case, means she envisions colours when she hears music.[1]

Ida Maria contributed backing vocals for the track "Words" on Guillemots' 2008 album Red.[citation needed]

Having performed at various festivals, including Reading, and being nominated for Best Rock/Indie Artist category at the BT Digital Music Awards 2008, Ida Maria has toured in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.[citation needed]

Ida Maria's song "Keep Me Warm" was featured in the season 4 finale of the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy.[citation needed]

Ida Maria was one of the co-headliners of the 2009 Perez Hilton Presents tour. On 17 September 2009, after a Boston show, she pulled out of the tour, citing exhaustion.[2]

[edit] Discography

Studio albums
Singles

[edit] Band

For her first album, Fortress Round My Heart, Ida Maria's backing band included:[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cairns, Dan (2008-02-24). "Times Online interview". http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3404605.ece. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 
  2. ^ Goodman, William (2009-09-18). Ida Maria Drops Off Perez Hilton Tour. SPIN Magazine, 18 September 2009. Retrieved from http://www.spin.com/articles/ida-maria-drops-perez-hilton-tour.
  3. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 9 August 2008". ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (363): 5–8. 
  4. ^ http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2008.HTM
  5. ^ "RCA Label Group (UK) Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart". RCA Label Group. 2008-07-28. http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/releases/754/. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 

[edit] External links

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