Thea Hjelmeland (born 1987) is a Norwegian musician, singer and songwriter. She was born in Førde Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, to 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, electronica and world music. The album received good to excellent reviews.Når sorg blir omsatt i vakker musikk Dagbladet.Tor Martin Bøe (12 September 2014 Plateanmeldelse: Thea Hjelmeland - «Solar Plexus» VG.Eivind August Westad Stuen (16 September 2014) Tidløs albummagi The song "Feathery" was released as a single.Eldgrim Fossheim et al (13 August 2014) Thea gjorde plate av sorga si: – Det er veldig sterkt og eg er veldig stolt 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) Sanger fra mellomgulvet 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)
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