Thea Hjelmeland

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.^[1]

Thea Hjelmeland
Thea Hjelmeland at Piknik i Parken in 2016
Background information
Born	1987 (age 37–38) Førde, Sunnfjord, Sogn og Fjordane
Origin	Norway
Genres	Indie pop, folk music
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Labels	Øra Fonogram TheaH Music

Career

Her first album Oh, the third.. was released in 2012.^[1]

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.^[2][3][4][5] The song "Feathery" was released as a single.^[6]

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.^[5]

She lives in Bergen and has also lived in Førde, Cuba and Paris.^[1]

Honors

• 2014: Spellemannprisen awarded in the class Indie pop
• 2015: Vossajazzprisen

Discography

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