Helena Iren Michaelsen

Helena Iren Michaelsen is a Norse mezzo an alto soprano, sangster o the Dutch baund Imperia an her project Angel, an umwhile vocalist o Sahara Dust (nou cried Epica) an Trail of Tears. She has a vocal range o four an a half octaves.

Helena Michaelsen
Background information
Birth name	Helena Iren Michaelsen
Born	(1977-06-02) 2 Juin 1977 (age 48) Evje, Norawa
Oreigin	Norawa
Genres	Symphonic metal, Operatic metal, Gothic metal, Atmospheric metal, Symphonic Black metal
Thrift	Sangster-sangwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1997–praisent
Labels	Massacre Records, Black Lotus Records
Associate acts	Imperia, Angel, Epica, Trail of Tears

Muisical career

Trail of Tears (1997-2000)

Michaelsen stairtit aff as the female vocalist in 1997 for Norse gothic metal baund Trail of Tears, succeedin efter Ales Vik who depairtit frae the baund that same year. A year later, Michaelsen an the baund recordit their debut album Disclosure in Red, in which she sung contralto vocals an contributit tae writin leerics. In 2000, she again teuk role o contralto vocals in their seicont album Profoundemonium, which wis last album tae featur Helena.

Suin efter, she wis replacit bi Cathrine Paulsen in Mey o that year.

Sahara Dust (2002-2003)

Two years efter leavin Trail of Tears, she wis selectit bi Mark Jansen, (who haed juist left After Forever) as vocalist for his new baund Sahara Dust; but she left no lang efter, replacit bi then-unkent Simone Simons. The baund wis renamit Epica, inspired bi the album o the same name bi Tampa, Florida-based Kamelot, that wis released the same year.

Imperia & Angel (2004-present)

Efter leavin Sahara Dust, Michaelsen teamit up wi Steve Wolz (who wis tae be the drummer for Sahara Dust) an the pair relocatit tae Norawa. Upon their return tae The Netherlands they shapit the baund Imperia.^[1]

As Imperia, Michaelsen an Wolz recordit a cover o "The Lotus Eaters" bi Dead Can Dance for a double tribute album wi the same teetle released throu the Greek label Black Lotus Records. The track subsequently wis includit in Imperia's 2004 album The Ancient Dance of Qetesh as a bonus track.^[2]

Personal life

Michaelsen currently resides in Froland, she haes 2 childer—a son, namit Joackim (born in 1995), an a dochter, namit Angel (born in 2006).

Discografie

Imperia

Studio albums:

• The Ancient Dance of Qetesh (2004)
• The Queen of Light (2007)
• Secret Passion (2011)
• Tears of Silence (2015)

Singles:

• Let Down (2011)

Compilations

• Queen of Passion (2013)