- Monica Heldal【 3 albums 24 lyrics 】
- Monica Heldal (born 1991 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (vocals, guitar) and songwriter. Her debut studio album, Boy From the North, was released on 4 November 2013. For the album she received two awards during Spellemannprisen 2013: Rookie of the Year and Best Pop Solo Artist. She also won the Bendiksenprisen in 2013 and was nominated for the Statoil Scholarship that same year.
Early life and career
Monica Heldal was born in Arna, Norway, on 24 January 1991. At 16, she began to play and compose music, writing the song 'Silly Willy', which was later included in her studio debut.
Style and influences
Monica Heldal's musical style draws from many different musical genres, primarily folk and blues. The latter is greatly inspired by her main influence, Rory Gallagher. She is well known for her use of fingerpicking technique and various complex guitar tunings, much like one of her other sources of inspiration, Nick Drake.
Awards
Rookie of the Year (2013), Spellemannprisen
Best Pop Solo Artist (2013), Spellemannprisen
Bendiksenprisen (2013)
Discography
Boy From the North (2013)
The One in the Sun (2016) - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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The One in the Sun
2016
1.Siren (Provided)
2.Coulda Been Sound
3.The One in the Sun (Tinka) (Provided)
4.Warrior Child (Provided)
5.Broken (Provided)6.The Riverbank (Provided)
7.Lovers & Life & the Stars (Provided)
8.Ravensdale (Provided)
9.Actual Farewell (Provided) -
Boy From the North
2014
1.Boy From the North
2.Conman Coming
3.Silly Willy
4.Fightin' Son (Provided)
5.Follow You Anywhere
6.Tape 03
7.I Don't Mind8.Die For You (Provided)
9.In Flight
10.The Road Not Taken
11.Waiting On the Fire
12.Scarlet
13.Swan -
Miscellaneous
1.For Saviours2.Jimmy Got Home
【Correction of errors in the album information】