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Monica heldal i don t mind live esns 2013
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.
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- Monica heldal i don t mind live esns 2013
- Monica heldal boy from the north acoustic
- Early life and career
- Style and influences
- Awards
- Discography
- References
Monica heldal boy from the north acoustic
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
Discography
