Website www.sigruntara.no | ||
Born 24 December 1983 (age 33)Kristiansand, Norway ( 1983-12-24 ) Genres Folk, world, pop, rock, traditional Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, music producer Instruments Vocals, guitar, lyre, autoharp, multi-instrumentalist Similar Anne Marie Almedal, Nicholas Sillitoe, Børge Fjordheim, John Erik Kaada, Karl Seglem | ||
Sigrun Tara Øverland (born 24 December 1983 in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (vocals, guitar, lyre, autoharp, among others), lyricist, songwriter and music producer.
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Career
Øverland graduated in music performance at the Agder University College (2003–05), where she initiated the band Tara (established 2003) with Guro Skumsnes Moe and Gunnar Sæter, and the duo Picidae (established 2004) with Eirik Dørsdal, both bands with album releases. She has also participated in other projects like Kaada, Anne Marie Almedal, and Evan Seleven.
After further studies in administration at the Norwegian Academy of Music, she was general manager of 'AKKS' in Oslo, a music organization working balance in the music industry. She has also been head of the concert association Havre backpack. She now works as a producer for the cultural center 'Kulturfabrikken' in Sortland, Norway.