Ingrid Olava

Ingrid Olava Brænd Eriksen grew up in Lillehammer, where she began to play on a piano in the neighbor's basement, eventually teaching herself the song "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music. She names Trond-Viggo Torgersen and Billy Joel as some of her first musical influences. She went on to play with the local Ten Sing, and became a regular performer at the Felix rock cafe in Lillehammer, where she was exposed to alternative rock and punk. At 21, she landed a major role in the NRK television drama series Det Tredje Tegnet. ==Music career==

Ingrid Olava Brænd Eriksen was 20 years old before she began singing seriously. Record contract After the record company EMI Music Norway heard her at a concert, they invited her to a studio with a giant grand piano, and told her to play. "At first, I played several of my own [songs]. Then I asked if they wanted to hear more. Which they did, so I continued with both my own and others' [songs]." Producer David Kosten produced Brænd Eriksen's third album, Summer House. Releases on independent record label In December 2014 Ingrid Olava Brænd Eriksen released the single "Mens jeg sover", her first independent release on her own label Daring Viola. The single was part of the soundtrack for the Norwegian documentary film Glade jul, which was shown on the Norwegian broadcaster NRK1 in December 2014. In October 2016 Ingrid Olava Brænd Eriksen released the EP HEKT, which consists of three songs. The EP was released on Brænd Eriksen's own, independent label. In November 2017 Brænd Eriksen released the album HEKT, available in digital music stores. In 2018 Ingrid Olava and pianist Andreas Ulvo will release the album Innlandet on 16 March 2018. ==Discography==

Albums • ''Juliet's Wishes'' – 31 March 2008 • The Guest – 15 February 2010 • Summer House – 6 September 2013 • HEKT – 10 November 2017 Extended plays • HEKT – 1 October 2016 Singles • "Only Just Begun" – 2007, on sale from 4 February 2008 • "Back to Love" – 2008, on sale from 11 April 2008 • "Warrior Song" – 2009, on sale from 5 October 2009 • "Black Box" – 2013, on sale from 1 March 2013 • "Jackie Kennedy" – 2013, on sale from 26 April 2013 • "Mens jeg sover" – 2014, on sale from 19 December 2014 • "From Up Here" – 2017, on sale from 17 February 2017 • "Jupiter" – 2017, on sale from 10 March 2017 Other Ingrid Olava has collaborated with other artists in these albums: • Stand Up Straight- Vidar Vang & The Northern Men, 2004 (vocals, choirs) • In Glorious Mono- Various Artists – 2006 (also wrote the texts in which) • Exiles- Sivert Høyem 2006 (chorus) • ''Animated People's Republic''- Lukas Kasha 2007 (vocals) • El Cuero- El Cuero 2007 (vocals) • Madrugada- Madrugada 2007 (chorus) • El Cuero- A Glimmer of Hope 2008 (vocals) • The White Birch – The Weight of Spring 2015 (vocals) ==References==