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Ingrid Olava

hi, how are you?

About Me

Everybody wants to tell their story. Thank you so much for stopping by my page.At six years of age, I found a piano in my neighbour’s cellar. Some hours later I was able to play “Do-Re-Mi” from Sound of music with my index finger. I was very fascinated, and have been ever since. After years of piano lessons and music reading, more precisely when I turned twenty, I started singing when I was alone by the piano. I hade discovered so many artists that I reckoned didn’t have the largest voices in the world, but still was able to give life to their stories. I immediately fell in love with the concept of doing both at once, it felt like one drew from the other, organic, simple and a way to completely lose myself. Still I dreaded even the thought of anyone listening in. It felt too personal. One day an old friend of mine (thank you so much if you read this) caught me rehearsing, and stood quietly and listened for a while before I noticed. He insisted that I tried it on an audience. I was scared to death, but took his challenge. I guess it must have been a secret longing that made me cross that line that first time. The show wasn’t all that good, but afterwards I felt like I was floating in a cloud. I was so happy! Singing and playing for people makes me incredibly full of joy. I had to take that serious, even though “performing artist” or “song writer” isn’t the easiest career choice I could have made. Funny enough, the moment I started singing for real, I also wrote my first song. I’ve written quite a lot by now. In the years that have followed I have been lucky enough to sing with some of Norway’s finest men and women, through back up vocals and duets. Last winter I was the support act for Sivert Høyem of Madrugada on his tour, and was able to meet eleven thousand people live on the road. This whole experience has been leading me up to this moment where I am able to present my solo album with my own songs for anyone who wants to listen. Nothing in the world could excite me more. From my little apartment in Oslo, Norway I send you all the best possible wishes for 2008!

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Member Since: 6/6/2006
Band Website: ingridolava.com/
Band Members:
Ingrid Olava from Web Wide Studio on Vimeo .
Influences: Daniel Johnston, Jan Johansson, Bob Dylan, Monica Zetterlund, Stina Nordenstam, Joni Mitchell, Stanley Kubrick, Emmylou Harris, Townes van Zandt, Motorpsycho, Gillian Welch, Thom York, Edith Piaf, Bill Evans, Elton John, Le mystere de vox Bulgaris, Trond Viggo Torgersen, Serge Gainesbourg, Billy Joel, Gram Parsons, Mike Leigh, Ligeti, Hanne Hukkelberg, Loney Dear, Tom Waits, Debussy, The Beatles and The Beach Boys, Lou Barlow, Michael Jackson, Sufjan Stevens, John Coltrane, Haruki Murakami, In the Country, Nina Simone and my mother.
Sounds Like:
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Record Label: EMI
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Ill try to write something

But it seems difficult right now. I am overwhelmed and stunned by the way my album has been met by the audience and the media. These past two weeks have been crazy and I have been (and still is) livin...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:39:00 PST

A good night

Dear everyone.It is absolutely amazing to see how many have dropped by to get a sneak preview of the album. It feels very rewarding. A whole bunch of you have also sent me mail and left me messages, a...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:45:00 PST

Holding my breath

Dear Everyone Hm. My album release is six days away, and it is getting increasingly visible at home. It is weird to find yourself in different magazines and newspapers, even for this short amount of t...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:28:00 PST

Tuesday

Dear everyone It's closing in; - waiting for Easter and spring is terribly different this year. My single is still doing well on Norwegian radio. Thank you for all the messages and funny stories you l...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:41:00 PST

Hurra

Konserter, konserter, konserter!!!  kom kom kom kom kom!Gleder meg masse til å spille for dere!Ellers er det vår. Og det merker man. Det er fint. Håper alle koser seg i sola. Mil med smil Fra ing...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:30:00 PST

Album out 31st of March!

The master is done now, I can't wait.-Thank you for all your lovely messages and comments.Ingrid 
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:13:00 PST

Monday

Hello everyoneThank you so much for all your supportive and kind messages, I am very greatful. Sorry I can't answer all of them directly, it's just a bit hectic right now! My single is on the radio an...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:23:00 PST

What a week!

Thank you for all your mails and comments. It is so satisfying to finally have something out there that is the actual finished product, no more demos (atleast for a while!). Anyway, the first week of ...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:37:00 PST

ONLY JUST BEGUN!

Here is my new singel, posted today. It's so satisfying to be able to present my old song in its new clothes. Hope you enjoy it. I'll be shooting the video on thursday! Hope to have it ready in t...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:01:00 PST

New beginnings and news update

I guess I am one of those people who consider a new year a new chance. I love the feeling of a clean slate, maybe, oh just maybe this will be a good one.2008 is going to be exciting, and it's starting...
Posted by Ingrid Olava on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:50:00 PST