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Ida Maria

A rare international star to emerge from Norway, Ida Maria's rabble-rousing yet strangely infectious rock style and forthright lyrics (written in English) have aroused much interest. The UK's venerable Times newspaper described her debut album as "skiffle on speed" while her confrontational live shows - which she describes as "energetic, enthusiastic and open" - have seen her head-butting guitars and recklessly throwing herself around the stage. Raised in a tiny university town in northern Norway, Maria went to boarding school in Bergen and went on to study music at university. A...