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Idha Anna Maria Övelius (born 22 May 1972, Södertälje, Sweden),[1] known professionally as Idha, is a Swedish former singer/songwriter. She released two albums in the 1990s on Creation Records: Melody Inn and Troublemaker.[2]
Idha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Idha Övelius 22 May 1972 |
| Occupations | Structural engineer, former musician |
| Spouse | Andy Bell (formerly) |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Indie pop, folk rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1994–2000 |
| Label | Creation |
Idha was married to guitarist Andy Bell, co-founder of Ride and bassist with Oasis,[1] as well as co-founder of Beady Eye, with whom she had two children, a daughter named Leia and a son named Leon. Bell co-wrote some of the songs on her debut album, Melody Inn, while former Small Faces member Ian McLagan contributed keyboards to the album.[2] Her 1994 EP A Woman in a Man's World featured guest appearances from both Evan Dando[2] and Stephen Duffy.
After a quiet couple of years, Idha returned in 1997 with her second album Troublemaker, again featuring Bell, alongside Tony Barber (of Buzzcocks) and Alan White.[2] While her first album largely consisted of country-tinged, acoustic folk-rock, the second had a much fuller sound with the addition of horns and strings.[3]
Idha lives in Stockholm, Sweden with her two children. She retired from the music industry in 2000. Since 2009, she has been working as a structural engineer at the Stockholm-based firm Hidemark & Stintzing Architects.
Discography
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0231-3, p.218
- 1 2 3 4 Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Idha", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0
- ↑ Larry, Chris "Idha - Troublemaker Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
External links
edit- Idha at the AllMusic guide
- Robbins, Ira "Idha - Melody Inn review", Trouser Press
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