Ida Maria

Ida Maria
Maria performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Ida Maria Børli Sivertsen
Born	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 32) Nesna, Norway
Genres	Punk rock, indie rock, alternative rock
Instruments	Guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Nesna Records, Waterfall Records, Mercury Records, Lava Records
Website	www.idamaria.co.uk

Ida Maria Børli Sivertsen (EE-dah; born 13 July 1984), better known simply as Ida Maria, is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. Her first album, Fortress Round My Heart, was released in 2008. In November 2010, she released her second album Katla in Norway; the album was released internationally on 7 June 2011. In August 2013, Maria digitally released her third album Love Conquers All in Norway.

Maria was born and raised in Nesna. She taught herself to play guitar and began performing at local concerts at age 14.

Maria gained considerable success in Norway in 2007 after winning two national competitions for unknown artists - Zoom urørt 2006 and Urørtkonkurransen 2007 - and playing successful shows at the annual Norwegian music industry festival By:Larm 2007 and 2008. Her singles, "Oh My God" and "Stella", were both played regularly on the Norwegian national radio station NRK P3.

Maria later expanded her popularity outside Norway, notably in the United Kingdom where she appeared on Later... with Jools Holland, was interviewed by The Times, and performed at the Glastonbury Festival. In September 2009, she released a remix of her first single "Oh My God" with punk rock icon Iggy Pop singing backing vocals.

Having performed at various festivals, including Reading, and being nominated for Best Rock/Indie Artist category at the BT Digital Music Awards 2008, Ida Maria has toured in Scandinavia, the UK, the United States and Australia. She performed her song "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2009.

Her second album, Katla, was released in Norway on 8 November 2010 and internationally on 7 June 2011.