Idha

Birth name| Idha Övelius
Born|  (1972-05-22) 22 May 1972 (age 50)
Origin| Södertälje, Sweden
Genres| Indie Pop, Folk Rock
Instrument(s)| Vocals, guitar
Years active| 1994–1997
Labels| Creation

Musical artist

Idha Anna Maria Övelius (born 22 May 1972, Södertälje, Sweden),[1] known professionally as Idha, is a Swedish singer/songwriter. She released two albums in the 1990s on Creation Records: Melody Inn and Troublemaker.[2]

Idha was married to guitarist Andy Bell, co-founder of Ride and former bassist of Oasis,[1] 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 Stockholm based firm Hidemark & Stintzing Architects.

## Contents

* 1 Discography
* 1.1 Albums
* 1.2 Singles
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Discography[edit]

### Albums[edit]

* Melody Inn (1994) Creation
* Troublemaker (1997) Creation

### Singles[edit]

* "Get Undressed" (1994) Creation
* A Woman in a Man's World EP (1994) Creation
* "Sorry Sorry" (1997) Creation
* "Going Down South" (1997) Creation
* "Sweet September Rain" (1997) Creation

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0231-3, p.218
2. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Idha", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0
3. ^ 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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