Ida Jenshus

Ida Jenshus
Background information
Birth name Ida Gjølga Jenshus
Born (1987-04-25) 25 April 1987
Steinkjer, Norway Norway
Genres Country
Acoustic
Occupation(s) Singer
Performer
Songwriter
Composer
Instruments Vocals
Guitar
Harmonica
Years active 2008 - present
Labels Universal Music, Mercury Music
Website Official Site

Ida Gjølga Jenshus (born April 25, 1987) is a country artist from Steinkjer in Norway.

After winning a talent competition in 2007, she recorded her first studioalbum in spring 2008 at the studio of recordproducers Lars Lien and Håkon Gebhardt.

The singles These are the days and For the Nation, were released prior to the release of the album entitled Color of the Sun, that was released on 13. oktober 2008. She won the Norwegian Spellemannaward 2008 for best country album. In 2010, she released her second album, No Guarantees, that won the Spellemannaward 2010 in the country category. She released her third studio album in October 2012 in Norway.

Ida Jenshus Band

  • Ida Jenshus - vocals and guitars
  • Alexander Pettersen - guitar, mandolin, harmonica and vocals
  • Håkon Gebhardt - banjo and guitar
  • Stian Lundberg - drums
  • Kjell "KK" Karlsen - pedal steel
  • Aleksander Gifstad - bass

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification
NOR
[1]
2008 Color Of The Sun 14
2010 No Guarantees 3
2012 Someone To Love 3
2014 Let It Go EP

Singles

  • These Are the Days (2008)
  • For The Nation (2008)
  • Better Day (2010)
  • I Waited (2010)
  • Someone to Love (2012)
  • Hero (2014)

TV Filmography

  • Lyden av Lørdag (2007)
  • Sommerspillet (2010)
  • Sommeråpent (2012)

Notable Equipment

  • Gretsch White Falcon and Harmony Sovereign

Sources

  1. ↑ "NorwegianCharts.com Ida Jenshus discography page". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
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