Thom Hell
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. His birth name is Thomas Helland. He has released two EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s and four albums.
After using his backing band "The Love Connection" on the two first albums and the following tours, he has now formed a new band backing him as a solo artist.
Hell also contributes on Norwegian singer-songwriter Marit Larsen
Marit Larsen
Marit Elisabeth Larsen is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.She began playing violins at age of 5,and played it until the age of 8. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with childhood friend Marion Raven. More recently she has pursued her own music...
's album Under the Surface
Under the Surface
Under the Surface is the debut album from Norwegian singer-songwriter Marit Larsen which was released on March 6, 2006. All but three of the songs on the album were written solely by Marit herself. The album went gold in Norway after selling more than 20,000 copies in less than 3 weeks. The album...
where he joins Larsen in a duet for the song "To an End".
Biography
Thom released 2 EPs and 2 albums before being asked by Marit Larsen to be in her band. He also contributed to her first solo album. After leaving her band, he went on to release a further 2 albums. A new album This is Thom Hell has just been released on January 31, 2011.Albums
- I Love You (2004)
- Every Little Piece (2006)
- God If I Saw Her Now (2008)
- All Good Things (2010)
- This Is Thom Hell (2011)
EPs
- Tonight (2011)
- I Love You Too EP (2004) (bonus EP to a limited edition of the I Love You album)
- The While Your Waiting EP (2004)
- Tremendous Sinner (2003)