Södertälje
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),Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, , p.218 known professionally as Idha, is a Swedish singer/songwriter. She released two albums in the 1990s on
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: ''Melody Inn'' and ''Troublemaker''.Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Idha", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate,
Idha was married to guitarist Andy Bell, co-founder of
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and bassist with
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, 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
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contributed keyboards to the album. Her 1994 EP ''A Woman in a Man's World'' featured guest appearances from both
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After a quiet couple of years, Idha returned in 1997 with her second album ''Troublemaker'', again featuring Bell, alongside Tony Barber (of
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) and Alan White. 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.Larry, Chris " Idha - ''Troublemaker'' Review, ''
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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.
Trouser Press
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