Helga Arvesten

First and foremost, Helga Arvesten stuns with her vocal range and agility. While reminding one of Kate Bush or Bjork, she displays an emotional intensity and precision of someone much older and more experienced. I love her latest trio of releases since 2016’s EP Entering the Ozone. Like Bush, Bjork and sometimes David Bowie, her songwriting is unafraid to explore unusual structures and eschew pop conventions. She mines the deeper territory of her emotions and experience. For instance “Don’t Speak” creates a raw, uncomfortable soundscape concerning human relationships that is underpinned by a beautiful piano melody and elegant production. Also open and vulnerable, “Naked” describes another aspect of the human experience with a gentle touch. An impressive collection of songs for 2017.

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“Like all my music, and all things I create, it is vital that it evokes a reaction from the listener. These songs are my emotions and thoughts in their rawest form. That’s what makes it extra exciting to share. I could tell you how I felt at a certain time in my life, but the music hopefully takes you to the exact moment and entraps you in the emotions.”

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Helga Arvesten was born on the 16th of February 1993 in Härnösand, Sweden. At the tender age of six Helga’s fathers work took her and her family overseas. Spending one year in Sri Lanka, six years in South Africa and three years in Laos. In 2009 Helga applied and was accepted into Idyllwild Arts Academy (US), where she deepened her knowledge of music, studying classical and jazz vocals, as well as visual arts. In 2011, after graduating from the academy Helga returned to Sweden to attend Brunnsviks Folkhögskola (College). After learning to play basic chords on a piano she discovered that she had a natural talent for composition.

To further her development Helga decided to continue her studies on a university level, by attending BoomTown music education, a school dedicated to teaching music business as well as developing the independent artist . In 2016 Helga worked with acclaimed producer Ulf Ivarsson on released her first ever EP Entering the Ozone. Currently she preparing for the release of her first ever own produced three singles.

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