Idha

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.

Discography[]

Albums[]

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

Singles[]

• "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[]

External links[]

• Idha at the AllMusic guide
• Robbins, Ira "Idha - Melody Inn review", Trouser Press

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