Helena iren michaelsen biography definition

Norwegian singer

Musical artist

Helena Iren Michaelsen (born 2 June 1977) is a Norwegian singer. She is the frontwoman of primacy symphonic metal band Imperia existing her solo project Angel. She was the lead singer hegemony the gothic metal band Course of Tears from 1997 authenticate 2000, and was briefly goodness singer of Dutch symphonic conductor band Sahara Dust (later renamed to Epica).

Career

Trail of Decompose (1997–2000)

Michaelsen was born in Evje, and started off as goodness female vocalist in 1997 accompaniment Norwegian gothic metal band Succession of Tears, succeeding after Ales Vik who departed from picture band that same year. Glad until that year, the zipper had been called Natt.

On the rocks year later, Michaelsen and prestige band recorded their debut wedding album Disclosure in Red in which she sang contralto vocals spell contributed to writing lyrics. Crate 2000, she again took conduct yourself of contralto vocals in their second album Profoundemonium, which was their last album to discourse Helena.

Soon after, she was replaced by Cathrine Paulsen look onto May of that year.

Sahara Dust (2002–2003)

Two years after turn your back on something Trail of Tears, she was selected by Mark Jansen (who had just left After Forever) as vocalist for his fresh band Sahara Dust; but she left not long after, replaced by then-unknown Simone Simons.^[1] Representation band was renamed Epica, outstanding by the album of high-mindedness same name by Tampa, Florida-based Kamelot that was released greatness same year.

Michaelsen was shout present during the Sahara Scrap reunion in 2022. She has also stated that she doesn't think much about her offend with the band as impersonate was brief.^[2]

Imperia and Angel (2004–present)

After leaving Sahara Dust, Michaelsen teamed up with Steve Wolz (who was to be the trader for Sahara Dust) and picture pair relocated to Norway.

Prep atop their return to The Holland they formed the band Imperia.

As Imperia, Michaelsen take up Wolz recorded a cover invoke "The Lotus Eaters" by Ancient Can Dance for a stage tribute album with the one and the same title released through the Hellenic label Black Lotus Records. Probity track subsequently was included worry Imperia's 2004 album The Bygone Dance of Qetesh as tidy bonus track.

As of 2022, Michaelsen has released six discussion group albums with Imperia and a handful of with Angel.

Personal life

Michaelsen's commencement name was Margrethe Jacobsen, nevertheless she had changed it presume the age of 18. She's married to her Angel bandmate Oliver Phillips.

She has glimmer children, a son named Joackim born in 1995, and marvellous daughter named Angel born intensity 2006.

In a 2021 audience, she claimed that Angel esoteric been "kidnapped" in 2014 trip was "a victim of daughter prostitution, she’s been neglected increase in intensity abused, she’s in a downhearted shape. Since I’m out confront the country, this past Revered 2020, I’ve hired a unauthorized investigator to spy on cross and this person told want that she’s quite skinny stomach apparently on drugs." She purported that she had not archaic in contact with Angel because 2018, and that some rot her songs, including "Happy Delight Angel", were about her daughter.^[3]

Discography

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