Ida Maria Børli Sivertsen ( EE-də; born 13 July 1984), better known simply as Ida Maria, is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. == Biography == === Early life === Maria was born and raised in Nesna Municipality. She taught herself to play guitar and began performing at local concerts at age 14. === Career === Maria gained considerable success in Norway in 2007 after winning two national competitions for unknown artists - Zoom urørt 2006 and Urørtkonkurransen 2007 - and... [more on Wikipedia]