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Hera is a singersongwriter from Iceland who now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. She divides her time between her home in New Zealand and a regular European touring schedule. In 2002, she was named Best Female Singer at the Icelandic Music Awards.

Hera was born in Reykjavk, Iceland and her family moved to Christchurch, New Zealand when she was 13. She started learning classical guitar at the age of eight, and then jazz guitar after a neighbour taught her how to play The Girl From Ipanema. Once she learned how to play and sing at the same time, she began writing her own songs. Atshe released her first album Homemade, so named because it was recorded at home.

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