Live Maria Roggen

Live Maria Roggen
Roggen at Oslo Jazzfestival 2016
Background information
Born	(1970-03-22) 22 March 1970 (age 54) Oslo
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Jazz singer, songwriter, composer
Instrument(s)	Violin, vocals
Website	www.livemaria.no

Live Maria Roggen (born 22 March 1970) is a Norwegian jazz singer, songwriter, and composer.

Roggen was born in Oslo and educated at Foss High School (violin and vocals). She studied sociology and musicology intermediate at the University of Oslo and Jazz Line at Trøndelag Conservatory of Music (NTNU) (1995–1998). She worked as a jazz and singing teacher at the Sund folkehøgskole, Høgskolen in Agder (music conservatory) and at Trøndelag Conservatory of Music (NTNU). Since 2006, associate professor,^[1] and since 2012 has been professor of jazz singing at the Norwegian Academy of Music.^[2] She is the older sister of the twin sisters Ane Carmen and Ida Roggen from the Norwegian vocal band Pitsj.