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14 Facts About Ina Forsman

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Ina Forsman was born on 1994 and is a Finnish blues and blues rock singer-songwriter.

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Ina Forsman has been involved in the recording of six albums since 2013.

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At the age of six, Forsman decided she wanted to be a singer.

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Ina Forsman was initially influenced after hearing a Christina Aguilera recording, but later became entranced by the work of Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, and Aretha Franklin.

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Ina Forsman was noticed by the harmonicist Helge Tallqvist, who helped nurture her talent.

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Ina Forsman took me to the studio and put our band together a couple of years ago.

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In 2014, Ina Forsman represented Finland at the European Blues Challenge in Riga, Latvia, and toured in mainland Europe thereafter with the Belgian blues musician, Guy Verlinde.

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Ina Forsman signed a recording contract with Ruf Records in 2016, and released her debut solo album the same year.

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Ina Forsman's backing ensemble was Laura Chavez and Derek O'Brien, Nick Connolly, Russell Jackson and Tommy Taylor.

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Ina Forsman then toured the United States and Europe as a featured artist with Ruf's "Blues Caravan", alongside Tasha Taylor and Layla Zoe.

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Finally in late 2018, Forsman had acquired sufficient new material to travel to Austin, Texas, to record her next collection.

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Ina Forsman penned all of the lyrics and co-wrote the music for the 12 tracks, which incorporated a soul blues style.

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Ina Forsman was joined by Katarina Pejak and Ally Venable, and live recorded a 36 track long, Blues Caravan 2019, on DVD and CD.

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On 24 June 2022, Ina Forsman released her latest album, All There Is, on Jazzhaus Records.