Maya Vik

Maya Vik is a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen) winning[1] singer, songwriter, and bass player from Norway.

[2] Most recently, Maya gained notoriety with her Lindstrøm produced homage to Michael Douglas with a song titled "Y.M.D.

Her father, Per Kristian Vik [no] is an athlete who specialized in the high jump and won the Norwegian national championship in 1970.

[4] Growing up in the small town of Os just outside Bergen, Maya bought a guitar when she was 14 and started learning to play.

Fronted by A-ha’s Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Maya Vik was Savoy's live bass player in 2004 and toured Norway promoting their self-titled album.

After Savoy, Maya started Montée, a progressive pop band with two friends, Erlend Mokkelbost and Anders Tjore.

In 2009 Montée released "Isle of Now" featuring the single "Amazona" which won them the "Norwegian Grammy" for Best Pop Group.

The second album "Rendition of You" was released on Oslo Records April 2011 featuring singles, "Ghost" (June 2010) and "Faith" (February 2011).

The album was produced and co-written with Øyvind Holmboe Basmo and Chris Lie and released on Oslo Records.

She asked some of her favorite artists at the time, Dawn Richard, Little Pain,[11] Morgan Phalen and Handerre Linni to each interpret the beat in their own way and make their own versions of it.

In addition to Maya, several producers came on board for this project including, Øyvind Holmboe Basmo, Proviant Audio, Lindstrøm, William Idap, Pat Lukens, and Nivlac Rextab.

Although Maya Vik is primarily a musician, she has built a career in fashion over the years and has been featured in several magazines in Scandinavia.