Helena Deland

Helena Deland is a songwriter and musician based in Montreal. Her debut album, Someone New, came out on Luminelle Recordings in 2020, and her second, Goodnight Summerland, came out three years later on Montreal label Chivi Chivi. Before that, she put out a group of songs from her first album sessions as a series of short EPs called Altogether Unaccompanied, and the series has continued past the first four volumes. With fellow Montreal musician Ouri, she makes music as Hildegard, and the duo has released two albums, Hildegard in 2021 and Jour 1596 in 2024. She has collaborated with Men I Trust, JPEGMAFIA, Jonah Yano, and Claire Rousay, and has opened for Weyes Blood, Andy Shauf, Connan Mockasin, Soccer Mommy, and Iggy Pop.