Trained in both classical and contemporary music, Helga has composed and performed music for productions ranging from folk and indie music to Shakespeare and family theatre. Helga studied composition at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts, as well as contemporary music performance at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London. 

Helga composed, arranged and performed the music for 'Ljóti andarunginn' ('The Ugly Duckling') original production by theatre company Leikhópurinn Lotta, which toured all of Iceland in 2017, and recently went to the studio with Lucy Ward to record her 4th full length album.