Teresa Bergman

Teresa Anne Bergman (born 1986) is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter-guitarist based in Berlin since 2009. She finished fifth on New Zealand Idol in 2005. Bergman has released three studio albums, Bird of a Feather (2014), Apart (2019) and 33, Single and Broke (2022). Biography Teresa Anne Bergman was born in Lower Hutt and grew up in neighbouring Wellington with two siblings. While a student at Chilton Saint James School she was taught by her father, Les, and was recorded on a CD, Take Note (1997), which included fellow students performing. She was a busker on the streets of Wellington and sang in a barbershop quartet from the age of 14. In 2004 she was the dux in her final year of secondary school at Sacred Heart College, where her mother, Judith, was a mathematics teacher. Also in that year she finished in the top 20 for the Play It Strange secondary schools songwriting competition with her track, "There You Go", which was recorded for the related CD. From July to September 2005 Bergman was a contestant on the second season of New Zealand Idol. She originally missed out on a place in the Final 10 but was brought back for the Wildcard Special and received the last position into the finals and was eliminated after reaching the top 5. She graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology and German language in 2007.