Tom Stræte Lagergren, better known as Matoma, is engaged to his girlfriend Maren Gjertsen.
The music producer shares the happy news on Instagram.
– A very special Christmas on a snowy winter’s day and taking over our new apartment. Yes to life with you, forever, he writes.
Courtship on the takeover day
Gjertsen tells Good Evening Norway that the proposal took place on the balcony of the couple’s new apartment.
– Before we went over to the apartment, I noticed that Tom was looking around a bit and suddenly had to change his jacket before we left. I was a little puzzled as to why he had to change his jacket, she explains and continues:
– When we had been in the apartment for a while, Tom mentioned that we were going out on the terrace to look at the view. What was a bit funny was that there was no visibility and a lot of fog.
Burst into tears of joy
Furthermore, Gjertsen says that she began to suspect something.
– Tom held me around. Here I began to suspect something, so I stood there and let him say what he had to. He clearly had something on his mind.
She says that her boyfriend took his time with his words.
– He says with a slightly shaky voice that the opportunity of this day only comes once, and that he would very much like to share the rest of his life with me. Then he gets down on one knee and asks if I want to share the rest of my life with him.
Gjertsen says that she burst into tears of joy.
– It’s like a new level of so much love and trust, which I’ve never experienced before, despite the fact that I’m lucky enough to be loved by Tom every day.
Recognized music producer
Matoma had her big breakthrough with the song “Old Things Back”, and has performed at Coachella and Tomorrowland, among others.
Together with Espen Lind (51), Ina Wroldsen (38) and Yosef Wolde-Mariam (44), Matoma formed the mentor quartet in the last two seasons of The Voice on TV 2. This summer it was announced that he is leaving the program.
