Scarlet is a Swedish heavy metal duo formed in 2018. Two of the members go by the

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s Scarlet Hunts and Thirsty. Their real identities have not been publicly revealed.

History

The band members Scarlet Hunts and Thirsty started writing music and lyrics together, and they claimed to have "an intriguing past, combined with present-day experiences and meetings with humans". The two's real names have not been publicised. In their first year as an active duo, Scarlet performed at

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, Gefle Metal Festival and Knotfest. In 2018, Scarlet signed a contract with the record label ART:ERY Music Group, where they released their first three singles, entitled "Age of Seduction", "Hail the Apocalypse" and "Killer Quinn". Scarlet signed a contract in 2020 with the German record label Arising Empire and in November of that year, they released their debut album "Obey the Queen", which received outstanding reviews throughout the metal community. On 1 December 2023, it was announced that Scarlet would participate in Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Circus X". Having qualified for the runoff vote of 2 March 2024, they were ultimately eliminated from the contest. On 26 November 2024, it was announced that Scarlet would participate in

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with the song " Sweet n' Psycho". On 1 March 2025 they qualified directly to the final held on 8 March 2025, where they placed seventh. In August 2024, the duo signed with record label Universal Music Group, booking agency United Stage and Steelstar Agency.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

{{Authority control Swedish alternative metal musical groups Swedish gothic metal musical groups Swedish hard rock musical groups Swedish heavy metal musical groups Swedish industrial metal musical groups Swedish nu metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2018 2018 establishments in Sweden Female musical duos All-female metal bands