Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (born 5 September 1996), known professionally as Sigrid, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She has released two studio albums, ''

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'' (2019) and '' How to Let Go'' (2022), both of which reached the top of the charts in Norway as well as reaching the top 5 in the United Kingdom. She has also released three

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Early life

Sigrid Solbakk Raabe was born in

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to Håkon Raabe and Anette Sølberg Solbakk on 5 September 1996. She has two older siblings, a brother, Tellef, who is also a musician, and a sister, Johanne. At her first performance, in kindergarten, she had to be pulled off the stage after crying. She began playing the piano at age 7 and began singing at age 13. When she was 13, she performed a version of

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's "

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". In her early youth, she planned to become a teacher or lawyer or journalist, thinking a career in music would be too uncertain. In her first year of high school, she realized that music was more than just a hobby. When she was 17, she and her sister Johanne started a band called Sala Says Mhyp, which was named after their late cat, Sala. After finishing high school in Ålesund, Sigrid moved to

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for its indie music scene, living in a shared flat with her brother and friends. She began studying

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at university, but soon dropped out to pursue her music career.

Career

At the age of 16 she wrote her first song, "Sun", after her brother, Tellef Raabe, who is also a musician, told her to stop performing

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s of

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songs at performances and challenged her to write a song that she could perform at one of his gigs. In 2013, she released "Sun" as her debut single. The song received airplay on Norwegian radio stations. She signed to Petroleum Records the following year and performed at festivals such as Øyafestivalen. In 2016, in partnership with Martin Sjølie, she wrote " Don't Kill My Vibe", inspired by an incident where a producer belittled and patronized her in a songwriting session. After executives at

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heard the song, they immediately signed her to a recording contract. On 5 May 2017 she released her debut EP which was named after the song. The EP charted in Norway, Australia, and the United Kingdom.For all except where noted: * For "Times Like These": Peak chart positions in Scotland: * For "Don't Kill My Vibe": * For "Everybody Knows": * For "Strangers": * For "High Five": * For "Sucker Punch": * For "Don't Feel Like Crying": In the spring and summer of 2017, Sigrid performed at The Great Escape Festival,

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, and the

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. She was also a part of '' The Sims 4: Parenthood'' soundtrack with the Simlish version of her song, "Don't Kill My Vibe". She is also featured on the 2017 ''Justice League'' soundtrack, performing a cover of

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's 1988 classic " Everybody Knows". In January 2018, Sigrid was announced as the winner of BBC Music Sound of 2018. On 10 February 2018, she was a guest presenter for an episode of '' The Playlist'' for

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. In the same month, Sigrid won the Newcomer of the Year award at the 2018 Spellemannprisen. On 11 July 2018, ''Raw,'' her second EP, which features 5 tracks was released. On 8 March 2019, Sigrid's debut album, ''

'', was released. The album consists of 12 tracks, including five songs released prior to the album. In 2019, Sigrid toured with

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for the Red Pill Blues Tour in Europe, was the support act for George Ezra's tour across the United Kingdom, and headlined a tour in North America and Europe. Sigrid contributed a song, "Home to You" for '' The Aeronauts'' soundtrack. She was listed in ''Forbes'' "30 under 30" for European Entertainment in 2019. In 2020, Sigrid was one of many artists that took part in a

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song " Times Like These" that was organised to raise funds for the

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. In May, she was named Spellemann of the Year and won the Pop Artist award at the annual

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. In November 2021, Sigrid performed in

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, Ireland as part of the twentieth series of the live music series ''Other Voices''. Sigrid's second album, the 12-track '' How to Let Go'', was released on 6 May 2022.

Artistry

Sigrid's songs are underpinned by

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, and disappointment; she says that it is easier to write about

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than about having a nice time. For her love songs Sigrid cites

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, Lykke Li, and

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as influences.

Personal life

Sigrid is a brand ambassador for Gore-Tex.

Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' (2019) * '' How to Let Go'' (2022)'' EPs * '' Don't Kill My Vibe'' (2017) * ''Raw'' (2018) * ''The Hype'' (2023)

Tours

Headlining * UK & Ireland Tour (2018) * European Tour (November 2018) * The Sucker Punch Tour (US 2019) * UK & EU Tour (2019) * How To Let Go Tour (2022–2023) * Norway Club Tour (2023) * Latin America Tour (2024) Supporting * Oh Wonder – European Ultralife Tour (2017) * George Ezra – UK Arena Tour (2019) *

– Red Pill Blues Tour (2019)

Awards and nominations

Sigrid is the recipient of numerous awards including three Spellemann Awards, two

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and two

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sigrid 1996 births 21st-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian singer-songwriters English-language singers from Norway Island Records artists Living people MTV Europe Music Award winners Musicians from Ålesund Musicians from Bergen Norwegian pop singers Norwegian songwriters Norwegian women songwriters