Sigrid (singer)

Sigrid
Sigrid performing at Oslo Spektrum in 2022
Born	Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28) Ålesund, Norway
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Relatives	Tellef Raabe (brother)
Musical career
Genres	Pop electropop synth-pop scandipop
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Labels	Island Petroleum
Website	thisissigrid.com

Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (born 5 September 1996), known mononymously as Sigrid, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She has released two studio albums, Sucker Punch (2019) and How to Let Go (2022), both of which reached the top of the charts in Norway and the United Kingdom. She has also released three EPs.

Early life

Sigrid Solbakk Raabe was born in Ålesund 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.^[1] At her first performance, in kindergarten, she had to be pulled off the stage after crying.^[2] She began playing the piano at age 7 and began singing at age 13.^[3][4] When she was 13, she performed a version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".^[2] In her early youth, she planned to become a teacher or lawyer or journalist, thinking a career in music would be too uncertain.^[4][2][5]

In her first year of high school, she realized that music was more than just a hobby.^[4] When she was 17, she and her sister Johanne started a band called Sala Says Mhyp, which was named after their late cat, Sala.^[6] After finishing high school in Ålesund, Sigrid moved to Bergen for its indie music scene, living in a shared flat with her brother and friends.^[6][3] She began studying comparative politics at university, but soon dropped out to pursue her music career.^[7]

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 cover versions of Adele songs at performances and challenged her to write a song that she could perform at one of his gigs.^[3][2] In 2013, she released "Sun" as her debut single.^[8] The song received airplay on Norwegian radio stations.^[3] She signed to Petroleum Records the following year and performed at festivals such as Øyafestivalen.^[9]

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.^[3] After executives at Island Records heard the song, they immediately signed her to a recording contract.^[3] On 5 May 2017 she released her debut EP which was named after the song.^[3][10] The EP charted in Norway, Australia, and the United Kingdom.^{[11][12][13][14]} In the spring and summer of 2017, Sigrid performed at The Great Escape Festival, Roskilde Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Latitude Festival, and the Reading and Leeds Festivals. She was also a part of The Sims 4: Parenthood soundtrack with the Simlish version of her song, "Don't Kill My Vibe".^[15] She is also featured on the 2017 Justice League soundtrack, performing a cover of Leonard Cohen's 1988 classic "Everybody Knows".^[16]

In January 2018, Sigrid was announced as the winner of BBC Music Sound of 2018.^[17] On 10 February 2018, she was a guest presenter for an episode of The Playlist for CBBC.^[18] In the same month, Sigrid won the Newcomer of the Year award at Spellemannprisen. On 11 July 2018, Raw, her second EP, which features 5 tracks was released.^[19]

On 8 March 2019, Sigrid's debut album, Sucker Punch, was released.^[20][21] The album consists of 12 tracks, including five songs released prior to the album.^[22] In 2019, Sigrid toured with Maroon 5 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.^[23][24][25] Sigrid contributed a song, "Home to You" for The Aeronauts soundtrack.^[26] She was listed in Forbes "30 under 30" for European Entertainment in 2019.^[27]

In 2020, Sigrid was one of many artists that took part in a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge cover of the Foo Fighters song "Times Like These" that was organised to raise funds for the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[28][29][30][31]}

In November 2021, Sigrid performed in Dingle, Ireland as part of the twentieth series of the live music series Other Voices.^[32]

Sigrid's second album, the 12-track How to Let Go, was released on 6 May 2022.

Artistry

Sigrid's songs are underpinned by anger, melancholia, and disappointment; she says that it is easier to write about frustration than about having a nice time.^[2] For her love songs Sigrid cites Bonnie Raitt, Coldplay, Adele, Lykke Li, and Robyn as influences.^[3]

Personal life

Sigrid is a brand ambassador for Gore-Tex.^[33]

Discography

Main article: Sigrid discography

See also: List of songs recorded by Sigrid

Studio albums

• Sucker Punch (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)
• Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues Tour (2019)

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Nominee(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
BBC Sound of...	2018	Herself	Sound of 2018	Won	[34]
Denmark GAFFA Awards	2019	Herself	Best Foreign New Act	Nominated	[35]
European Border Breakers Awards	2018	Don't Kill My Vibe	Emerging Artists – Norway	Won	[36]
Houston Film Critics Society	2020	"Home to You"	Best Original Song	Nominated	[37]
MTV Brand New	2018	Herself	Brand New for 2018	Nominated	[38]
MTV Europe Music Awards	2018	Herself	Best Push Act	Nominated	[39]
			Best Norwegian Act	Nominated	[40]
	2019			Won	[41]
	2021		Best Nordic Act	Nominated	[42]
	2022			Won	[43]
MTV Video Music Awards	2018	Herself	Push Artist of the Year	Nominated	[44]
Music Week Awards	2019	Herself	Music & Brand Partnership	Nominated	[45]
NME Awards	2018	Herself	Best New Artist	Nominated	[46]
	2022	"Head on Fire" (with Griff)	Best Collaboration	Won	[47]
Norway GAFFA Awards	2017	Herself	Best Nordic Solo Act	Won	[48]
		"Don't Kill My Vibe"	Best Nordic Hit	Won
	2018	"High Five"		Nominated
		Herself	Best Nordic Solo Act	Nominated
P3 Gull	2017	Herself	Best Newcomer	Won	[49]
			Best Live Artist	Nominated	[50]
		"Don't Kill My Vibe"	Song of the Year	Nominated
	2018	"Strangers"		Won	[51]
		Herself	Best Live Artist	Nominated
Spellemannprisen	2018	Herself	Newcomer of the Year	Won	[52]
			Pop Artist of the Year	Nominated	[53]
		"Don't Kill My Vibe"	Song of the Year	Nominated	[54]
	2019	"Strangers"		Nominated	[55]
		"Sucker Punch"	Music Video of the Year	Nominated
		Herself	International Success	Nominated	[56]
			Pop Artist of the Year	Nominated
	2020			Won	[57]
			Spellemann of the Year	Won	[58]
			Songwriter of the Year	Nominated	[59]
		Sucker Punch	Album of the Year	Nominated	[60]
		"Don't Feel Like Crying"	Song of the Year	Nominated	[61]
	2023	Herself	International Success	Nominated	[62]
Sweden GAFFA Awards	2018	Herself	Best Foreign New Act	Nominated	[63]
	2019		Best Foreign Solo Act	Nominated	[64]
UK Music Video Awards	2018	Herself	Best Artist	Nominated	[65]
		"Focus"	Best Animation in a Video	Nominated

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External links

• Official website