Shy Martin

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SHY Martin
SHY Martin in Los Angeles in February 2019
SHY Martin in Los Angeles in February 2019
Background information
Birth nameSara Hjellström
Also known asSHY Martin
Born (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 28)
Lerdala, Sweden
OriginLerdala, Sweden
GenresElectropop[1]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano
Years active2016–present
LabelsBLNK Music
Associated acts

Sara Hjellström (born 5 November 1993), known professionally as Shy Martin (stylized as SHY Martin) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Raised in the small town of Lerdala, Sweden, SHY Martin first began writing songs and poetry in her youth as a means of self-expression. After winning a music contest at her school at age 17, SHY signed with EMI for a period though ultimately she decided to go independent. She decided to start studying at the songwriting school Musikmakarna in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden. Shortly after she moved to Stockholm and signed to the independent label BLNK Music.[2][3]

Career[]

SHY Martin first established herself as a songwriter, a path that launched in dynamic fashion via her co-write and featured vocal on Mike Perry's "The Ocean (ft. SHY Martin)." Recording the vocals in one-take in her home wardrobe, SHY wrote the track with longtime Swedish songwriting partner, SHY Nodi, whom she has written several other songs with. The track won Spotify Sweden's ‘Most Streamed Song of the Year’ with a groundbreaking 550 million+ streams.[4]

SHY's songwriting catalog has gone on to generate over 2.5 billion streams on Spotify alone including credits on "First Time" by Kygo ft. Ellie Goulding, "(Not) The One" by Bebe Rexha, "All We Know" by The Chainsmokers, "I Wanna Know" by NOTD (ft. Bea Miller), as well as songs for Jess Glynne, Astrid S, and ALMA, among others. In April 2020, Martin released the single "can I call you back?". James Keith of Complex UK called the song "a dream-like flurry of breathy vocals, soul-touching songwriting and twinkling electronics."[5]

In addition to her artistry, SHY is also a member of numerous music industry initiatives, most notably joining Spotify CEO/Founder Daniel Ek and songwriter/producer Max Martin's coveted 'Equalizer Project', a group aiming to combat gender inequality in the music industry. SHY also participated in Bebe Rexha’s 2018 'Women In Harmony' Dinner in Los Angeles, a gathering to empower female artists in music including Charli XCX, Kim Petras, and Avril Lavigne. She also performed alongside Matoma at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.[6][7][8]

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Album Details Track listing
Overthinking
  • Released: 7 December 2018
  • Label: BLNK Records
  • Formats: Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just a Little Longer"
  • Hjellström
  • Max Wolfgang
  • Freddy Alexander
  • Dehiro
  • Alexander
  • Dehiro
3:26
2."Good Together"
  • Hjellström
  • Lara Andersson
  • Marcus Andersson
  • Anton Göransson
  • Alexander
  • Göransson
3:25
3."Forget to Forget"
  • Alexander
  • Lias
2:35
4."Lose You Too"
  • Hjellström
  • Aitken
  • Anton
  • Näslin
Alexander3:06
5."Bad in Common"
  • Hjellström
  • Aitken
  • Anton
  • Näslin
Alexander2:59
6."Spaceship" (bonus track)
  • Hjellström
  • Aitken
  • Anton
  • Näslin
Alexander2:55
Total length:18:25
Sad Songs[9]
  • Released: 7 August 2020
  • Label: BLNK
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. "Make Us Never Happen"
  2. "Slow"
  3. "Can I Call You Back?"
  4. "Nobody Likes Moving On"
  5. "Are You Happy?"

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[10]
"A Little Longer"
(with Kiddo and Sid Rosco) 		2017 — Non-album single
"Good Together" 79 Overthinking
"Bad in Common" 2018 —[A]
"Forget to Forget" —[B]
"Lose You Too" —
"Just a Little Longer" —
"Out of My Hands" 2019 — non-album single
"Same Old"[13] —
"Make Us Never Happen" —[C] Sad Songs
"Slow"[15] 2020 —
"Still the Same"
(featuring Boy In Space)[16] 		— non-album single
"Can I Call You Back?"[17] — Sad Songs
"Nobody Likes Moving On"[18] —
"Break with Me"[19] 2021 — TBA
"Remember You Were the One"[20] —
"Feelings"[21] —
"No Regrets"[22]
(with Nea) 		—

Notes

  1. ^ "Bad in Common" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[11]
  2. ^ "Forget to Forget" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[12]
  3. ^ "Make Us Never Happen" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[14]

As featured artist[]

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[10] 		AUS
[23] 		AUT
[24] 		DEN
[25] 		GER
[26] 		NL
[27] 		NOR
[28] 		NZ
[29] 		SWI
[30] 		UK
[31]
"Perfect Touch"
(Josh Philips featuring Shy Martin) 		2015 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album Single
"The Ocean"
(Mike Perry featuring Shy Martin) 		2016 1[A] 11 4 13 5 10 3 32 4 39 Non-album single
"Is It Over"
(Disco Fries and Shanahan featuring Shy Martin) 		— — — — — — — — — — DF
"Raincoat"
(Timeflies featuring Shy Martin) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — — Too Much
"Start It Over"
(NOTD featuring Shy Martin and CVBZ) 		2018 — — — — — — — — — — Ninjawerks Vol. 1
"Keep You Mine"
(NOTD featuring Shy Martin) 		2019 45
[33][B]		 — — — — — — — — — Non-album single

Notes

  1. ^ The song also charted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[32]
  2. ^ The song also charted at number 44 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[32]

Guest appearances[]

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Painting with Dreams (Nothing Like Them)" 2016 Tritonal Painting with Dreams
"Perfect Touch" 2015 Josh Philips N/A

Writing credits[]

Year Title artist
2015 Perfect Touch Josh Philips
2016 The Ocean Mike Perry
2016 Summer Love FO&O
2016 5000 Volt Södra Station
2016 Glad Då Södra Station
2016 Hatar att jag saknar dig Södra Station
2016 Bara du som ser mig Södra Station
2016 Inget kan ta slut nu Södra Station
2016 Reflections Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman
2016 Is it over Disco Fries
2016 All we know The Chainsmokers
2016 Parachute Galavant
2016 Reflections Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman
2016 You on repeat Jeremy Folderol
2016 Taped up heart KREAM feat. Clara Mae
2016 Nothing Like Them Tritonal
2017 Bloodstream Astrid S
2017 First Time Kygo feat. Ellie Goulding
2017 16 Södra Station
2017 Raincoat Timeflies feat. SHY Martin
2017 A little longer KIDDO feat. SHY Martin & Sid Rosco
2017 Mer av mig Södra Station
2017 APK Södra Station
2017 Kläderna på golvet Södra Station
2017 DVD Södra Station
2017 (Not) The one Bebe Rexha
2017 Sucker for you Matt Terry
2018 Know this love KREAM feat. Litens
2018 Us Julie Bergan
2018 I wanna know NOTD feat. Bea Miller
2018 Good Vibes Alma feat. Tove Styrke
2018 Feg Södra Station
2018 Bad in common SHY Martin
2019 Out of My Hands SHY Martin
2019 Same Old SHY Martin
2020 First Time Daya

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Received for Result
2016 Ted Gärdestad Awards[34] Scholarship Södra Station Winner
2016 Denniz Pop Award[35] Rookie Artist / Band Södra Station Nominee
2017 P3 Gold[36] Song of the year The Ocean Nominee
2017 P3 Gold[36] Pop of the year Södra Station Nominee
2017 Swedish Grammy Awards[37] Song of the Year The Ocean Nominee
2017 Denniz Pop Award[35] Grand Prize (International success)    SHY Martin & SHY Nodi Winner
2017 Swedish Publishing Awards[38] Breakthrough of the Year SHY Martin & SHY Nodi Winner
2017 Swedish Publishing Awards[38] International Success of the Year SHY Martin & SHY Nodi Winner
2017 Swedish Publishing Awards[38] Most Streamed Song The Ocean Winner
2018 Swedish Publishing Awards[38] Song of the Year I Wanna Know Nominee
2019 International Songwriting Competition[39] Pop top 40 Forget to Forget Winner

External links[]

References[]

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