Sigrid (singer)

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Sigrid
Sigrid Raabe - Detroit Michigan, USA September 26, 2019.jpg
Sigrid in 2018
Born
Sigrid Solbakk Raabe

(1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 25)
Ålesund, Norway
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Labels
Websitethisissigrid.com

Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (born 5 September 1996), known mononymously as Sigrid, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2017, she released her debut EP, Don't Kill My Vibe, and later won the BBC Music Sound of 2018. Her single "Strangers" reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, and in March 2019, she released her debut studio album, Sucker Punch,[1] which debuted at number one on Norwegian charts and at number four on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Early life[]

Sigrid Solbakk Raabe was born in Ålesund to Håkon Raabe and Anette Sølberg Solbakk on 5 September 1996. She has older siblings, a brother, Tellef (also a musician), and two sisters, Johanne and Emma.[3] During her childhood, she was inspired by Adele, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young; but in her early youth she planned to become a teacher or lawyer, thinking a career in music would be too uncertain.[4] When she was 17, she and Johanne started a band called Sala Says Mhyp, which was named after their late cat, Sala.[5]

Career[]

Sigrid began her career in 2013 by releasing her debut single, "Sun".[6] The song was seen as her national breakthrough in Norway.[7] She signed to Petroleum Records the following year, and performed at festivals such as Øyafestivalen.[8]

In 2016, Sigrid signed with Island Records.[9] She released her debut single with Island, "Don't Kill My Vibe" in 2017.[10] The EP achieved international success[11] when it charted in Norway, Australia, and the United Kingdom.[12][13][14][15] Sigrid also performed on Park Stage at Glastonbury Festival. She was also a part of The Sims 4: Parenthood soundtrack with the Simlish version of her song, "Don't Kill My Vibe".[16] On 5 May 2017, Sigrid released her debut EP, named after title track, "Don’t Kill My Vibe".[17] Sigrid performed at the Reading Festival in August 2017.[18] She is also featured on the 2017 Justice League soundtrack, performing a cover of Leonard Cohen's 1988 classic "Everybody Knows".

In 2018, Sigrid was announced as the winner of BBC Music Sound of 2018.[19] On 10 February 2018, she was a guest presenter for an episode of The Playlist for CBBC.[20] The same month, Sigrid won the Newcomer of the Year award at Spellemannprisen. She announced on Twitter that she would release a song called "Schedules" on 11 July 2018.[21] The single was part of her second EP, titled Raw.[22]

In December 2018, Sigrid announced that her debut album Sucker Punch would be released on 8 March 2019.[23] The album consists of 12 tracks, including five songs released prior to the album.[24] In 2019, Sigrid began touring with American band Maroon 5 for their Red Pill Blues Tour in Europe.[25] She was also the support act for George Ezra's tour across the United Kingdom.[26] In late 2019, Sigrid embarked on a headline tour across Europe and North America to promote the release of Sucker Punch.[27][28] Sigrid contributed a song, "Home to You" for The Aeronauts soundtrack.[29]

In 2020, Sigrid featured in a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge cover of the Foo Fighters song "Times Like These", along with other artists such as Mabel, Dua Lipa and Rita Ora. This was organised in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[30][31][32][33] On 19 May 2021, after posting a snippet on her TikTok account, Sigrid announced that she would release her next song, "Mirror", which was released on 26 May 2021.[34] Similarly, her next single "Burning Bridges" also got a TikTok snippet preview before being released and premiered on BBC Radio 1's "Hottest Record" a few days later on 25 August 2021. [35]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
NOR
[36] 		AUS
[37] 		AUT
[38] 		BEL
(FL)
[39] 		GER
[40] 		IRE
[41] 		SCO
[42] 		SWE
[43] 		SWI
[44] 		UK
[14]
Sucker Punch 1 84 51 34 63 4 4 57 54 4

Extended plays[]

Title Details Peak chart positions
US Heat
[47]
Don't Kill My Vibe
  • Released: 5 May 2017
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download, vinyl
 19
Raw[48]
  • Released: 11 July 2018
  • Label: Island
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital download
 —

Singles[]

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[49] 		AUS
[13] 		BEL
(FL)
Tip
[39] 		BEL
(WA)
Tip
[50] 		IRL
[41] 		SCO
[15] 		UK
[14] 		US
Dance
Airplay
[51]
"Don't Kill My Vibe" 2017 28 80 — — — 20 62 — Don't Kill My Vibe and Sucker Punch
"Plot Twist" — — 44 — — — — — Don't Kill My Vibe
"Strangers" 6 — 25 16 7 1 10 —
  • IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum[52]
  • BPI: Platinum[46]
 Sucker Punch
"Raw"[53] 2018 — — — — — — — — Raw
"High Five"[54] — — 35 — 61 29 59 —
"Schedules"[55] — — — — — — — —
"Sucker Punch" 12 — — 14 96 59 — —
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[52]
 Sucker Punch
"Don't Feel Like Crying" 2019 22 — — — 16 12 13 23
"Mine Right Now"[56][57] 40 — — — — — — —
"Home to You"[58] — — — — — — — — The Aeronauts (Soundtrack)
"Mirror"[59] 2021 13 — — — 76
[60]		 — 49 1 TBA
"Burning Bridges"[61] 38
[62]		 — — — — — — —
"Home to You (This Christmas)" 18
[63]		 — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[14]
"Times Like These"
(as part of Live Lounge Allstars) 		2020 1 Non-album single

Promotional

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[49]
"Sun" 2013 — Non-album singles
"Two Fish" —
"Known You Forever" 2014 —
"Dynamite"[A] 2017 — Don't Kill My Vibe and Sucker Punch
"I Don't Want to Know"[65] 2018 — Raw
"Focus (Demo)"[66] —
"Sight of You"[67] 2019 30 Sucker Punch

Other charted songs[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SCO
[15]
"Everybody Knows" 2017 97 Justice League

Guest appearances[]

Title Year Album
"Everybody Knows"[68] 2017 Justice League
"One Kiss" 2019 BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge: The Collection

Songwriting credits[]

Year Artist Album Song Co-written with
2019 Rudimental Toast to Our Differences "Adrenaline" (feat. Olivia) Amir Izadkhah, Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Leon Rolle
Lxandra Another Lesson Learned EP "Dip My Heart in Confetti" Alexandra Lehti, Michelle Leonard, Nicholas Rebscher
2020 Paloma Faith Infinite Things "Gold" Steve McCutcheon

Music videos[]

As lead artist

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Don't Kill My Vibe" 2017 J.A.C.K. [69]
"Plot Twist" Sigurd Fossen
William Glandberger 		[70]
"Strangers" Ivana Bobic [71]
"High Five" 2018 Ivana Bobic [72]
"Sucker Punch" AB/CD/CD [73]
"Don't Feel Like Crying" 2019 Zhang + Knight [74]
"Mine Right Now" Max Siedentopf [75]
"Mine Right Now" (Vertical Video) N/A [76]
"Mirror" 2021 Femke Huurdeman [77]
"Burning Bridges" 2021 Sophia Ray [78]

As featured artist

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Sister" (Tellef Raabe) 2016 N/A [79]
"Times Like These" (Artists of Live Lounge Allstars) 2020 N/A

Tours[]

Headlining

  • UK & Ireland Tour (2018)
  • European Tour (November 2018)
  • The Sucker Punch Tour (US 2019)
  • UK & EU Tour (2019)
  • UK & EU Tour (2022)

Supporting

Awards and nominations[]

Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2017 P3 Gull Årets Nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) Herself Won [80]
Årets Liveartist (Live Artist of the Year) Nominated [81]
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Don't Kill My Vibe" Nominated [81]
2018 EBBA '18 Emerging Artists – Norway Herself Won [82]
Sweden GAFFA Awards Best Foreign New Act Nominated [83]
BBC Sound of 2018 Won [84]
MTV Brand New UK Brand New for 2018 Nominated [85]
NME Awards 2018 Best New Artist Nominated [86]
Spellemannprisen '17 Årets Nykommer & Gramostipend
(Newcomer of the Year & Gramo scholarship) 		Won [87]
Popsolist (Pop soloist) Nominated [88]
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Don't Kill My Vibe" Nominated [89]
UK Music Video Awards Best Animation in a Video "Focus" Nominated [90]
Best Artist Herself Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Push Artist of the Year Nominated [91]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Push Act Nominated [92]
Best Norwegian Act Nominated [93]
P3 Gull Årets Liveartist (Live Artist of the Year) Nominated [94]
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Strangers" Won [94]
2019 Spellemannprisen '18 Årets Låt (Song of the year) Nominated [95]
Årets Musikkvideo (Music Video of the Year) "Sucker Punch" Nominated [95]
Popartist (Pop Artist) Herself Nominated [95]
Music Week Awards Music & Brand Partnership Nominated [96]
Denmark GAFFA Awards Best Foreign New Act Nominated [97]
Sweden GAFFA Awards Best Foreign Solo Act Nominated [98]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Norwegian Act Won [99]
2020 Spellemannprisen '19 Årets Album (Album of the Year) "Sucker Punch" Nominated [100]
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Don't Feel Like Crying" Nominated [101]
Årets Låtskriver (Song Writer of the Year) Herself Nominated [102]
Popartist (Pop Artist) Won [103]
Årets Spellemann (Spellemann of the Year) Won [104]

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