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 charted in Norway and the United Kingdom. She has also released two EPs.
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Born | Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 26) Ålesund, Norway |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2013–present |
Relatives | Tellef Raabe (brother) |
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Website | thisissigrid |
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 was a college drop out.[7]
At the age of 16 she wrote her first song, "Sun", after her brother, 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 after 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]
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.[27][28][29][30]
In November 2021, Sigrid performed in Dingle, Ireland as part of the twentieth series of the live music series Other Voices.[31]
Sigrid's second album, the 12-track How to Let Go, was released on 6 May 2022.[32]
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]
Sigrid is a brand ambassador for Gore-Tex.[33] While filming a commercial for the brand, she met Nikolai Schirmer, a professional skier from Tromsø. They dated, but the relationship had ended by June 2022.[34]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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NOR [35] |
AUS [36] |
AUT [37] |
BEL (FL) [38] |
GER [39] |
IRE [40] |
SCO [41] |
SWE [42] |
SWI [43] |
UK [13] | |||
Sucker Punch |
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1 | 84 | 51 | 34 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 54 | 4 | |
How to Let Go |
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1 [46] | — | — | 100 | 61 | 11 [47] | 4 | — | 73 | 2 |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US Heat [48] | ||
Don't Kill My Vibe |
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19 |
Raw[49] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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NOR [50] |
AUS [12] |
AUT [37] |
BEL (FL) Tip [38] |
BEL (WA) Tip [51] |
GER [39] |
IRL [40] |
UK [13] |
US Dance Airplay [52] | ||||
"Don't Kill My Vibe" | 2017 | 28 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | Don't Kill My Vibe and Sucker Punch | |
"Plot Twist" | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Don't Kill My Vibe | |
"Strangers" | 6 | — | — | 25 | 16 | — | 7 | 10 | — | Sucker Punch | ||
"Raw"[54] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Raw | |
"High Five"[55] | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 61 | 59 | — |
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"Schedules"[56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sucker Punch" | 12 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 96 | — | — |
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Sucker Punch | |
"Don't Feel Like Crying" | 2019 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 23 |
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"Mine Right Now"[57][58] | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Home to You"[59] | 18 | — | 75 | — | — | 88 | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | The Aeronauts (Soundtrack) | ||
"Mirror"[61] | 2021 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 49 | 1 | How to Let Go | |
"Burning Bridges"[62] | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | |||
"Head on Fire" (with Griff)[63] |
2022 | 33 [64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | TBA | |
"It Gets Dark" | 39 [65] | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 3] | — | How to Let Go | ||
"Bad Life" (with Bring Me the Horizon) |
28 [67] | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 4] | — | 50 | — | |||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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UK [13] | |||
"Times Like These" (as part of Live Lounge Allstars) |
2020 | 1 | Non-album single |
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"Sun" | 2013 | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
"Two Fish" | — | |||||||||||
"Known You Forever" | 2014 | — | ||||||||||
"Dynamite"[upper-alpha 5] | 2017 | — | Don't Kill My Vibe and Sucker Punch | |||||||||
"I Don't Want to Know"[70] | 2018 | — | Raw | |||||||||
"Focus (Demo)"[71] | — | |||||||||||
"Sight of You"[72] | 2019 | 30 | Sucker Punch | |||||||||
"Blue"[73] | 2022 | — | How to Let Go (Special Edition) | |||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
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SCO [14] | |||
"Everybody Knows" | 2017 | 97 | Justice League |
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"One Kiss" | 2019 | BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge: The Collection |
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
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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 |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Don't Kill My Vibe" | 2017 | J.A.C.K. | [74] |
"Plot Twist" | Sigurd Fossen William Glandberger |
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"Strangers" | Ivana Bobic | [76] | |
"High Five" | 2018 | Ivana Bobic | [77] |
"Sucker Punch" | AB/CD/CD | [78] | |
"Don't Feel Like Crying" | 2019 | Zhang + Knight | [79] |
"Mine Right Now" | Max Siedentopf | [80] | |
"Mine Right Now" (Vertical Video) | — | [81] | |
"Mirror" | 2021 | Femke Huurdeman | [82] |
"Burning Bridges" | Sophia Ray | [83] | |
"Bad Life" (with Bring Me The Horizon) | 2022 | Raja Virdi[84] | [85] |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Sister" (Tellef Raabe) | 2016 | — | [86] |
"Times Like These" (Artists of Live Lounge Allstars) | 2020 | — |
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Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | P3 Gull | Årets Nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) | Herself | Won | [87] |
Årets Liveartist (Live Artist of the Year) | Nominated | [88] | |||
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Don't Kill My Vibe" | Nominated | [88] | ||
2018 | EBBA '18 | Emerging Artists – Norway | Herself | Won | [89] |
Sweden GAFFA Awards | Best Foreign New Act | Nominated | [90] | ||
BBC | Sound of 2018 | Won | [91] | ||
MTV Brand New UK | Brand New for 2018 | Nominated | [92] | ||
NME Awards 2018 | Best New Artist | Nominated | [93] | ||
Spellemannprisen '17 | Årets Nykommer & Gramostipend (Newcomer of the Year & Gramo scholarship) |
Won | [94] | ||
Popsolist (Pop soloist) | Nominated | [95] | |||
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Don't Kill My Vibe" | Nominated | [96] | ||
UK Music Video Awards | Best Animation in a Video | "Focus" | Nominated | ||
Best Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
MTV Video Music Awards | Push Artist of the Year | Nominated | [97] | ||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Push Act | Nominated | [98] | ||
Best Norwegian Act | Nominated | [99] | |||
P3 Gull | Årets Liveartist (Live Artist of the Year) | Nominated | [100] | ||
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Strangers" | Won | [100] | ||
2019 | Spellemannprisen '18 | Årets Låt (Song of the year) | Nominated | [101] | |
Årets Musikkvideo (Music Video of the Year) | "Sucker Punch" | Nominated | [101] | ||
Popartist (Pop Artist) | Herself | Nominated | [101] | ||
Music Week Awards | Music & Brand Partnership | Nominated | [102] | ||
Denmark GAFFA Awards | Best Foreign New Act | Nominated | [103] | ||
Sweden GAFFA Awards | Best Foreign Solo Act | Nominated | [104] | ||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Won | [105] | ||
2020 | Spellemannprisen '19 | Årets Album (Album of the Year) | "Sucker Punch" | Nominated | [106] |
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Don't Feel Like Crying" | Nominated | [107] | ||
Årets Låtskriver (Song Writer of the Year) | Herself | Nominated | [108] | ||
Popartist (Pop Artist) | Won | [109] | |||
Årets Spellemann (Spellemann of the Year) | Won | [110] | |||
2022 | NME Awards | Best Collaboration | "Head on Fire" (with Griff) | Won | [111] |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Nordic Act | Herself | Won | [112] |
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