Anna Linnea Södahl (born 17 September 1987), also known as simplyNea, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.^[1]

Södahl was born inSouth Africa to Swedish parents. Her parents were residing in South Africa as missionaries for theChurch of Sweden, but also performed undercover missions supporting efforts to combatapartheid.^[2] When Södahl was three years old, the family returned to Sweden, where she was raised inAlingsås. Södahl returned to South Africa as a teenager, working as a volunteer for three months at an orphanage and writing music with the non-profit organization Star For Life.^[3][4]

Södahl studied songwriting and producing atMusikmakarna inÖrnsköldsvik, graduating in 2015.^[5][6]

As a songwriter Nea has been using her real name, Linnea Södahl, and has written songs forZara Larsson,Tove Styrke,Tinie Tempah,Felix Jaehn,Twice andAxwell, among others.^[7][8][9] Her songs have received a total of almost two billion streams worldwide onSpotify.^[10] One of her most famous songs,Lush Life, which became an international hit and the most played song in Sweden during the summer of 2015, has sold ten times platinum in Sweden and platinum in the UK^[11] and US.^[12][13][8] As for Swedish artists, Södahl has, in addition to Zara Larsson, Axwell and Tove Styrke, also written songs for Linnea Henriksson, Sabina Ddumba, Skott, Kasbo and Shy Martin.

On 22 December 2019, Nea was placed number one as a singer and number three as a songwriter onSvensktoppen with the songs "Some Say" (which interpolatesEiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)") and "Fira jul med mig" (performed byLinnea Henriksson).^[14] Other Swedish artists she has written for areSabina Ddumba,^[15] Skott, Kasbo^[16] andSHY Martin.^[17]

On 6 September 2019 Södahl released her first own song as an artist under the artist name Nea.^[18] The debut single "Some Say" was released through Milkshake Label (Sony Music Sweden)^[19] and became a major international hit and the 13th most played song on European radio in 2020.^[20]

In Sweden, the song was onSvensktoppen for 57 weeks.^[21] On 10 January 2020 a remix of "Some Say" made by German DJFelix Jaehn was released.^[22]

On 12 June 2020 Nea released her debut EP "Some Say EP" which in addition to "Some Say" also included the singles "Dedicated", "TG4M" and "Drunk Enough To".^[23]

Nea performed at the Spanish music festivalLos40 Music Award in 2020 and received two nominations, where she won in the category "Best international dance".^[24]

Södahl co-wrote English singerMelanie C's single "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" with the latter andKlas Ahlund, which was released on 29 January 2026.^[25][26]

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