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| Born | Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (1996-09-05)5 September 1996 (age 29) Ålesund,Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Origin | Bergen, Vestland, Norway |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | www |
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Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (born 5 September 1996), knownmononymously asSigrid, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She has released three studio albums,Sucker Punch (2019),How to Let Go (2022), andThere's Always More That I Could Say (2025). Both her debut and sophomore album reached the top of the charts in Norway as well as reaching the top 5 in the United Kingdom. She has also released threeEPs.
Sigrid Solbakk Raabe was born inÅlesund 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 ofNirvana'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 toBergen for its indie music scene, living in a shared flat with her brother and friends.[6][3] She began studyingcomparative politics at university, but soondropped out to pursue her music career.[7]
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 performingcover versions ofAdele 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 asØyafestivalen.[9]
In 2016, in partnership withMartin 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 atIsland Records heard the song, they immediately signed her to a recording contract.[3] On 5 May 2017 she released her debutEP 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 atThe Great Escape Festival,Roskilde Festival,Glastonbury Festival,Latitude Festival, and theReading and Leeds Festivals. She was also a part ofThe Sims 4: Parenthood soundtrack with theSimlish version of her song, "Don't Kill My Vibe".[15] She is also featured on the 2017Justice League soundtrack, performing a cover ofLeonard Cohen's 1988 classic "Everybody Knows".[16]
In January 2018, Sigrid was announced as the winner ofBBC Music Sound of 2018.[17] On 10 February 2018, she was a guest presenter for an episode ofThe Playlist forCBBC.[18] In the same month, Sigrid won theNewcomer of the Year award at the2018 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 withMaroon 5 for theRed Pill Blues Tour in Europe, was the support act forGeorge 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" forThe Aeronauts soundtrack.[26] She was listed inForbes "30 under 30" for European Entertainment in 2019.[27]
In 2020, Sigrid was one of many artists that took part in aBBC Radio 1Live Lounge cover of theFoo Fighters song "Times Like These" that was organised to raise funds for theCOVID-19 pandemic.[28][29][30][31] In May, she was namedSpellemann of the Year and won the Pop Artist award at the annualSpellemannprisen.[32] In November 2021, Sigrid performed inDingle, Ireland as part of the twentieth series of the live music seriesOther Voices.[33]
Sigrid's second album, the 12-trackHow to Let Go, was released in May 2022.[34] The album was accompanied by a 50 date world tour, that began in May 2022 with theRadio 1 Big Weekend and ended on 24 November at the3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.[35]
In July 2025, Sigrid released singleJellyfish,[36] later announced as the first single from her then upcoming album.[37] Sigrid's third album,There's Always More That I Could Say, was released in October 2025.[38] The album consists of 10-tracks, including three singles that were released prior to the album.[39] The album will be accompanied by a 18 date UK and European Tour, beginning in January 2026 and expected to conclude in March 2026.[40]
Sigrid's songs are underpinned byanger,melancholia, anddisappointment; she says that it is easier to write aboutfrustration than about having a nice time.[2] For her love songs Sigrid citesBonnie Raitt,Coldplay,Adele,Lykke Li, andRobyn as influences.[3]
Sigrid is a brand ambassador forGore-Tex.[41] Until 2022, she was in a relationship with Norwegian skier and filmmaker Nikolai Schirmer.[42]
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Sigrid is the recipient of numerous awards including threeSpellemann Awards, twoMTV Europe Music Awards, and twoP3 Gull. She received theSpellemann of the Year award at the2019 Spellemannprisen.[32]
| Award | Year | Recipient(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| BBC Sound of... | 2018 | Sigrid | Sound of 2018 | Won | [43] |
| BreakTudo Awards | 2018 | International New Artist | Nominated | [44] | |
| European Border Breakers Awards | 2018 | Don't Kill My Vibe | Emerging Artists – Norway | Won | [45] |
| GAFFA Awards (Denmark) | 2019 | Sigrid | Best Foreign New Act | Nominated | [46] |
| GAFFA Awards (Norway) | 2017 | Sigrid | Best Nordic Solo Act | Won | [47] |
| "Don't Kill My Vibe" | Best Nordic Hit | Won | |||
| 2018 | "High Five" | Nominated | |||
| Sigrid | Best Nordic Solo Act | Nominated | |||
| GAFFA Awards (Sweden) | 2018 | Best Foreign New Act | Sigrid | Nominated | [48] |
| 2019 | Best Foreign Solo Act | Nominated | [49] | ||
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2020 | "Home to You" | Best Original Song | Nominated | [50] |
| MTV Brand New | 2018 | Sigrid | Brand New for 2018 | Nominated | [51] |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2018 | Sigrid | Best Push Act | Nominated | [52] |
| Best Norwegian Act | Nominated | [53] | |||
| 2019 | Won | [54] | |||
| 2021 | Best Nordic Act | Nominated | [55] | ||
| 2022 | Won | [56] | |||
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2018 | Sigrid | Push Artist of the Year | Nominated | [57] |
| Music Week Awards | 2019 | Sigrid | Music & Brand Partnership | Nominated | [58] |
| NME Awards | 2018 | Sigrid | Best New Artist | Nominated | [59] |
| 2022 | "Head on Fire"(withGriff) | Best Collaboration | Won | [60] | |
| P3 Gull | 2017 | Sigrid | Best Newcomer | Won | [61] |
| Best Live Artist | Nominated | [62] | |||
| "Don't Kill My Vibe" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Sigrid | Best Live Artist | Nominated | [63] | |
| "Strangers" | Song of the Year | Won | |||
| 2019 | "Don't Feel Like Crying" | Nominated | [64] | ||
| 2021 | "Mirror" | Nominated | [65] | ||
| 2025 | Sigrid | P3 Prize | Honoree | [66] | |
| Spellemannprisen | 2018 | Sigrid | Newcomer of the Year & Gramo Scholarship | Won | [67] |
| Don't Kill My Vibe | Pop Artist | Nominated | [68] | ||
| "Don't Kill My Vibe" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [69] | ||
| 2019 | Sigrid | International Success of the Year | Nominated | [70] | |
| Raw | Pop Artist | Nominated | |||
| "Strangers" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Sucker Punch" | Music Video of the Year | Nominated | [71] | ||
| 2020 | Sigrid | Spellemann of the Year[note 1] | Won | [32] | |
| Sucker Punch | Album of the Year[note 2] | Nominated | [72] | ||
| Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | [73] | |||
| Pop Artist | Won | [74] | |||
| "Don't Feel Like Crying" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [75] | ||
| 2023 | Sigrid | International Success of the Year | Nominated | [76] | |
| UK Music Video Awards | 2018 | Sigrid | Best Artist | Nominated | [77] |
| "Focus" | Best Animation in a Video | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | "Sucker Punch" | Best Pop Video - International | Nominated | [78] | |
| 2025 | "Jellyfish" | Best Colour Grading in a Video – Newcomer | Nominated | [79] |
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