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Born | Astrid Smeplass (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 (age 28) Rennebu Municipality, Norway |
Other names | Astrid |
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Website | astridsofficial |
Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996), known professionally asAstrid S, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version ofPop Idol, entitledIdol – Jakten på en superstjerne. In 2020, she released her debut studio album,Leave It Beautiful, throughUniversal.
Growing up in the tiny village ofBerkåk inRennebu Municipality, Smeplass played piano at home and flute in her school's marching band. However, she felt classical music was too confining, so she learned guitar and began writing her own songs, inspired by her main influence,John Mayer.[2] At age 13, Smeplass learned to speak English.[3]
16-year-old Smeplass released her first single "Shattered", which was co-written by American singer-songwriterMelanie Fontana, after participating inIdol - Jakten på en superstjerne in 2013. She signed a publishing deal withSony ATV Music Publishing shortly after. Her first single under her new artist image, "2AM", was released throughUniversal Music in 2014, releasing in the US the following year. She also released a cover of the single "FourFiveSeconds" byRihanna,Kanye West andPaul McCartney. In 2016, she released the song "Hurts So Good", which was included on her debut self-titledextended play,Astrid S.[4] She also supportedTroye Sivan on his European tour. The following year she released her second EP,Party's Over. In 2017, Smeplass provided backing vocals on "Hey Hey Hey" by American singerKaty Perry from her albumWitness.[5]
In 2017, Smeplass's cover ofCezinando's "Vi er perfekt, men verden er ikke det" was featured on the soundtrack of the fourth season ofSkam and Smeplass performed it at the award ceremonyP3 Gull the same year. On 30 June 2017, she released her second EP,Party's Over, which featured the singles "Breathe" and "Such a Boy". Two weeks later, an acoustic rendition of the EP was released, with an additional song entitled "Mexico". In September 2017, her single "Think Before I Talk" peaked at number 14 on the Swedish charts, where it was later certified platinum. It was also certified gold in Denmark, where it peaked at number nine. In February 2018, Smeplass was awarded Årets Spellemann (Spellemann of the Year) at the annualSpellemannsprisen, being the first female artist to do so since 2003.[6] After the release of the song "Emotion", Smeplass joinedYears & Years on their UK tour at the end of 2018, followed by her supportingZara Larsson on her US tour in 2019. In April 2019, Astrid became the face of Fendi's F for Fendi campaign.[7] She joined 16-year-old climate change activistGreta Thunberg for herFridays For Future event in Sweden, performing a cover of "I Want to Know What Love Is" byForeigner.
In August 2019, her fourth EP was released, entitledTrust Issues.[8] The EP features previously released singles "Someone New", "Emotion" and "The First One", in addition to two new released; "Doing To Me" and "Trust Issues".[9] Smeplass's first release of 2020 was "I Do", a collaboration with country singerBrett Young. The song peaked at number three in Norway.[10] In September of the same year, Smeplass announced her debut studio album,Leave It Beautiful, which was released on 16 October 2020. It was preceded by the lead single "Dance Dance Dance", as well as the second and third singles, "Marilyn Monroe" and "It's Ok If You Forget Me".[11]
In 2021, similarities were noted in the lyrics of theFrench Montana track "How You King?" with the Astrid S song "Jump".[12] Astrid S retroactively got proper attribution as a co-songwriter and receives compensation on the track.[13]
That same year, she played Askepott (Cinderella) inTre nøtter til Askepott (Three Wishes for Cinderella), a Norwegian remake of the 1973 Czechoslovak/East German filmTři oříšky pro Popelku, for which she also released the single "Når Snøen Smelter", her first originalNorwegian-language song.[14][15]
Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
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2016 | Skam | House party attender | 1 episode; guest appearance | [16] |
2018 | Astrid S tilbake fra verden | Herself | 5 episodes | [17] |
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2021 | Three Wishes for Cinderella | Cinderella | [18] |
Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Herself | Won | |
P3 Gull | Årets Nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) | Won | |||
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "2AM" | Won | |||
2016 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Herself | Nominated | [19] |
2017 | Spellemannprisen '16 | Årets Nykommer & Gramostipend (Newcomer of the Year & Gramo scholarship) | Won | [20] | |
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Hurts So Good" | Nominated | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Astrid S | Nominated | [21] | |
2018 | Spellemannprisen '17 | Årets Spellemann (Spellemann of the Year) | Herself | Won | [22] |
Sweden GAFFA Awards | Best Foreign New Act | Won | [23] | ||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Nominated | [24] | ||
2019 | Sweden GAFFA Awards | Best Foreign Solo Act | Nominated | [25] | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Nominated | [26] | ||
2020 | P3 Gull | Årets Artist (Artist of the Year) | Herself | Nominated | [27] |
2022 | P3 Gull 2022 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Pretty" (shared withDagny) | Nominated | [28] |