Dagny (singer)
Dagny | |
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 Dagny performing in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dagny Norvoll Sandvik |
| Born | 23 July 1990 Tromsø, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | www |
Dagny Norvoll Sandvik (born 23 July 1990) is a Norwegian singer who had success with her debut single "Backbeat".[1][2] The acoustic version of the song was featured on Grey's Anatomy in the episode "True Colors".
Biography
Dagny is the daughter of the vocalist Marit Sandvik and the jazz musician Øystein Norvoll.[3] She has had big success on Spotify[2] and has signed for Universal Music. Rob Stevenson said of her, "... Backbeat immediately aroused our attention, and after a showcase in New York, our entire company fell in love with her. We look forward to further convey her vision to the world".[4] She was credited as a songwriter in Katy Perry's 2019 song "Never Really Over" which also interpolated Dagny's "Love You Like That".
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Strangers / Lovers |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Ultraviolet |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album/EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | |||
| "Run River Run" (with Vishnu) |
2011 | — | Non-album single |
| "Backbeat" | 2016 | — | Ultraviolet |
| "Fool's Gold" (featuring Børns) |
— | ||
| "Wearing Nothing" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "More More More" | — | ||
| "Love You Like That" | 39[5] | ||
| "That Feeling When"[6] | 2018 | — | |
| "Used to You" | — | ||
| "Landslide"[7] | — | ||
| "Hit Your Heart"[8] (with Steve Aoki) |
2019 | 34 [9] | |
| "Come Over"[10] | 2020 | 35 [11] |
Strangers / Lovers |
| "Somebody" | 11 [12] | ||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released | |||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album/EP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | SWE | |||
| "My Command" (Kohib featuring Dagny) |
2010 | — | — | Make Fi |
| "So Good" (Kohib featuring Dagny) |
2012 | — | — | Solar Day |
| "Man in the Moon" (LCAW featuring Dagny) |
2017 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Summer Of Love" (NOTD featuring Dagny) |
— | — | ||
| "Drink About" (Seeb featuring Dagny) |
2018 | 2 [13] |
25 [14] |
Nice to Meet You |
Tour
- Supporting act
- Sting's Back to Bass Tour (Thailand, 2012)[citation needed]
- Elton John's Greatest Hits Tour (America, 2012)[citation needed]
- Bryan Adams's Reckless 30th Anniversary Tour 2014–2015 (Austria and Norway, 2014)[citation needed]
- The Coronas' Trust the Wire (Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, 2017)[citation needed]
- LANY's The LANY Tour: Part 2 (North America, 2017)
- Picture This (band)’ MDRN LV Tour 2019 (Dublin, Ireland, 2019)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Spellemannprisen '16 | Årets Nykommer & Gramostipend (Newcomer of the Year & Gramo scholarship) |
Dagny | Nominated |
| Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Backbeat" | Nominated |
References
- ^ Robinson, Peter (2016-09-20). "Changing up: the irresistible rise of Dagny". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ a b Braseth, Sofie (2015-10-11). "Dagnys (25) låt delt mer enn Ellie Goulding og Sia" [Dagny's (25) song up there with Ellie Goulding and Sia]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Dagny - biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ Arvola, Øivind (2016-05-18). "Får internasjonal kontrakt". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 42, 2017". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "That Feeling When – Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Landslide - Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Landslide - Hit Your Heart - Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 12, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Come Over – Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 7 Feb 2020.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 7, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 22, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 17, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
External links
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