Julia Alfrida
Julia Alfrida | |
---|---|
Birth name | Julia Alfrida Ridderdal |
Born | Åkersberga, Sweden | 25 June 1995
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | Independent |
Julia Alfrida Ridderdal (born 25 June 1995) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
Career
[edit]In 2018, Alfrida released her debut single titled "Sweet Escape".[2] In 2019, Alfrida released a single, "HER", leading her to perform at the Stockholm Pride and Copenhagen Pride.[3][4]
In 2020, Alfrida participated in the competition P4 Nästa with the song "Dark Doom", placing sixth.[5] Despite not winning, Alfrida was given a wildcard to participate in the music competition Melodifestivalen 2021.[6] She participated with the song "Rich", co-written by her, along with Jimmy Jansson and Melanie Wehbe.[1] However, the song failed to qualify from the semi-finals.
Influences
[edit]Alfrida's influences include Lady Gaga, Tove Lo, Billie Eilish and Charli XCX.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Alfrida identifies herself as queer, non-binary,[8] and a lesbian, stating that Eurovision Song Contest and Melodifestivalen are as a "part of coming out journey".[7]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details |
---|---|
EPISODE23 |
|
Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|
SWE Heat. [9] | |||
"Sweet Escape" | 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
"Her" | 2019 | — | |
"Sober" | — | Episode23 | |
"Dark Doom" | 2020 | 26 | |
"Oh God" | — | ||
"Rich" | 2021 | 1 | Non-album single |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "🇸🇪 SVT reveals the last 10 artists for Melodifestivalen 2021". ESCXtra. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Abelsted, Magnus (3 September 2019). "Julia Alfrida - En 24-åring på musikalisk frammarsch". Mitt Österåker. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Video: Julia Alfrida – HER (LGBT+ themed)". EILE Magazine. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Larsson, Ronny (8 November 2019). "Julia släpper singel om destruktiva relationen med ex-flickvännen". QX. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Sieczka, Sean (12 September 2020). "🇸🇪 Julia Alfrida wins the P4 Nästa ticket to Melodifestivalen 2021". ESCXtra. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (12 September 2020). "Melodifestivalen 2021: Julia Alfrida books semi-final place through P4 Nästa". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b Santos, Pedro (24 September 2020). "Julia Alfrida from Melodifestivalen 2021: "Eurovision is part of my coming out"". Eurovision World. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ https://www.qx.se/noje/231577/jag-behovde-skriva-om-den-jobbiga-delen-julia-blir-allvarligare-i-nya-pride-parade/
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 March 2021.