Ber

Berit Dybing (born April 7, 1998), known as Ber, is an American indie pop singer-songwriter. She has released three EPs: And I’m Still Thinking About That, Halfway (2023), and Room for You (2024).

Early life and education

Dybing grew up in Walker, Minnesota. She is of Norwegian heritage and her name is of Scandinavian origin, At age 7, she used GarageBand on her parents' laptop to create her first song, "In My Head". In 2016, she graduated from Bemidji High School in Bemidji, Minnesota. In high school, she listened to a lot of folk music and indie pop, including Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers After high school, she took a gap year and participated in a program at Trøndertun Folk High School in Trondheim, where she focused on jazz and started a folk band with three other students. She was accepted into a vocal performance program at Leeds Conservatoire and moved to the UK with one of her bandmates as well as her then boyfriend. Although she was frustrated with her dating experiences, they influenced her to write songs. In August 2021, a snippet of her song "Meant to Be", a collaboration with singer-songwriter Charlie Oriain from Isle of Wight, became a viral video on TikTok.

In March 2022, Ber performed at South by Southwest, where she was introduced by Linda Perry. The EP is about Dybing unsuccessfully trying to get over a man who ghosted her. The songs feature collaborations with Now, Now.

Artistry and influences Ber's music has been described as "Olivia Rodrigo with more pop-punk tones and a little of Lana Del Rey's wicked wordplay".

Ber cites influences from Marcus Mumford, John Denver, Chris Martin, Joni Mitchell, Maggie Rogers, Sigrid, Taylor Swift, Julia Michaels, and Jeremy Zucker.

Tours Headlining Halfway Across America Tour (2023) Halfway Across The Pond (2023)

Opening act Tom Odell - The Monsters Tour (2022) - U.S. shows Sigrid - How To Let Go Tour (2022) - U.S. shows Good Neighbours - The Good Neighbours World Tour (2024) - U.S. shows Calum Scott - The Avenoir Tour (2026) Tors