Gabrielle Leithaug

Gabrielle Leithaug (Bergen, 10 January 1985), better known by her mononym artist name Gabrielle, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She is best known internationally for her breakout single "5 Fine Frøkner", which appears in the Norwegian TV series Skam.

Early life Gabrielle was born in Bergen and resided in Hordvik, a neighbourhood in the city's Åsane borough, where she lived for 8 or 9 years. Her family then lived in the city of Bergen for a year, before moving to in Bergen's Fyllingsdalen borough.

She was a member of a gospel choir—Gospel Bergen.

Career In 2009, Gabrielle competed on the first season of The X Factor Norway and finished in 7th place. After she switched her focus from English lyrics to Norwegian, she signed a contract with Norway's largest record company, Universal Music.

2011–2018: Mildt Sagt, Nattergal and Vekk Meg Opp In 2011, she released her first single, "Ring meg", which reached number one on the Norwegian VG-lista and on iTunes, sold eight times platinum in Norway, and was nominated for the 2012 Spellemannprisen in the category of Hit of the Year. On 2 March 2012, her debut album Mildt Sagt was released on CD, vinyl and digitally. She received the 2014 Edvardprisen in the category of Popular Music for the album Nattergal and was nominated for the Bendiksenprisen for 2014.

The song "5 Fine Frøkner" was nominated for Hit of the Year at the 2015 Spellemannprisen and Song of the Year at the 2014 P3 Gull. The song also gained renewed popularity (especially outside Norway, despite the lyrics being in Norwegian) in January 2017 after being used in an episode of Skam. She was nominated for the 2017 P3 Gull in the category Live Artist of the Year and for the 2018 Spellemannprisen in the category Pop Soloist for the EP Vekk Meg Opp.

2019–2020: Snart, Gabby She released the album Snart, Gabby in 2019 and received three nominations for it ahead of the 2020 Spellemannprisen. She was also awarded the P3 Prize during the 2020 P3 Gull, which recognize artists who had influenced Norwegian music over the years.

2021–2023: Klipp Meg I Ti og Lim Meg Sammen On 22 October 2021, Gabrielle released her fourth studio album, Klipp Meg I Ti og Lim Meg Sammen. For the album, she received the 2022 Spellemannprisen in the Pop category and was nominated for Release of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.

2024–present: Og Eg Lyger Så Det Renner Som en Foss Gjennom Rommet Between March and April 2024, Gabrielle released two singles from her upcoming studio album: "Operahuset" and "Synd Synd Synd". Her fifth studio album, Og Eg Lyger Så Det Renner Som en Foss Gjennom Rommet, was released on 31 May 2024 with Syver Storskogen as producer and Ole Torjus Hofvind as co-producer. For the album, she received the Spellemann Award in the category Release of the Year,

In 2025, Gabrielle became a coach on the tenth season of the talent competition show The Voice – Norges beste stemme.

Philanthropy She is a Goodwill Ambassador for Kirkens Nødhjelp, and in that capacity she visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon in 2014.

Personal life She has previously stated that she is a natural red head and is heterosexual. She has said that she once moved to Stavanger because she had an intimate relationship with someone who lived there.

Her tattoos include a verse from the Bible.

Discography Albums Title Year Peak chart positions NOR Mildt Sagt 2012 4 Snart, Gabby 2019 5 Klipp Meg I Ti og Lim Meg Sammen 2021 3 Og Eg Lyger Så Det Renner Som en Foss Gjennom Rommet 2024 4

Singles Year Single Peak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) Album NOR DEN SWE2011"Ring Meg" 1 — —NOR: 10× PlatinumMildt Sagt"Bordet" 7 — —NOR: 2× Platinum2012"Inn I Deg" — — —"Høster" — — —"Mildt Sagt" — — —"Løkken" — — —2013"Regn Fra Blå Himmel" — — —Nattergal - Kap 1"#Sitterher" — — —2014"5 Fine Frøkner" 7 37 4 NOR: 3× Platinum SWE: Platinumrowspan="11" "Ti kniver" (featuring Thomas Eriksen) — — —2015"Mer" — — —"Mellom Skyene" — — —"De Beste" — — —2017"Vekk Meg Opp" — — —"Venter" — — —"September" — — —"Kyrie" — — —"Du Går Fri" — — —"Nye Joggesko" — — —

Awards and nominations