Glowie

Sara Pétursdóttir (born 26 March 1997), better known by her stage name Glowie, is an Icelandic singer.

Early life Glowie was born and raised in Reykjavik, Iceland. Glowie has said that living there she felt disconnected from the rest of the world. As a child, she painted, drew, danced and sang. She listened to RnB, including artists such as Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys, Outkast and Craig David, as well as teen pop, including artists such as Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. Her greatest musical inspiration was Alicia Keys. 11 record labels offered her contracts,

On 10 April 2015, she released her debut single, "No More", through StopWaitGo. The song went on to become a hit, topping the charts in Iceland for 3 consecutive weeks. On 29 September 2015, Glowie released "Party". The song spent 10 weeks on the Icelandic singles chart, peaking at number 4.

On 13 February 2016, Glowie released the song "One Day". The song spent 6 weeks on the Icelandic singles chart, peaking at number 4. The song spent 8 weeks on the Icelandic singles chart, including 2 weeks at number one. In March 2017, it was announced that she had signed an international recording contract with Columbia Records and RCA Records.

On 27 October 2017, Glowie featured on iLL BLU's song "Tribalist (Get to Know)".

On 26 October 2018, Glowie released "Body", her first single on Columbia Records. The song was written by Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Mattias Larsson and Robin Fredriksson. A music video for the song was filmed in Malibu and was released on 16 November 2018. Glowie has said that the video features dancers of different body types and is intended to promote self-confidence and positivity. The release was intended for 15 March 2019, but it was later delayed. The song was written by Tayla Parx and produced by Oscar Görres. Glowie has said "I want 'Cruel' to inspire anybody suffering hardship in the world to say to themselves, it's okay to not feel okay sometimes." In a positive review, Clash described the song as "a blistering pop statement, a ruthlessly executed mini-manifesto of divine digital sonics". A music video for the song was released on 28 March 2019.

In an interview with Official Charts Company in March 2019, Glowie said "We're just focusing on the first few singles at the moment. An album is still very important to me – it's just about tying everything together and figuring out what it should sound like. I don't want it to be a bunch of random songs that have no connection, they need to pull together and tell a story." Glowie has said that the EP's five songs are all "very different", but that they all represent things that she has experienced and feels passionate about. On 24 June 2019, a music video for "I'm Good" was released.

On 8 November 2019, Glowie released the single "Unlovable", along with a music video directed by Sam Taylor. The song was written by Amanda Cygnaeus, Joel Sjöö and Philip Holmgren. Sjöö and Holmgren also produced the song, along with Cameron Gower Poole.

Personal life In 2018, Glowie moved from Iceland to London. She has ADHD and dyslexia.

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Guest appearances Year Title Other artist(s) 2017 "Tribalist (Get to Know)" iLL BLU

Music videos Title Year Director(s) "No More" (Lyric video) 2015— "Party" (Lyric video)— "One Day" (Lyric video) 2016 Jakob Gabríel Þórhallsson "No Lie" Saga Sig "Body" 2018 Wendy Morgan "Cruel" 2019 — "I'm Good" Stella Asia Consonni "Unlovable" Sam Taylor