Sigrid

Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (born 5 September 1996), known mononymously as Sigrid, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She has released three studio albums, Sucker Punch, How to Let Go (2022), and There's Always More That I Could Say (2025). Both her debut and sophomore album reached the top of the charts in Norway as well as reaching the top 5 in the United Kingdom. She has also released three EPs.

Early life Sigrid Solbakk Raabe was born in Ålesund to Håkon Raabe and Anette Sølberg Solbakk on 5 September 1996. She has two older siblings, a brother, Tellef, who is also a musician, and a sister, Johanne. At her first performance, in kindergarten, she had to be pulled off the stage after crying. When she was 13, she performed a version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

In her first year of high school, she realized that music was more than just a hobby. After finishing high school in Ålesund, Sigrid moved to Bergen for its indie music scene, living in a shared flat with her brother and friends.

Career 2012–2015: Career Beginnings At the age of 16 she wrote her first song, “Sun”, after her brother, Tellef Raabe, who is also a musician, told her to stop performing cover versions of Adele songs at performances and challenged her to write a song that she could perform at one of his gigs. The song received airplay on Norwegian radio stations. After the success of “Sun”, Sigrid went on to release two other singles, “Two Fish” in 2013 and “Known You Forever” in 2014. These three singles are currently unavailable for purchase on digital storefronts, but can be found on YouTube along with many other unreleased works by Sigrid.

2017–2020: Don't Kill My Vibe, Raw, and Sucker Punch In 2016, in partnership with Martin Sjølie, she wrote "Don't Kill My Vibe", inspired by an incident where a producer belittled and patronized her in a songwriting session. The EP charted in Norway, Australia, and the United Kingdom. In the spring and summer of 2017, Sigrid performed at The Great Escape Festival, Roskilde Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Latitude Festival, and the Reading and Leeds Festivals. She was also a part of The Sims 4: Parenthood soundtrack with the Simlish version of her song, "Don't Kill My Vibe". In November 2017, Sigrid released her single “Strangers”. She is also featured on the 2017 Justice League soundtrack, performing a cover of Leonard Cohen's 1988 classic "Everybody Knows".

In January 2018, Sigrid was announced as the winner of BBC Music Sound of 2018. On 10 February 2018, she was a guest presenter for an episode of The Playlist for CBBC. In the same month, Sigrid won the Newcomer of the Year award at the 2018 Spellemannprisen. On 11 July 2018, Raw, her second EP, which featured five tracks, was released.

On 8 March 2019, Sigrid's debut album, Sucker Punch, was released. The album consists of 12 tracks, including five songs released prior to the album. In 2019, Sigrid toured with Maroon 5 for the Red Pill Blues Tour in Europe, was the support act for George Ezra's tour across the United Kingdom, and headlined a tour in North America and Europe. Sigrid contributed a song, "Home to You" for The Aeronauts soundtrack. She was listed in Forbes "30 under 30" for European Entertainment in 2019.

In 2020, Sigrid was one of many artists that took part in a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge cover of the Foo Fighters song "Times Like These" that was organised to raise funds for the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, she was named Spellemann of the Year and won the Pop Artist award at the annual Spellemannprisen. In November 2021, Sigrid performed in Dingle, Ireland as part of the twentieth series of the live music series Other Voices.

2021–present: How to Let Go, The Hype, and There's Always More That I Could Say

Sigrid's second album, the 12-track How To Let Go, was released in May 2022. The album was accompanied by a 50-date world tour, that began in May 2022 with the Radio 1 Big Weekend and ended on 24 November at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. In November 2022, Sigrid released a deluxe edition of How To Let Go, which featured acoustic renditions of many tracks from the album and also added a couple of new, previously unheard songs to the album, such as “Blue” and “Everybody Says They’re Fine”.

In September 2023, Sigrid released her third EP, The Hype, which consisted of four songs. In June 2024, she released “The Feeling”, a song collaboration with fellow musical artist Kygo.

In July 2025, Sigrid released single Jellyfish, later announced as the first single from her then upcoming album. The album consisted of 10 tracks, including three singles that were released prior to the album. The album was accompanied by an 18-date UK and European Tour, beginning in January 2026 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway and ended on 24 March 2026 at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, Scotland.

Artistry Sigrid's songs are underpinned by anger, melancholia, and disappointment; she says that it is easier to write about frustration than about having a nice time. Until 2022, she was in a relationship with Norwegian skier and filmmaker Nikolai Schirmer.

Discography

Studio albums Sucker Punch (2019) How to Let Go (2022) There's Always More That I Could Say (2025)

EPs Don't Kill My Vibe (2017) Raw (2018) The Hype (2023)

Tours Headlining UK & Ireland Tour (2018) European Tour (November 2018) The Sucker Punch Tour (US 2019) UK & EU Tour (2019) How to Let Go Tour (2022–2023) Norway Club Tour (2023) Latin America Tour (2024) There's Always More That I Could Say Tour (2026)

Supporting Oh Wonder – European Ultralife Tour (2017) George Ezra – UK Arena Tour (2019) Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues Tour (2019) Ed Sheeran – Loop (2026)

Awards and nominations Sigrid is the recipient of numerous awards including three Spellemann Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and two P3 Gull. She received the Spellemann of the Year award at the 2019 Spellemannprisen.

2018 International New Artist

2018 Don't Kill My Vibe Emerging Artists – Norway

2019 Sigrid Best Foreign New Act

Sigrid Best Nordic Solo Act

"Don't Kill My Vibe"

"High Five" Sigrid Best Nordic Solo Act

2018 Best Foreign New Act

2019 Best Foreign Solo Act

2020 "Home to You" Best Original Song

2018 Sigrid Brand New for 2018

Best Push Act

2019

2021

2022

2018 Sigrid Push Artist of the Year

2019 Sigrid Music & Brand Partnership

2018 Sigrid Best New Artist

2022 "Head on Fire" (with Griff) Best Collaboration

Best Newcomer

Best Live Artist

"Don't Kill My Vibe" Song of the Year

Sigrid Best Live Artist

"Strangers"

2019 "Don't Feel Like Crying"

2021 "Mirror"

2025 Sigrid P3 Prize

Sigrid Newcomer of the Year & Gramo Scholarship

Don't Kill My Vibe Pop Artist

"Don't Kill My Vibe" Song of the Year

Sigrid International Success of the Year

Raw Pop Artist "Strangers" Song of the Year "Sucker Punch" Music Video of the Year

Sigrid Spellemann of the Year

Album of the Year

Songwriter of the Year

Pop Artist

"Don't Feel Like Crying" Song of the Year

2023 Sigrid International Success of the Year

Sigrid Best Artist

"Focus" Best Animation in a Video 2019 "Sucker Punch" Best Pop Video - International 2025 "Jellyfish" Best Colour Grading in a Video – Newcomer