Snoh Aalegra

Career 2001–2012: Career beginnings, Sheri, First Sign In 2001, at the age of 13, Aalegra signed an artist development deal with Sony Music Sweden.

In 2009, Aalegra began her musical career using the mononym Sheri. She released her second single "U Got Me Good" on 4 December 2009, reaching number 2 on the Swedish Single Charts.

On 6 April 2010, under the name Sheri, she released her debut studio album First Sign, through Universal Music Sweden. The album features a cover of the 1984 song "Smooth Operator" by Sade, as well as the singles "Hit And Run" and "U Got Me Good".

2013–2018: Debut as Snoh Aalegra, Feels In 2013, Aalegra signed to No I.D.'s ARTium Recordings. Later that year, in October 2014, She released her debut single, "Bad Things" featuring Common. She followed with the release of her debut EP, There Will Be Sunshine, on 17 November 2014, through ARTium/Epic.

In 2014, she became a protégé of Prince after he discovered her music and reached out to her. He mentored her until his death in 2016.

In February 2015, Aalegra said she had changed her legal name to Snoh Nowrozi. She added "Aalegra" to her stage name because it means "joyful" in Italian (altering the spelling of "allegra" to make it her own), and because there was already an artist named Snoh. On 11 February 2015, Aalegra released her first single under the name Snoh Aalegra, titled "Emotional", produced by RZA.

On 8 April 2016, Aalegra released the EP Don't Explain through ARTium Recordings. The EP featured production from James Fauntleroy, No I.D., Boi-1da, Christian Rich and DJ Dahi. John Mayer plays guitar on "Under the Influence", In the fall of 2018, Aalegra headlined her first North American tour, with support from Mereba and Leven Kali.

2019–present: Ugh, Those Feels Again and Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies

In August 2019, Aalegra released her second album, Ugh, Those Feels Again, on ARTium Recordings. The album is considered to be a sequel to Feels, similar in mood and thematically. The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard R&B Album Sales chart, number 6 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, and number 73 on the Billboard 200 chart. The single "I Want You Around" reached number 1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. Additionally, she recorded the song "Wolves Are Out Tonight", produced by Swizz Beatz, for the soundtrack to the 2019 EPIX television series Godfather of Harlem. On 13 December 2019, she released the video to her single "Whoa", starring herself and actor Michael B. Jordan. She also reached number 1 on the Bandsintown + Billboard Global Rising Artists Index.

In February 2020, NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts released Aalegra's performance where she performed a selection of songs including "Love Like That", "I Want You Around", "Whoa", "Fool For You", and "Find Someone Like You".

On 9 March 2020, it was announced that Aalegra had signed a recording contract with Roc Nation/Universal Music Group in partnership with her current label ARTium Records, and released "Dying 4 Your Love", her first single, through both labels on 10 July. During an interview, she revealed that she was already working on her next album.

Aalegra was featured on "Last Time", on Giveon's second EP, When It's All Said and Done.

On 9 July 2021, Aalegra released her third album, Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies, under ARTium Records and Roc Nation. The album was preceded by the singles "Dying 4 Your Love", released on 10 June 2020, and "Lost You", released on 21 June 2021, which was produced by Maneesh and No I.D. Aalegra began her Ugh, These Temporary Highs Tour in Manchester on 13 February 2022. Aalegra received nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album for Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies and Best R&B Performance for "Lost You".

In 2023, she was nominated at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in the category Best Traditional R&B Performance for her cover of Do 4 Love. On 21 July 2023, She released the single Be My Summer, followed by the single Sweet Tea on 2 August 2023 and Wait a Little Longer on 18 August 2023.

Artistry Aalegra cites Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, Whitney Houston, James Brown, Brandy, Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Robyn, and Mariah Carey as musical influences. She also credits film score orchestras and arrangements as significant influences on her sound. Ugh, A Mini Tour Again (2019) Ugh, These Temporary Highs Tour (2022)

Supporting Daniel Caesar – Freudian, a World Tour (2017) TIDAL X Brooklyn (2018) The Weeknd – After Hours til Dawn Tour (2022)

Awards Year Award Category Work Result 2015 Scandinavian Soul Music Awards Best Soul/Pop Artist Herself Skap Soul 2020 Grammis Album of the Year Ugh, Those Feels Again Artist of the Year Herself P3 Guld Hip Hop/R&B of the Year Soul Train Music Awards Best New Artist 2021iHeartRadio Music Awards R&B Artist of the Year Best New R&B Artist Grammy Award Best R&B Performance "Lost You" Best R&B Album Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies Songwriter of the Year Album of the Year Hiphop/R&B of the Year