Astrid S

Biography

Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996), known professionally as Astrid S, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of Pop Idol, entitled Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, Leave It Beautiful×Leave It Beautiful16 October 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Marilyn Monroe2:542Can’t Forget2:543Hits Different2:384It’s OK If You Forget Me3:255Dance Dance Dance2:396Airpods2:127Good Choices3:368Obsessed2:579If I Can’t Have You2:1610Leave It Beautiful3:05, through Universal.

Early life

Growing up in Berkåk, a tiny village in Rennebu Municipality, Smeplass played piano at home and flute in her school's marching band. However, she felt classical music was too confining, so she learned guitar and began writing her own songs, inspired by her main influence, John Mayer. At age 13, she learned to speak English.

Career

Smeplass released her first single "Shattered", which was co-written by American singer-songwriter Melanie Fontana, after participating in Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne in 2013; she was 16. She signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV Music Publishing shortly afterwards. Her first single with her new artist image, "2AM", was released through Universal Music in 2014, releasing in the U.S. in 2015.
She also released a cover of the single "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney. In 2016, she released the song "Hurts So Good×Hurts So Good6 May 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hurts So Good3:28", which was included on her debut self-titled extended play, Astrid S. She supported Troye Sivan on his European tour. In 2017, she released her second EP, Party's Over. Also in 2017, she provided backing vocals on "Hey Hey Hey" by Katy Perry from her album Witness.
In 2017, Smeplass' cover of Cezinando's "Vi er perfekt, men verden er ikke det" was featured on the soundtrack of the fourth season of Skam and Smeplass performed it at the award ceremony P3 Gull the same year. On 30 June 2017, she released her second EP, Party's Over, which featured the singles "Breathe×Breathe10 March 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Breathe3:32" and "Such a Boy". Two weeks later, an acoustic rendition of the EP was released, with an additional song entitled "Mexico". In September 2017, her single "Think Before I Talk×Think Before I Talk25 August 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Think Before I Talk3:05" peaked at No. 14 on the Swedish charts, where it was later certified platinum. It was also certified gold in Denmark, where it peaked at No. 9. In February 2018, Smeplass was awarded Spellemann of the Year at the annual Spellemannprisen, being the first female artist to do so since 2003. After the release of the song "Emotion×Emotion12 October 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Emotion3:10", she joined Years & Years on their UK tour at the end of 2018, followed by her supporting Zara Larsson on Larsson's U.S. tour in 2019. In April 2019, Astrid became the face of Fendi's F for Fendi campaign. She joined 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg for her Fridays For Future event in Sweden, performing a cover of "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner.

In August 2019, her fourth EP was released, entitled Trust Issues×Trust Issues30 August 2019 · EP · CompilationSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Doing to Me3:102Trust Issues2:473Emotion3:104Someone New2:575The First One3:09. The EP features previously released singles "Someone New×Someone New1 February 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Someone New2:57", "Emotion" and "The First One×The First One24 May 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The First One3:09", in addition to two new released; "Doing To Me" and "Trust Issues". Smeplass' first release of 2020 was "I Do", a collaboration with country singer Brett Young which peaked at No. 3 in Norway. In September 2020, Smeplass announced her debut studio album, Leave It Beautiful×Leave It Beautiful16 October 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Marilyn Monroe2:542Can’t Forget2:543Hits Different2:384It’s OK If You Forget Me3:255Dance Dance Dance2:396Airpods2:127Good Choices3:368Obsessed2:579If I Can’t Have You2:1610Leave It Beautiful3:05, which came out on 16 October 2020. It was preceded by the lead single "Dance Dance Dance×Dance Dance Dance5 June 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Dance Dance Dance2:38", as well as the second and third singles, "Marilyn Monroe×Marilyn Monroe21 August 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Marilyn Monroe2:55" and "It's Ok If You Forget Me".
In 2021, similarities were noted in the lyrics of the French Montana track "How You King?" with the Astrid S song "Jump". Astrid S retroactively got proper attribution as a co-songwriter and received compensation for the song. Also in 2021, she played Askepott (Cinderella) in Tre nøtter til Askepott, a Norwegian remake of the 1973 Czechoslovak/East German film Tři oříšky pro Popelku (Three Wishes for Cinderella, for which she also released the single "Når Snøen Smelter", her first original song in Norwegian.
In 2025, Smeplass split with Universal Music after the end of her original contract and releases music independently under her own record label, Joyride, and through a distribution deal with the Gladstone Music Group. The news preceded her appearance on the 15th series of the TV show Hver gang vi møtes (Every Time we Meet) which challenges artists to produce new interpretations of songs by other artists. Her cover of Carola's "Det regnar i Stockholm"-made into a Norwegian version "Det regner i Oslo" - became her third No. 1 on the Norwegian singles chart. Her other performances from the show charted well with a further No. 1, two top 10s's, and positions in the top 40 for all of the other releases, culminating in an EP of the interpretations Hver Gang Vi Møtes 2025×Hver gang vi møtes 202517 February 2025 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Det regner i Oslo2:362Få det på3:193Nanana2:264Symfoni3:295Matters2:256Romantisk3:117A Lovestory3:048Amelia2:53 charting at No. 2 on the Norwegian albums chart. On 2 July 2025, she sang Norway's national anthem ahead of the Women's Euros football match between Switzerland and Norway.

Personal life

Smeplass dated model Per Christian Wessel from 2017 to 2020. As of 2017, she lives in Oslo, Norway.