Sigrid

Biography

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×Sucker Punch8 March 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Sucker Punch3:152Mine Right Now3:243Basic3:384Strangers3:545Don't Feel Like Crying2:376Level Up2:187Sight of You3:588In Vain4:089Don't Kill My Vibe3:0410Business Dinners2:4811Never Mine3:3512Dynamite3:53 (2019), How to Let Go×How to Let Go6 May 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1It Gets Dark3:242Burning Bridges2:523Risk of Getting Hurt3:004Thank Me Later3:305Mirror2:366Last to Know3:127Dancer2:468A Driver Saved My Night2:479Mistake Like You3:3110Bad Life3:4711Grow3:1412High Note2:53 (2022), and There's Always More That I Could Say (2025). Both her debut and second 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. She began playing the piano at age 7 and began singing at age 13. When she was 13, she performed a version of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. In her early youth, she planned to become a teacher or lawyer or journalist, thinking a career in music would be too uncertain.
In her first year of high school, she realized that music was more than just a hobby. When she was 17, she and her sister Johanne started a band called Sala Says Mhyp, which was named after their late cat, Sala. 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. She began studying comparative politics at university, but soon dropped out to pursue her music 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. In 2013, she released 'Sun' as her debut single. The song received airplay on Norwegian radio stations. She signed to Petroleum Records the following year and performed at festivals such as Øyafestivalen. 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. After executives at Island Records heard the song, they immediately signed her to a recording contract. On 5 May 2017 she released her debut EP which was named after the song. 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×Strangers10 November 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Strangers3:53”. 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×Sucker Punch8 March 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Sucker Punch3:152Mine Right Now3:243Basic3:384Strangers3:545Don't Feel Like Crying2:376Level Up2:187Sight of You3:588In Vain4:089Don't Kill My Vibe3:0410Business Dinners2:4811Never Mine3:3512Dynamite3:53, 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×Home to You1 November 2019 · Single · SoundtrackSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Home to You3:42" 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×How to Let Go6 May 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1It Gets Dark3:242Burning Bridges2:523Risk of Getting Hurt3:004Thank Me Later3:305Mirror2:366Last to Know3:127Dancer2:468A Driver Saved My Night2:479Mistake Like You3:3110Bad Life3:4711Grow3:1412High Note2:53, 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×The Hype11 August 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The Hype3:34, 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. Sigrid's third album, There's Always More That I Could Say, was released in October 2025. 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. For her love songs Sigrid cites Bonnie Raitt, Coldplay, Adele, Lykke Li, and Robyn as influences.

Personal life

Sigrid is a brand ambassador for Gore-Tex. Until 2022, she was in a relationship with Norwegian skier and filmmaker Nikolai Schirmer.