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We can\u2019t get enough of the 22-year-old Norwegian star, whose songs like \u201cDon\u2019t Kill My Vibe,\u201d and \u201cStrangers\u201d have amassed nearly 400 million Spotify streams. She took home the prestigious title of BBC Sound of 2018 and her debut album is just weeks away from release, and we just can\u2019t wait to see what she what else she has to offer. We sat down for a few minutes with her for a few minutes to talk about Electric Picnic, Sucker Punch, and even video games. Check it out!<\/p>\n

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What was it like playing to 13,000 people at Electric Picnic?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Wow, that was insane. It\u2019s probably one of the biggest highlights of my life, I think. \u00a0One of the best days I\u2019ve ever had, it was incredible. It was such an honour and some people may remember that I cried a lot. It was great, I didn\u2019t want to leave…so hopefully we can come back.<\/span><\/p>\n

What was it like winning the BBC Sound of 2018?<\/b><\/h2>\n

When it comes to the Sound of \u201818, I never thought that was going to happen. When we got the list that we were nominated, I thought that was really cool\u2013it was like, \u201cOof! This is really, really nice!\u201d And then we got Top 5, and it was like, \u201cNow, easy, like this is enough, this is great.\u201d And then we won it and I was shocked. I never thought that was going to happen. It was a huge honour for me and my team, such a big win for us. And, yeah, that really goes out to my team. \u00a0They\u2019ve been brilliant in this process. <\/span><\/p>\n

How does it feel to have a Simlish version of your music?<\/b><\/h2>\n

*Laughs*<\/em> I love Sims. And I\u2019ve been playing Sims since I was a kid, so having my song \u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t Kill My Vibe,\u201d in Simlish is probably one of the coolest things that has ever happened. It was really good. Me and my sister were so excited about it. And remember, it took me maybe, like, half a year before I was playing Sims one day and listening to the radio in Sims, and that was the first time I heard \u201cDon\u2019t Kill My Vibe,\u201d in Simlish, <\/span>in<\/span><\/i> the Sims game, and that was…that was pretty cool.<\/span><\/p>\n

What can you tell us about \u201cDon\u2019t Feel Like Crying?\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t Feel Like Crying\u201d is my new single, and it\u2019s one of my favourite songs that I\u2019ve written I think. I wrote it together with Emily Warren and Oscar Holter in Oslo. That was a really, really good day. And it\u2019s pretty obvious what it\u2019s about. And it\u2019s about <\/span>moving on, and it\u2019s about not laying down and just like\u2026.be sad, and give up in a way. It\u2019s about me going out with my friends and having a good time, because that\u2019s what I wanted to do at that point. So, yeah, that\u2019s what it\u2019s about. And I love it so much, and I hope you can not be distracted by the production and the melodies and sing along to it, and not be too sad.<\/span><\/p>\n

What can you tell us about Sucker Punch<\/i>?<\/b><\/h2>\n

I am probably most excited about playing the songs live from my debut album. I think you guys will be excited about it, because I love every song on it. I\u2019m super proud of it. And it\u2019s a pretty mixed album, a lot of different themes on it, different types of moods on it, and I think you have everything from pretty, like, straight-up pop which is one of my favourite things and things that are much more quirky and \u00a0a bit weird, so, yeah, I\u2019m super excited.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who are you listening to at the moment?<\/b><\/h2>\n

I\u2019m listening a lot to the <\/span>A Star is Born<\/span><\/i><\/a> soundtrack with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. I think they sound amazing together. \u201cAlways Remember Us\u201d is one of my favourite songs. I\u2019ve been listening to a lot of the new The 1975 record\u2013I think my favourite song off that is \u201cAlways Wanna Die (Sometimes).\u201d Kacey Musgraves, I\u2019ve been listening a lot to, Ariana Grande <\/span>of course<\/span><\/i>, Maggie Rogers\u2019s new record is really good.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you first started making music, which artists did you listen to?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Artists that I\u2019ve looked up to my whole life must be Coldplay, Keane, Ellie Goulding, Adele, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Lana Del Rey, Ariana Grande, Rihanna\u2026.who else? Ahh, there\u2019s so many! Amazon? Okay, I could go on forever. Point is, I listen to a lot of music!<\/span><\/p>\n

She’s just so cool, isn’t she? And well-deserving of all of her impressive accolades. We can\u2019t thank her enough for sitting down with us and are so, so excited for S<\/span>ucker Punch<\/span><\/i>, which hits the shelves on March 8th. Catch her at 3Arena on Friday, 22 November 2019, or at Sea Sessions in Bundoran from 21-23 June!<\/span><\/p>\n

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