Gabrielle Leithaug
Gabrielle Leithaug (born 10 January 1985 in Bergen, Norway) better known by her mononym artist name Gabrielle, is a Norwegian Electropop singer signed to Universal Music.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gabrielle Leithaug |
| Also known as | Gabrielle |
| Born | 10 January 1985 Bergen, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Website | www |
Early life
Gabrielle was born in Bergen and resided in Hordvik, a neighbourhood in the city's Åsane borough, where she lived for 8 or 9 years.[2] Her family then lived in the city of Bergen for a year, before moving to Bønes in Bergen's Fyllingsdalen borough.[2] She attended upper secondary school in Fyllingsdalen, for one year, and later attended "Katten".[2]
She worked flipping burgers for around 3 years, and as a cleaner in schools.[2] She also worked as a radio host for a year and a half.[2] She once moved to Stavanger and intended to start an education within reiselivsutdanning, a tourism program.[3] She later studied music at Nord-Trøndelag University College.[3]
She was a member of a gospel choir—Gospel Bergen.[4]
Career
After she switched her focus from English lyrics to Norwegian, she signed a contract with Norway's largest record company, Universal.[5]
In 2011, Gabrielle released her first single "Ring meg" that reached #1 on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, #1 on iTunes, sold 10x Platinum, most streamed single in Norwegian history and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy in the category "Hit Of The Year". Her second single "Bordet" sold 2x Platinum in Norway.
Lars K. Hustoft, Crystal Air Music is her manager and has produced some of her recordings. Other producers include Joakim Haukaas.[6]
Philanthropy
She is a Goodwill Ambassador for Kirkens Nødhjelp, and in that capacity she visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon in 2014.[7]
Personal life
She identifies herself as rødhåret and heterosexual (streit[2]).
She has said that when she was around 19, she loved someone, and the relationship ended, adding "that is possibly the one [breakup] that cut the deepest".[8] She has said that she once moved to Stavanger because she had an intimate relationship with someone who lived there.[3] She has said that she had been in a relationship with a guy for several years, before it ended.[9]
Her tattoos include a verse from the Bible.[10] She is a snowboarder, and spent a winter in Salt Lake City.[3] Leithaug has three sisters and one brother.[3]
She is a Christian[4] and regards faith as "rather personal".[10] In 2006 she said that "being a Christian and being an artist, are two different things for me. But I must sing about something I believe in; I like lyrics that go to some depth. A message about tits and ass and stuff like that, does not cut it for me".[4]
In 2012 she said that she "will not take on a role as a spokeswoman for the Christian artists".[10]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [12] |
DEN | SWE | ||||
| 2011 | "Ring meg" | 1 | — | — | NOR: 10× Platinum | Mildt Sagt |
| "Bordet" | 7 | — | — | NOR: 2× Platinum | ||
| 2012 | "Inn i deg" | — | — | — | ||
| "Høster" | — | — | — | |||
| "Mildt sagt" | — | — | — | |||
| "Løkken" | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Regn fra blå himmel" | — | — | — | Nattergal - Kap 1 | |
| "#Sitterher" | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | "5 fine frøkner" | 7 | 37 [13] | 4 [14] |
NOR: 3× Platinum
SWE: Platinum |
non-album singles |
| "Ti kniver" (featuring Thomas Eriksen) |
— | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Mer" | — | — | — | ||
| "Mellom skyene" | — | — | — | |||
| "De beste" | — | — | — | |||
| 2017 | "Vekk meg opp" | — | — | — | ||
| "Venter" | — | — | — | |||
| "September" | — | — | — | |||
| "Kyrie" | — | — | — | |||
| "Du går fri" | — | — | — | |||
| "Nye joggesko" | — | — | — | |||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Gabrielle | Nominated | [15] |
References
- "Kingsize 1 on 1: Gabrielle Leithaug" (in Norwegian). 24 February 2010.
- "N&D møter Gabrielle". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- -Skal aldri få meg ny kjæreste...
- - Fikk stemmen fra Gud
- Dramatisk videoinnspilling for «X-Factor»-Gabrielle
- Gabrielles anthem til venninnegjengen
- Dagens giver: Gabrielle Leithaug
- Gabrielle: - Stolt av å kle meg naken [Proud of baring myself]
- Det ble for mye for meg [It became too much for me]
- Synger med bibelvers på brystet [Singing with a bibelverse on the chest]
- "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 40, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Gabrielle [NO]", norwegiancharts.com
- "Track Top-40 Uge 7, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Breaking: The 2017 MTV EMA Nominations Are Here!". MTV. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
External links
- Gabrielle lover å overraske i kveld
- Official website
- MySpace
- Kristne, men ikke kristen-artister [Christian, but not kristen-artister]
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