Greta Svabo Bech

Greta Svabo Bech (born in Tórshavn) is a Faroese singer-songwriter. She first became known for her work with Canadian producer Deadmau5, when "Raise Your Weapon" was nominated for Best Dance Record at the 2011 Grammy Awards[1] and hit the 100 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Bech went on to work with Italian artists The Bloody Beetroots on their second album, Hide, and with Ludovico Einaudi on the remix version of his album In a Time Lapse. She started releasing solo material in 2013.[3]

Greta Svabo Bech
Background information
Born1987 (age 33–34)
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2008–present
Websitegretasvabobech.com

Discography

EPs
  • Shut Up & Sing Reloaded (2013)[4][5]
  • Bones (2019)

Singles
  • "Shut Up & Sing" (2013)
  • "Broken Bones" (2013)
  • "Brave Moon" (2013)
  • "All My Bones" (2019)
  • "Before You Go" (2019)

Other appearances
YearSongArtistAlbumContribution
2010"Raise Your Weapon"Deadmau54×4=12Vocalist
2013"My Love"CherCloser to the TruthCo-writer
2013"Circles"Ludovico Einaudi and Greta Svabo BechIn a Time Lapse (Ludovico Einaudi Remixes, EP)Vocalist/writer
2013"Runaway"The Bloody BeetrootsHideVocalist/co-writer

Awards and nominations
YearRecipientAwardCategoryResult
2012"Raise Your Weapon" Deadmau5 ft. Greta Svabo Bech54th Annual Grammy AwardsBest Dance RecordingNominated[1]
2012Greta Svabo BechPlanet Awards 2012 in the Faroe IslandsBest Female ArtistNominated[6]
2014Greta Svabo BechFaroese Music AwardsFemale Artist of the Year (pop)Won[7]
2014Greta Svabo BechFaroese Music AwardsVideo of the Year ("Broken Bones")Won[7]
2015Greta Svabo BechFaroese Music AwardsFemale Artist of the Year (pop)Won[7]
2015Greta Svabo BechFaroese Music AwardsSong of the Year ("Myrkablátt")Won[7]

References
  1. 54th Annual Grammy Awards
  2. "Deadmau5".
  3. "» bio".
  4. "Spin.com". SPIN. 3 September 2013.
  5. "itunes.apple.com". iTunes.
  6. "Mentan - Føroyski portalurin - portal.fo". aktuelt.fo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  7. "FMA - seinni hálvleikur: Simme fekk ársins tónleikaheiður". portal.fo. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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