Shy Martin

SHY Martin
SHY Martin
	SHY Martin in Los Angeles in February 2019
Background information
Birth name	Sara Hjellström
Also known as	SHY Martin
Born	5 November 1993; Lerdala, Sweden
Origin	Lerdala, Sweden
Genres	Electropop[1]
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	2016–present
Labels	BLNK Music
Associated acts	SHY Nodi; NOTD; Timeflies; Mike Perry; Tritonal; Boy In Space; The Chainsmokers; Kygo; Ellie Goulding;

Sara Hjellström (born 5 November 1993), known professionally as Shy Martin (stylized as SHY Martin) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Raised in the small town of Lerdala, Sweden, SHY Martin first began writing songs and poetry in her youth as a means of self-expression. After winning a music contest at her school at age 17, SHY signed with EMI for a period though ultimately she decided to go independent. She decided to start studying at the songwriting school Musikmakarna in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden. Shortly after she moved to Stockholm and signed to the independent label BLNK Music.[2][3]

Career

SHY Martin first established herself as a songwriter, a path that launched in dynamic fashion via her co-write and featured vocal on Mike Perry's "The Ocean (ft. SHY Martin)." Recording the vocals in one-take in her home wardrobe, SHY wrote the track with longtime Swedish songwriting partner, SHY Nodi, whom she has written several other songs with. The track won Spotify Sweden's ‘Most Streamed Song of the Year’ with a groundbreaking 550 million+ streams.[4]

SHY's songwriting catalog has gone on to generate over 2.5 billion streams on Spotify alone including credits on "First Time" by Kygo ft. Ellie Goulding, "(Not) The One" by Bebe Rexha, "All We Know" by The Chainsmokers, "I Wanna Know" by NOTD (ft. Bea Miller), as well as songs for Jess Glynne, Astrid S, and ALMA, among others. In April 2020, Martin released the single "can I call you back?". James Keith of Complex UK called the song "a dream-like flurry of breathy vocals, soul-touching songwriting and twinkling electronics."[5]

In addition to her artistry, SHY is also a member of numerous music industry initiatives, most notably joining Spotify CEO/Founder Daniel Ek and songwriter/producer Max Martin's coveted 'Equalizer Project', a group aiming to combat gender inequality in the music industry. SHY also participated in Bebe Rexha’s 2018 'Women In Harmony' Dinner in Los Angeles, a gathering to empower female artists in music including Charli XCX, Kim Petras, and Avril Lavigne. She also performed alongside Matoma at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.[6][7][8]

Discography

Extended plays

Album

Details

Track listing

Overthinking

Released: 7 December 2018
Label: BLNK Records
Formats: Digital download

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Just a Little Longer"	Hjellström Max Wolfgang Freddy Alexander Dehiro	Alexander Dehiro	3:26
2.	"Good Together"	Hjellström Lara Andersson Marcus Andersson Anton Göransson	Alexander Göransson	3:25
3.	"Forget to Forget"	Hjellström Hayley Aitken Litens Anton Elias Näslin	Alexander Lias	2:35
4.	"Lose You Too"	Hjellström Aitken Anton Näslin	Alexander	3:06
5.	"Bad in Common"	Hjellström Aitken Anton Näslin	Alexander	2:59
6.	"Spaceship" (bonus track)	Hjellström Aitken Anton Näslin	Alexander	2:55
Total length:				18:25

As lead artist

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Single	Year	SWE [9]	Album
"A Little Longer" (with Kiddo and Sid Rosco)	2017	—	Non-album single
"Good Together"	2017	79	Overthinking
"Bad in Common"	2018	—
"Forget to Forget"		—
"Lose You Too"		—
"Just a Little Longer"		—
"Out of My Hands"	2019	—	Non-album singles
"Same Old"[10]		—
"Make Us Never Happen"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Slow"[12]	2020	—
"Still the Same" (featuring Boy In Space)[13]		—
"can I call you back?"[14]		—
"Nobody Likes Moving On"[15]		—

Notes

"Make Us Never Happen" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[11]

As featured artist

Single	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
Single	Year	SWE [9]	AUS [16]	AUT [17]	DEN [18]	GER [19]	NL [20]	NOR [21]	NZ [22]	SWI [23]	UK [24]	Album
"The Ocean" (Mike Perry featuring Shy Martin)	2016	1[upper-alpha 1]	11	4	13	5	10	3	32	4	39	Non-album single
"Is It Over" (Disco Fries with Shanahan featuring Shy Martin)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DF
"Raincoat" (Timeflies featuring Shy Martin)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Too Much
"Start It Over" (NOTD featuring Shy Martin and CVBZ)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ninjawerks Vol. 1
"Keep You Mine" (NOTD featuring Shy Martin)	2019	45 [26][upper-alpha 2]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single

Notes

The song also charted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[25]
The song also charted at number 44 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[25]

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Painting with Dreams (Nothing Like Them)"	2016	Tritonal	Painting with Dreams
"Perfect Touch"	2017	Josh Philips	N/A

Writing credits


Year	Title	artist
2016	The Ocean	Mike Perry
2016	Summer Love	FO&O
2016	Perfect Touch	Josh Philips
2016	5000 Volt	Södra Station
2016	Glad Då	Södra Station
2016	Hatar att jag saknar dig	Södra Station
2016	Bara du som ser mig	Södra Station
2016	Inget kan ta slut nu	Södra Station
2016	Reflections	Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman
2016	Is it over	Disco Fries
2016	All we know	The Chainsmokers
2016	Parachute	Galavant
2016	Reflections	Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman
2016	You on repeat	Jeremy Folderol
2016	Taped up heart	KREAM feat. Clara Mae
2016	Nothing Like Them	Tritonal
2017	Bloodstream	Astrid S
2017	First Time	Kygo feat. Ellie Goulding
2017	16	Södra Station
2017	Raincoat	Timeflies feat. SHY Martin
2017	A little longer	KIDDO feat. SHY Martin & Sid Rosco
2017	Mer av mig	Södra Station
2017	APK	Södra Station
2017	Kläderna på golvet	Södra Station
2017	DVD	Södra Station
2017	(Not) The one	Bebe Rexha
2017	Sucker for you	Matt Terry
2018	Know this love	KREAM feat. Litens
2018	Us	Julie Bergan
2018	I wanna know	NOTD feat. Bea Miller
2018	Good Vibes	Alma feat. Tove Styrke
2018	Feg	Södra Station
2018	Bad in common	SHY Martin
2019	Out of My Hands	SHY Martin
2019	Same Old	SHY Martin
2020	First Time	Daya

Awards and nominations


Year	Award	Category	Received for	Result
2016	Ted Gärdestad Awards[27]	Scholarship	Södra Station	Winner
2016	Denniz Pop Award[28]	Rookie Artist / Band	Södra Station	Nominee
2017	P3 Gold[29]	Song of the year	The Ocean	Nominee
2017	P3 Gold[29]	Pop of the year	Södra Station	Nominee
2017	Swedish Grammy Awards[30]	Song of the Year	The Ocean	Nominee
2017	Denniz Pop Award[28]	Grand Prize (International success)	SHY Martin & SHY Nodi	Winner
2017	Swedish Publishing Awards[31]	Breakthrough of the Year	SHY Martin & SHY Nodi	Winner
2017	Swedish Publishing Awards[31]	International Success of the Year	SHY Martin & SHY Nodi	Winner
2017	Swedish Publishing Awards[31]	Most Streamed Song	The Ocean	Winner
2018	Swedish Publishing Awards[31]	Song of the Year	I Wanna Know	Nominee
2019	International Songwriting Competition[32]	Pop top 40	Forget to Forget	Winner

External links

Shy Martin at AllMusic
Shy Martin discography at Discogs

References

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[12] "Make Us Never Happen" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[11]

[27] The song also charted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[25]

[29] The song also charted at number 44 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart.[25]

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[2] "Shy Martin", Wikipedia, 22 May 2019, retrieved 22 May 2019

[3] SIDEWALK TALK (14 February 2019), SHY MARTIN Interview- how she wrote for Chainsmokers, Alan Walker, Bebe Rexha, Kygo, artist project, retrieved 22 May 2019

[4] "The Ocean (Mike Perry song)", Wikipedia, 18 March 2019, retrieved 22 May 2019

[5] Keith, James (9 April 2020). "Premiere: Swedish Pop Wonder SHY Martin Asks "Can I Call You Back?" On Tender New Single". Complex. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[6] "Förhandlingen mellan Mike Perry och Shy Martin gick framåt" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

[7] Hannah, Andrew (10 November 2017). "Astrid S and Bebe Rexhe writer SHY Martin steps into the spotlight". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

[8] Kress, Bryan (5 June 2018). "SHY Martin Can't Help But 'Forget To Forget' in Latest Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

[SWE-9] "Discography Shy Martin". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[10] "Same Old by SHY Martin". Spotify. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[11] "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 46". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[13] "Slow by SHY Martin". Spotify. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[14] "Still the Same (feat. Boy In Space) by SHY Martin, Boy In Space". Spotify. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[15] "can I call you back? - Single by Shy Martin on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

[16] "Nobody Likes Moving On - Single by Shy Martin". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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[DEN-19] "Discography Shy Martin". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

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[Billboard100-26] "Shy Martin". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[28] "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 32, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

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