Dagny (singer)

Dagny Norvoll Sandvik (born 23 July 1990) is a Norwegian singer who had success with her debut single "Backbeat".[1][2] The acoustic version of the song was featured on Grey's Anatomy in the episode "True Colors".

Dagny
Dagny performing in 2016
Background information
Birth nameDagny Norvoll Sandvik
Born (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990
Tromsø, Norway
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2009–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.dagnymusic.com

Biography

Dagny is the daughter of the vocalist Marit Sandvik and the jazz musician Øystein Norvoll.[3] She has had big success on Spotify[2] and has signed for Universal Music. Rob Stevenson said of her, "... Backbeat immediately aroused our attention, and after a showcase in New York, our entire company fell in love with her. We look forward to further convey her vision to the world".[4] She was credited as a songwriter in Katy Perry's 2019 song "Never Really Over" which also interpolated Dagny's "Love You Like That".

Discography

Albums
Title Details
Strangers / Lovers
  • Released: May 22, 2020 (Side A)
  • Label: Little Daggers, Universal Music
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays
Title Details
Ultraviolet
  • Released: September 2, 2016
  • Label: Republic
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album/EP
NOR
"Run River Run"
(with Vishnu)		 2011 — Non-album single
"Backbeat" 2016 — Ultraviolet
"Fool's Gold"
(featuring Børns)		 —
"Wearing Nothing" 2017 — Non-album singles
"More More More" —
"Love You Like That" 39[5]
"That Feeling When"[6] 2018 —
"Used to You" —
"Landslide"[7] —
"Hit Your Heart"[8]
(with Steve Aoki)		 2019 34
[9]
"Come Over"[10] 2020 35
[11]		 Strangers / Lovers
"Somebody" 8
[12]
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released
Title Year Peak chart positions Album/EP
NOR SWE
"My Command"
(Kohib featuring Dagny)		 2010 —— Make Fi
"So Good"
(Kohib featuring Dagny)		 2012 —— Solar Day
"Man in the Moon"
(LCAW featuring Dagny)		 2017 —— Non-album singles
"Summer Of Love"
(NOTD featuring Dagny)		 ——
"Drink About"
(Seeb featuring Dagny)		 2018 2
[13]		25
[14]		 Nice to Meet You
"Turn"
(The Wombats featuring Dagny)[15]		 2018 — — Non-album singles

Tour
Supporting act

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result
2017 Spellemannprisen '16 Årets Nykommer & Gramostipend
(Newcomer of the Year & Gramo scholarship)		 Dagny Nominated
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Backbeat" Nominated

References
  1. Robinson, Peter (2016-09-20). "Changing up: the irresistible rise of Dagny". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  2. Braseth, Sofie (2015-10-11). "Dagnys (25) låt delt mer enn Ellie Goulding og Sia" [Dagny's (25) song up there with Ellie Goulding and Sia]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. Donelson, Marcy. "Dagny - biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  4. Arvola, Øivind (2016-05-18). "Får internasjonal kontrakt". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  5. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 42, 2017". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. "That Feeling When – Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. "Landslide - Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. "Landslide - Hit Your Heart - Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  9. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 12, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. "Come Over – Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 7 Feb 2020.
  11. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 7, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  12. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 27, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  13. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 17, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  14. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  15. "Turn (feat. Dagny) - Single by The Wombats". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-07-04.


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