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]
Gabrielle Leithaug | |
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 Gabrielle at the Spelleman Awards | |
| 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 10× 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 2× 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 having red hair and as heterosexual.[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..." Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- "- Fikk stemmen fra Gud". 8 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- "Dramatisk videoinnspilling for «X-Factor»-Gabrielle". 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- "Gabrielles anthem til venninnegjengen". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- "Dagens giver: Gabrielle Leithaug". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- Gabrielle: - Stolt av å kle meg naken Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine [Proud of baring myself]
- Det ble for mye for meg Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine [It became too much for me]
- Synger med bibelvers på brystet Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine [Singing with a bibelverse on the chest]
- "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 40, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Gabrielle [NO] Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine", 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]