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Astrid S performing in 2019
Born	Astrid Smeplass (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996 (age 28) Berkåk, Rennebu, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Other names	Astrid
Occupations	Singer songwriter model
Years active	2013-present
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B electronic tropical house
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Labels	Universal Music Group
Musical artist
Website	astridsofficial.com

Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996), known professionally as Astrid S, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and model. In 2013, she had her breakthrough when she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of Pop Idol called Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne.

Biography

Growing up in the village Berkåk, of Rennebu in Norway, Smeplass got into music at an early age.

At the age of 9, she submitted to participate on MGPjr. with ten year old Celine Helgemo under the artist name AC: The Blue Snoopies. The duo was not selected to participate in the music competition, but Celine later won Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 with the song "Bæstevænna" which was about Astrid.

At the age of 16, she participated in the Norwegian version of Pop Idol in 2013, and at that time released a single, "Shattered", under the name Astrid Smeplass. The song was cowritten by American singer-songwriter Melanie Fontana. Astrid released her first single "2AM" under her new artist image at the age of 18 on Universal Music. "2AM" was released in the US in 2015. She also released a cover-version of the single "FourFiveSeconds".

At the age of 17, she quit high school to focus on her musical career.

In 2016, Smeplass supported Troye Sivan on his European tour, and she released a self-titled EP on 20 May 2016.

In 2017, Smeplass provided backing vocals on "Hey Hey Hey" by American singer Katy Perry from her album Witness.

Her cover of Cezinando's "Vi er perfekt men verden er ikke det" was featured in the soundtrack for the fourth season of Skam and Smeplass performed it on a roof during the P3 Gull 2017 ceremony. The cover became more popular than the original version.

On 30 June, she released her second EP, Party's Over, which featured the singles "Breathe" (No. 3 in Norway) and "Such a Boy" (No. 2 in Norway). Two weeks later, the acoustic rendition of the EP was released, with an additional song titled "Mexico".

In September 2017, her single "Think Before I Talk" topped the Norwegian charts and peaked at No. 14 on Swedish, where it was certified platinum. It was also certified gold in Denmark, where it peaked at No. 9.

She won Årets Spellemann (Artist of the Year) in February 2018 at the annual Spellemannsprisen (the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammys), being the first female artist to do so since 2003.

Also in 2018, a song composed with fans through Instagram and Twitter. Fans had a day to send lyrics for the next song. Later on the Youtube channel, Astrid S has published both a video showing how it composed the song, "Relevant" and a video with the song itself.

On 1 October 2018 Astrid released a teaser for the single "Emotion" through her social media profiles. Universal Music confirmed that the track would be released on 12 October 2018. She did her first performance of the song for NRK's P3 Gull 2018. On 4 December 2018 the single "Closer" was released, but it didn't chart in Norway.

Vevo DSCVR picked Astrid S as one of their Artist to watch list 2019.

On 1 February 2019 the single "Someone New" was released.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Notes

1. "Emotion" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
2. "Someone New" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
3. "Someone New" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
4. "Sing It with Me" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
5. "The First One" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.

As featured artist

Covers

• "Undressed" – cover with Julie Bergan (2013)
• "FourFiveSeconds" – cover (2015)
• "Vi er perfekt men verden er ikke det" – cover (2017)

Notes

• A "Breathe" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at 5 on the NZ Heatseekers Singles chart.
• B "Such a Boy" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at 9 on the NZ Heatseekers Singles chart.

Filmography

Television

Concert tours

Headlining

• Party's Over World Tour (2017)

Supporting

• Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Tour (2016)
• Troye Sivan – Suburbia Tour (2016)
• Years & Years – Palo Santo Tour (2018)

Awards and nominations

References

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2. Astrid S - Store Norske Leksikon
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4. Marcus & Martinus ble «årets Spellemann» – uteble fra Spellemannprisen
5. Who the hell is Astrid S? Meet the pop star everyone’s going crazy for
6. Thomas Talseth (June 8, 2017). "Astrid Smeplass synger med Katy Perry". VG.
7. "Astrid Smeplass-cover mer populær enn Cezinandos original". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
8. Clausen, Vilde Brandtzæg. "Astrid S (21) ble årets Spellemann". TV2. TV2. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
9. Astrid S, Astrid S – Relevant (Fan Collaboration), retrieved 2019-01-09
10. Closer - Single by Astrid S, retrieved 2018-12-19
11. "Billboard Reteams With Vevo to Announce 2019 DSCVR Artists To Watch List: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
12. "Love Hurts: Astrid S Struggles With A Broken Heart On "Someone New"". Idolator. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
13. ^ "danishcharts.com - Discography Astrid Smeplass". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
14. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
15. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Discography Astrid Smeplass". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
16. Mike Wass (19 May 2017). "Astrid S Announces 'Party's Over' EP, Drops The Emotional Title Track". Idolator.
17. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 August 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
18. "Party's Over (Acoustic) – EP by Astrid S on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NO). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
19. ^ Peaks in Norway:
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20. "ARIA CHART WATCH #412". auspOp. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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22. "Discografie Astrid Smeplass". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
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24. "CHART: CLUK Update 11.06.2016 (wk23)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
25. "Astrid S Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
26. ^ "IFPI" (Enter "Astrid S" into the "SØK" box, then select "Search") (in Norwegian). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
27. ^ "Sveriges Officiella Topplista" (To access, enter the search parameter "Astrid S" and select "Search by Keyword). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
28. "FIMI - Certificazioni". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
29. "Astrid S "Hurt So Good"". IFPI Denmark. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
30. "American single certifications – Astrid S – Hurt So Good". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
31. "Think Before I Talk - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
32. "Astrid S "Think Before I Talk"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
33. https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/boys-single/id1291444238
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35. http://www.idolator.com/7686404/astrid-s-unveils-the-cover-of-new-single-emotion
36. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 42, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
37. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 42, 19 oktober 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
38. Mike Wass (December 4, 2018). "Astrid S Is The Other Woman On Sultry New Single, 'Closer'". Idolator.
39. https://www.idolator.com/7692333/love-hurts-astrid-s-struggles-with-a-broken-heart-on-someone-new
40. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 6, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
41. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
42. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 8, 22 februari 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
43. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 14, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
44. "🌸🌻 Out May 3rd 🌻🌸". Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via Instagram.
45. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 21, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
46. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
47. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 19". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
48. "Astrid S – The First One". Retrieved 21 May 2019 – via umusic.digital.
49. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 22, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
50. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 22". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
51. "All Night (feat. Astrid S) - Single by The Vamps & Matoma". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
52. https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/vi-er-perfekt-men-verden-er-ikke-det-single/id1248480882
53. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
54. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
55. "Her er "lille" Marius og Astrid S i "Skam"". VG. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
56. "Astrid S tilbake fra verden - NRK TV". NRK TV. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
57. "Breaking: The 2017 MTV EMA Nominations Are Here!". MTV. 4 September 2017.
58. Lynum, Sissel. "Astrid S er kåret til Årets Spellemann". Adressa. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
59. "Best Norwegian Act". MTV. 5 October 2018.

External links

Media related to Astrid S at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

• 1996 births
• Living people
• Idol (Norwegian TV series) participants
• Norwegian female singers
• Norwegian pop singers
• Norwegian songwriters
• Musicians from Rennebu
• Tropical house musicians
• English-language singers from Norway
• 21st-century Norwegian singers
• 21st-century women singers