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, synth-pop, disco, electropop
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][4] She started performing locally in Tromsø following a songwriting assignment at school and, after moving to the UK in 2012, performed on the small club circuit with her then-boyfriend but feeling that "things weren't really going anywhere", she enrolled at university for a degree in digital media design in 2015.[4] The next summer, she recorded the song Backbeat, which caught the attention of Zane Lowe at Apple Music's Beats 1 station and appeared on Spotify's New Music playlist, achieving 300,000 plays in a few days.[1][4]

She had big success on Spotify and signed with Republic Records.[1][2] 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".[5] She was credited as a songwriter on Katy Perry's 2019 song "Never Really Over", which also interpolated Dagny's "Love You Like That".[4] After a series of singles, the agreement with Republic Records ended and her first album, Strangers / Lovers, was released in October 2020 on her own label, Little Daggers.[4]

Dagny has recently starred in Season 2 of the Netflix Original Series Home for Christmas as “Nurse Lisa”. The acoustic version of her hit single, “Somebody” and the song “Bye Bye Baby” from her debut album also made appearances in the show. She is considering further pursuing a career in acting.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
NOR
[6]
Strangers / Lovers
  • Released: 2 October 2020
  • Label: Little Daggers, Universal Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
 2

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

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[7]
"That Feeling When"[8] 2018 —
"Used to You" —
"Landslide"[9] —
"Hit Your Heart"[10]
(with Steve Aoki)		 2019 34
[11]
"Come Over"[12] 2020 35
[13]		 Strangers / Lovers
"Somebody" 3
[14]
"It's Only a Heartbreak" —
"—" 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
[15]		25
[16]		 Nice to Meet You and Sad in Scandinavia
"Turn"
(The Wombats featuring Dagny)[17]		 — — Non-album single
"Anyone Else"
(Matilda featuring Dagny)		 2020 —— Retrospect
"Bad"
(Rat City featuring Dagny)		 2021 —— Non-album single

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
2020 P3 Gull 2020 Årets Artist (Artist of the Year) Dagny Nominated
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Somebody" Won

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. Savage, Mark (5 October 2020). "How Dagny's luminous pop battles Norway's endless nights". BBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. Arvola, Øivind (2016-05-18). "Får internasjonal kontrakt". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  6. "Discography Dagny". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 42, 2017". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. "That Feeling When – Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. "Landslide - Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. "Landslide - Hit Your Heart - Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  11. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 12, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  12. "Come Over – Single by Dagny on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 7 Feb 2020.
  13. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 7, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  14. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 53, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  15. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 17, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  16. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  17. "Turn (feat. Dagny) - Single by The Wombats". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-07-04.


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