Rhys (singer)

Rhys Clarstedt (born 27 October 1997), better known as simply Rhys, is a Swedish-American singer and songwriter. Her singles "Swallow Your Pride" and "Last Dance" became hits in Sweden. In 2018 she released her debut album Stages.

Rhys
Rhys in 2017
Background information
Birth nameRhys Clarstedt
Born (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
OriginStockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
LabelsWarner Music Sweden
Associated actsFelix Sandman

Early life

Rhys moved to Stockholm, Sweden from Portland, Oregon at the age of ten with her parents and sister.[1] During this time she showed interest in arts, theater, dance and music, and she participated in several talent shows.[1] She studied music at Kulturama, and theater at Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium.[2][3]

Career

At the age of eighteen she got to meet music producer Jörgen Elofsson to record a demo. Elofsson really liked her voice, and he started to work with her and help her with her music.[4]

Her first music single "Swallow Your Pride" was released on 25 November 2016 and was written by Rhys herself and Elofsson.[5] The song was named Song of the Week by Sveriges Radio.[6][7] Rhys performed in Musikhjälpen on 14 December 2016.[8]

On 17 February 2017, she released her next music single called "Last Dance" written by Elofsson.[9] During the summer of 2017 Rhys has performed at Swedish television shows like Sommarkrysset and Lotta på Liseberg.[10] During the same summer she performed in several music festivals such as Way Out West, Storsjöyran and We Are Sthlm.[11]

On 30 August 2017, the American fashion magazine Vogue published an article about Rhys while she appeared at Stockholm Fashion Week.[12]

Discography

Singles
Year Title Peak positions Album
SWE
[13]
2016 "Swallow Your Pride" —
2017 "Last Dance" 51
"Too Good to Be True" 43
[14]
2018 "No Vacancy" —[upper-alpha 1]
"Starfish"
(featuring Felix Sandman)		 —[upper-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. "No Vacancy" did not enter the Swedish Singellista chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[15]
  2. "Starfish" did not enter the Swedish Singellista chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[16]

References
  1. Radio, Sveriges. "Därför är Rhys framtidens artist - Musiken i P3". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. "Sveriges nya stjärna gick på Kulturama Grundskola - Grundskola - Kulturama". www.kulturama.se. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. "Rhys: Jag vill att alla ska gråta till mina låtar - DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. "Rhys: Jag vill att alla ska gråta till mina låtar - DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. "Watch the video for Rhys' hopeful new single Last Dance: Premiere". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. Radio, Sveriges. "Veckans låt: Rhys - "Swallow Your Pride" - Musiken i P3". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  7. "Rhys collaborates with Britney Spears producer Jörgen Elofsson on "Swallow Your Pride"". Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  8. "Starka svenska skivdebutanter". Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  9. "Rhys låter det mörka sippra fram i nya singeln". Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  10. "Färgstarka artister gästar Lotta på Liseberg 2017 - hela listan - Lotta på Liseberg - tv4.se". TV4.se. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  11. Kulturfestivalen Stockholm - Rhys Kulturfestivalen. Retrieved 5 October 2017
  12. "At Stockholm Fashion Week, All Eyes Will Be on 19-Year-Old "Dark Pop" Sensation Rhys". Vogue. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  13. "Rhys discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  14. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. "Swedish Heatseekers Chart – 23 mars 2018". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  16. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 39, 28 september 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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