Gabrielle Leithaug | |
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| 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 |
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 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]
In 2009, Gabrielle competed on the first season of The X Factor Norway and finished in 7th place.
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]
She is a Goodwill Ambassador for Kirkens Nødhjelp, and in that capacity she visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon in 2014. [7]
She has previously stated that she is a natural red head and is 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]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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| NOR | ||
| Mildt Sagt | 2012 | 4 |
| Snart, Gabby | 2019 | 5 [11] |
| 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" | — | — | — | |||
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Gabrielle | Nominated | [15] |
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