Renaida Braun

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Renaida
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Renaida at Melodifestivalen 2018
Background information
Born
Renaida Kebyera Braun

(1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 28)
Dodoma, Tanzania
Origin Nyköping, Sweden
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2016–present
Labels Sony Music Sweden

Renaida Kebyera Braun (born 14 August 1997), sometimes known simply as Renaida, is a Swedish singer. She first began her singing career participating in Idol 2016 which was broadcast on TV4, where she placed sixth. [1] Afterwards, she began performing in the musical Aladdin . [2]

Contents

Braun competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "All the Feels", and qualified to Andra Chansen from the first semi-final. [3] [4] She was drawn in a duel with singer Olivia Eliasson for a place in the final, and won, therefore qualifying to the Grand Final, where she finished in ninth place. [5]

In October 2019, Braun revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer. [6] [7] The following month she stated that her cancer was successfully removed from her neck, and she will not need to undergo any further treatments. [8]

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[9]
"All the Feels"201817
[10]
Non-album singles
"Loco Notion"—
"Waste My Time" [11] —
"I Like It" [12] 2019—
"Ett andetag i taget" [13] 2020—
"Dansant ångestattack" [14] —

References

  1. ↑ Nyheter, SVT (26 January 2018). "Känd från Idol – nu ska Renaida erövra mellon". SVT Nyheter. Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Renaida får roll i stor musikalföreställning". 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Radio, Sveriges (28 November 2017). "Renaida Braun gör debut i Melodifestivalen - P4 Sörmland". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Renaida Braun till andra chansen: "Helt sjukt"". Expressen. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Piken mot rivalen: "Hon dansar faktiskt inte"". Aftonbladet. 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  6. ↑ “I’m gonna make it” — Melfest alum Renaida reveals battle against cancer in emotional Instagram post Archived 2019-10-16 at the Wayback Machine . Wiwibloggs Retrieved 16 October 2019
  7. ↑ Johansson, Tommy (14 October 2019). "Renaida allvarligt sjuk: "Jag har cancer"". www.sn.se. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Adams, William Lee (7 November 2019). ""I am so grateful!" Renaida shares joyful Insta post that celebrates cancer removal". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Renaida discography – Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  10. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Waste My Time by Renaida". Spotify . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "I Like It by Renaida". Spotify . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ett andetag i taget by Renaida". Spotify . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Dansant ångestattack". Spotify . Retrieved 27 March 2020.