Rhys (singer)

Last updated
Rhys
Rhys pa Malmofestivalen 2018 03.jpg
Rhys in 2017
Background information
Birth nameRhys Clarstedt
Born (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26)
Portland, Oregon, US
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016present
Labels Warner Music Sweden

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.

Contents

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 US fashion magazine Vogue published an article about Rhys, while she appeared at Stockholm Fashion Week. [12]

Discography

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
SWE
[13]
2016"Swallow Your Pride"Stages
2017"Last Dance"51
"Too Good to Be True"43 [14]
"The World Is A Beautiful Place"Non-album single
2018"Maybe I Will Learn"Stages
"No Vacancy" [upper-alpha 1]
"Starfish"
(featuring Felix Sandman)
[upper-alpha 2]
2020"Better Break My Heart"
"We Don't Talk Anyway"87
2021"Over You"
"Single At 40"

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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jill Johnson</span> Musical artist

Jill Anna Maria Johnson is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song "Kärleken är", and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she entered Melodifestivalen for the second time with "Crazy in Love", which finished fourth in the final. She also hosted the final of Melodifestivalen 2005. Johnson is today one of the most successful artists in Sweden, with several Gold and Platinum records and since 2014 has hosted her own Swedish TV-show from Nashville, Jills veranda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miss Li</span> Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1982)

Linda Therese Karlsson, known professionally as Miss Li, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and former the Football All-Swedish player. Since beginning her career in the early-2000s, she has released a total of eight studio albums, and several of her songs have been featured in Swedish commercials as well as numerous American television series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molly Sandén</span> Swedish singer and actress (born 1992)

Molly My Marianne Sandén, also known by her middle name My Marianne, is a Swedish pop singer and voice actress. As a teenager, she represented Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and participated in Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2012, and 2016. Her sisters Frida and Mimmi are also singers. In 2018, Sandén released her third studio album, Större. Her fourth studio album was released in early 2019, called Det bästa kanske inte hänt än.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sigrid Bernson</span> Swedish singer and professional dancer

Sigrid Annamaria Bernson is a Swedish singer and professional dancer. Bernson began her career as one of the professional dancers on the TV4 series Let's Dance in 2011. She won the competition's seventh and ninth seasons, performing with Anton Hysén and Benjamin Ingrosso, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miriam Bryant</span> Swedish singer and songwriter

Miriam Melanie Bryant is a Swedish-Finnish singer and songwriter. On 14 February 2016, she became the first act to simultaneously hold the top three entries on the Svensktoppen weekly record chart since its original release on 13 October 1962.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dani M</span>

Daniel Monserrat, better known by his stage name Dani M, is a rapper, reggae and hip hop solo artist from Uppsala, Sweden. Monserrat first gained recognition after being a featured singer in hit songs in 2012–2013 by Kartellen, Syster Sol and Labyrint. His own solo career thereafter gained popular acclaim alongside Syster Sol, both singers in the reggae & hiphop scenes. He quickly received top reviews among Swedish newspapers' music critics and music magazines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jasmine Kara</span> Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1988)

Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia, known by her stage name Jasmine Kara, is a Swedish-Iranian singer, songwriter, and author. Her breakthrough came in the summer of 2010, when she released her debut album Blues Ain't Nothing But a Good Woman Gone Bad, sang in Allsång på Skansen, and at a concert held in connection with the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling. Since then, she has frequently appeared in Swedish music TV shows such as Let's Dance on TV4, Lotta på Liseberg, and Moraeus Med Mera. Jasmine had P3 Gold nominations, performed at the Swedish Grammy awards, and has toured in Sweden, Japan, UK and the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Linnea Henriksson</span> Swedish singer and songwriter

Ellen Linnea Petrea Henriksson is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in Idol 2010 in which she placed fourth. As of April 2018, she is also the lead singer of the jazz band Prylf. In 2012, Henriksson released her first music album, which she co-wrote and co-produced with singer Orup. During mid-2013, Henriksson toured Sweden with the band Gyllene Tider.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seinabo Sey</span> Swedish singer (born 1990)

Seinabo Sey is a Swedish singer and songwriter best known for her international hit song "Younger".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sabina Ddumba</span> Swedish singer

Sabina Ddumba is a Swedish singer. Her music has soul, gospel, and R&B influences. Ddumba was a backing vocalist on Katy Perry's song "Walking on Air" in 2013 and has collaborated with artists such as the hip hop band Looptroop Rockers, duo Lorentz & Sakarias and Adam Kanyama in 2012. She is signed to Warner Music. Ddumba released her first single, "Scarred for Life", in 2014, and her second single, "Effortless" in 2015. Both were certified platinum. Ddumba appeared in Moraeus med mera in 2014 and performed at Grammisgalan in 2015. She performed at the 2015 Swedish Grammis, and in 2015 won 'Newcomer of the Year' at the Grammisgalan and 2016 P3 Gold Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peg Parnevik</span> Musical artist

Peg Parnevik is a Swedish-American singer, songwriter, and television personality, known for starring in the Swedish reality show Parneviks mainly broadcast from their home in Jupiter, Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Kläfford</span> Swedish singer

Christoffer Kläfford is a Swedish singer, born in Ramsberg, Sweden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cherrie (singer)</span> Swedish R&B singer

Shiriihan Mohamed Abdulle, known mononymously as Cherrie, is a Swedish singer of Somali descent. She has released three albums and mixtapes, collaborated with international artists such as Stormzy and Kehlani, and in 2019 a short film was released about her life and rise to stardom. Cherrie was raised in Lohja, Finland, where her parents fled from Somalia. At the age of 10 she and her brother, Kalid Abdulle, moved to Rinkeby in Stockholm together with their mother.

Lamin Mbergan is a Swedish rapper of Gambian origin, better known by the mononym Lamix stylized as LAMIX and was also known as LMFamous. In 2018, he released his debut EP Ingen som hör that charted on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Albums Chart. His hit song "Hey Baby" produced by Pablo Paz was his debut hit reaching number 21 on the Swedish Singles Chart and staying 44 weeks on the chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ana Diaz (Swedish singer)</span> Swedish singer

Ana Gabriela Esmeralda Diaz Molina is a Swedish musician, composer, and producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clara Klingenström</span> Swedish singer

Emma Clara Idun Klingenström is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She started her music career in 2010 and 2015 after winning the Gotland region final of the music competition Musik Direkt.

Lova Inger Irene Drevstam, known as Lovad, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.

Daniela Sörensen, better known by her stage name Daniela Rathana, is a Swedish pop singer. She was born and grew up in Akalla and was a backup singer for Sabina Ddumba, Kent, Zara Larsson and Seinabo Sey before embarking on a solo career. In 2020, she released her debut EP, Halva vägen fri. In February 2021, she released the song "Testamente", a duet with Oskar Linnros. Her debut album is set for release in 2021 via Linnros' label Dundra; it will include the singles "Ansikte" and "Testamente". Her 2022 single "Vandraren" is inspired by Basshunter's "Boten Anna" and Crazy Frog music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Theoz</span> Swedish influencer and singer (born 2005)

Theodor Jan Haraldsson, known mononymously as Theo is a Swedish social media personality, singer and actor. He started his career by posting videos to Musical.ly in 2016 with the name Theoz. In 2020, he had a leading role in the movie Rymdresan opposite Robert Gustafsson. In 2021, he performed his music at Lotta på Liseberg, which is broadcast on TV4. Theoz participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Som du vill", which finished 7th, and in Melodifestivalen 2023 with "Mer av dig", which finished 5th.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cornelia Jakobs</span> Swedish singer

Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson, known professionally as Cornelia Jakobs, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hold Me Closer", placing fourth.

References

  1. 1 2 Radio, Sveriges (9 March 2017). "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 (2 December 2016). "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"". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  8. "Starka svenska skivdebutanter". Göteborgsposten. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  9. "Rhys låter det mörka sippra fram i nya singeln". Göteborgsposten. 6 March 2017. 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.