Miriam Bryant

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Miriam Bryant
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Bryant in 2017
Background information
Birth nameMiriam Melanie Bryant
Born (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 33)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active2011–present
Labels
Website miriambryantofficial.com

Miriam Melanie Bryant (born 8 March 1991 [1] ) 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. [2] [3]

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Biography

Influenced by her British father's musical heritage and her Finnish mother's melancholy, Miriam Bryant began to write songs in November 2011 together with her childhood friend, Victor Rådström who is a producer and songwriter. Four months later, she produced three songs released in her single debut "Finders, Keepers" in March 2012 through the record label 100 songs. [4] The song received worldwide attention among bloggers and music sites.[ citation needed ] She is signed to Warner Music in Sweden and to Interscope Records in the United States.

Miriam Bryant in 2012 Miriam Bryant.jpg
Miriam Bryant in 2012

She has collaborated with music producer and DJ Zedd, who first heard her on the German radio. [5] Zedd made a remix of her song "Push Play" on his re-released album. [6]

Bryant released her Push Play EP on 8 October 2013 through Interscope Records, her debut release in the United States. In 2015, Bryant was one of eight artists being involved in the programme Så mycket bättre on the Swedish commercial channel TV4. [7]

The single "Black Car" became a hit in homeland Sweden, winning Song of the Year in 2016. [8] In 2017, Bryant was nominated for Best Live Act on the Swedish Grammis. [9] In 2018, British press wrote the following about her single—Clash magazine wrote "Highly Intelligent and completely infectious", [10] and The Line of Best Fit wrote "Miriam Bryant is your next pop superhero". [11] In 2018, she played at Roskilde Festival [12] and The Great Escape Festival, [13] to name a few.

In December 2019, she hosted the TV and radio fundraising project Musikhjälpen in Västerås together with Daniel Hallberg and Farah Abadi.

PS jag hatar dig (2021) was Bryant's first Swedish-language studio album; on the previous two she had sung in English. In 2024 she released her first Finnish-language single ”Mustelmilla (Mi Amor) ”. [14]

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
SWE
[15]
2013Raised in Rain12
2017Bye Bye Blue5
2021PS jag hatar dig [16] 6
[17]

Extended plays

YearTitlePeak positions
SWE
[15]
2013Push Play–
2015I Am Dragon18
2016Hisingen och hem igen2
2019Mi amor15

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak positions Certifications Album
SWE
[18] 		AUT
[19] 		GER
[20]
"Finders, Keepers"2012—5146Raised in Rain
"Raised in Rain"———
"Push Play"201312——
"Last Soul on Earth"———
"Dragon"201429——I Am Dragon
"Black Car"20162——
  • GLF: 4× Platinum [21]
Bye Bye Blue
"Everything"201716——
"Rocket"
(featuring Neiked)		21——
"Words"60——
"O A O A E vi förlorade"
(with Markus Krunegård)		2018———I huvet på en idiot, i en bar, på en ö, i ett hav, på en ö, i en bar, i huvet på en idiot
"Du med dig"201942——Mi amor
"Neråt / Uppåt"55——
"Blåmärkshårt (Mi amor)"
(solo or with Cherrie, Molly Sandén and Stor)		5——
"Du med dig" (acoustic)— [upper-alpha 1] ——Non-album single
"Nån av oss"202018——PS jag hatar dig
"Passa dig"21——
"Ditt fel"
(with Jireel)		12——
"Ge upp igen"
(with Yasin)		1——Non-album single
"Tystnar i luren"
(with Victor Leksell)		20211——
  • GLF: 5× Platinum [21]
PS jag hatar dig
"Mitt hjärta blöder"6—— Satan i gatan 10 år
"Lonely in a Crowd"
(featuring Joakim Berg)		16——PS jag hatar dig
"Rosor från en loser"— [upper-alpha 2] ——
"VinterNoll2"———Non-album single
"Gubben i lådan"
(with Thomas Stenström)		47—— Så mycket bättre
"Gråter om du vill"
(with Thomas Stenström)		20222——Non-album singles
"Under någon ny"
(with Veronica Maggio)		20234——
"Sarkofag"39——
"Vem fan e du?"
(with Hooja)		20241——TBA
"Okej att dö"32
[25] 		——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
YearSinglePeak positions Certifications Album
SWE
[15] 		AUS
BEL
(FL) Tip
[26] 		KOR
US Bubbling
US Dance
2013"Push Play"
(Zedd featuring Miriam Bryant)		–––––– Clarity
2014"Find You"
(Zedd featuring Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant)		–68346111 Divergent
2018"How Did I Find You"
(Neiked featuring Miriam Bryant)		– [upper-alpha 3] –––––Best of Hard Drive
2020"Den sommaren"
(Jireel featuring Miriam Bryant)		20
[29] 		–––––Sex känslor
"Avundsjuk på regnet"
(Daniel Adams-Ray featuring Miriam Bryant)		33
[30] 		–––––Döda hjärtan kan slå igen

Other charted songs

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
SWE
[15]
2015"One Last Time"4Hisingen och hem igen
"Ett sista glas"4
"Life Is a Flower"11
"Stationen"6
"The Only One"15
"Allt jag behöver"2
"Serendipity"— [upper-alpha 4] I Am Dragon
2016"Game"97"Black Car" single
2021"PS jag hatar dig"24
[32] 		PS jag hatar dig

Notes

  1. ↑ "Du med dig" (acoustic) did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [23]
  2. ↑ "Rosor från en loser" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [24]
  3. ↑ "How Did I Find You" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker chart. [28]
  4. ↑ "Serendipity" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseekers chart. [31]

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  8. ↑ "Miriam Bryant 'Black Car' Single/Video". 12 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Miriam Bryant is back – with "Rocket"". 25 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Miriam Bryant's 'Black Car' is Poised with Optimism". 2 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Miriam Bryant is your next pop superhero".
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  13. ↑ https://greatescapefestival.com/artists/miriam-bryant/%5B%5D
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