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Gabrielle Leithaug

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Gabrielle Leithaug
Background information
Birth nameGabrielle Leithaug
Also known asGabrielle
Born (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39)
Bergen, Norway
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2011–present
LabelsUniversal Music
Websitewww.gabrielleofficial.com

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]

Early life

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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 [no] 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]

Career

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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]

Philanthropy

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She is a Goodwill Ambassador for Kirkens Nødhjelp, and in that capacity she visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon in 2014.[7]

Personal life

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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]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Year Peak chart positions
NOR
Mildt Sagt 2012 4
Snart, Gabby 2019 5
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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
NOR
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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
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4
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NOR: 3× Platinum

SWE: Platinum

non-album singles
"Ti kniver"
(featuring Thomas Eriksen [no])
2015 "Mer"
"Mellom skyene"
"De beste"
2017 "Vekk meg opp"
"Venter"
"September"
"Kyrie"
"Du går fri"
"Nye joggesko"

Awards and nominations

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Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2017 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Norwegian Act Gabrielle Nominated [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Kingsize 1 on 1: Gabrielle Leithaug" (in Norwegian). 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "N&D møter Gabrielle". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e "-Skal aldri få meg ny kjæreste..." Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  4. ^ a b c "- Fikk stemmen fra Gud". 8 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  5. ^ "Dramatisk videoinnspilling for "X-Factor"-Gabrielle". 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  6. ^ "Gabrielles anthem til venninnegjengen". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  7. ^ "Dagens giver: Gabrielle Leithaug". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  8. ^ Gabrielle: - Stolt av å kle meg naken Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine [Proud of baring myself]
  9. ^ Det ble for mye for meg Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine [It became too much for me]
  10. ^ a b c Synger med bibelvers på brystet Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine [Singing with a bibelverse on the chest]
  11. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 40, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Gabrielle [NO] Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine", norwegiancharts.com
  13. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 7, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Breaking: The 2017 MTV EMA Nominations Are Here!". MTV. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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