Dagny (singer)

Dagny
Dagny performing in 2017
Dagny performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameDagny Norvoll Sandvik
Born (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 34)
Tromsø, Norway
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitedagnymusic.com

Dagny Norvoll Sandvik (born 23 July 1990), known mononymously as Dagny, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Her music is pop-based, incorporating elements of indie, dance, synth, electro and disco. She has released two studio albums, Strangers / Lovers (2020) and Elle (2024), and one EP, Ultraviolet (2016). Her single "Somebody" won Song of the Year at P3 Gull 2020[2] and her 2017 track "Love You Like That" was the basis for Katy Perry's "Never Really Over" (2019).[3][4] She frequently performs at festivals in Norway and the United Kingdom including Øyafestivalen, Stavernfestivalen, and Bergenfest.

Dagny was nominated for the Spellemannprisen Årets Nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) in 2016 and Årets Låtskriver (Songwriter of the Year) in 2018.[5] Her songs "Backbeat", "Wearing Nothing" and "Somebody" were nominated for the Spellemannprisen Årets Låt (Song of the Year) in 2016, 2017, and 2020, respectively.[5]

  1. ^ "Dagny / ELLE" (in Spanish). June 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "P3 Gull 2020". NRK P3 (in Norwegian). 2020-11-23.
  3. ^ "'Katy Perry used my song for her hit Never Really Over'". BBC News. 5 June 2019.
  4. ^ Wratten, Marcus (July 18, 2023). "Pop sensation Dagny on discovering her queer fandom and being 'vulnerable' in her new music". PinkNews.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference spellemann was invoked but never defined (see the help page).