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Gabrielle Leithaug - Wikipedia

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Gabrielle Leithaug

Background information
Birth name	Gabrielle Leithaug
Also known as	Gabrielle
Born	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39) Bergen, Norway
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Universal Music

Website	www.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

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

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

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

Personal life

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

Albums

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	NOR
Mildt Sagt	2012	4
Snart, Gabby	2019	5 ^[11]
Klipp Meg I Ti Og Lim Meg Sammen	2021	3
Og eg lyger så det renner som en foss gjennom rommet	2024	4

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
Year	Single	NOR ^[12]	DEN	SWE	Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
2011	"Ring meg"	1	—	—	NOR: 10× Platinum	Mildt Sagt
2011	"Bordet"	7	—	—	NOR: 2× Platinum
2012	"Inn i deg"	—	—	—
	"Høster"	—	—	—
	"Mildt sagt"	—	—	—
	"Løkken"	—	—	—
2013	"Regn fra blå himmel"	—	—	—		Nattergal - Kap 1
2013	"#Sitterher"	—	—	—		Nattergal - Kap 1
2014	"5 fine frøkner"	7	37 ^[13]	4 ^[14]	NOR: 3× Platinum SWE: Platinum	non-album singles
2014	"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

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

References

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

External links

Gabrielle lover å overraske i kveld
Official website
MySpace
Facebook
Kristne, men ikke kristen-artister [Christian, but not kristen-artister]

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