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Ina Christine Wroldsen (Norwegian: [ˈîːnɑ krɪsˈtìːnɑ ˈʋrɔ̀ɫsn̩]; born 29 May 1984), previously known simply as Ina, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She was a part of the electropop duo Ask Embla with Icelandic producer and songwriter Arnthor Birgisson.[2]
Ina Wroldsen | |
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.jpg) Wroldsen in 2015 | |
| Born | Ina Christine Wroldsen 29 May 1984 Sandefjord, Norway[1] |
| Other names | Ina |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Mark Ellwood |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Labels | |
| Website | ina-wroldsen |
Career
editWroldsen's career started solely as a recording artist, but soon turned to writing music for others. As a songwriter, she has had great success and is internationally considered one of the most sought after in her field. She has won several BMI/ASCAP awards for her work, among BRIT award and Spellemannprisen nominations. Her songs have been used by the likes of Shakira, Kylie Minogue, David Guetta, James Arthur, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Madison Beer and Tinie Tempah.
Between 2013 and 2018, the publishing interest of Ina Wroldsen's catalog has been represented by Reverb Music/Reservoir Media Management.[3] Since 2018, Warner Chappell Music have represented Ina's publishing interests.
In recent years, Ina has also resumed her career as a recording artist. As part of Norwegian-Icelandic duo Ask Embla, together with Arnthor Birgisson. They released the album Northern Lights in 2013 in Norway. She has since continued her artist career under its own name. She released "Aliens (Her er jeg)" (2014), "Rebels" (2015) and "Lay It on Me" (2016). The latter was released as a collaboration with the Norwegian producer duo Broiler and climbed to No. 2 on the VG-lista singles chart.
In 2015, Calvin Harris and Disciples chose to release Ina's song "How Deep Is Your Love" using her vocals.[4]
In 2016, she was one of the judges in the Norwegian version of Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne.[5] She has been the featured vocalist on various worldwide acclaimed DJs' records, including Sigma, Steve Aoki, "Breathe" by Jax Jones and the Martin Solveig song "Places".
In June 2017, she signed a record deal with Simon Cowell's Syco Music label.[6] Soon after, on 27 October 2017, she released her single "Strongest", which was quite successful in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, and thanks to it in 2019 she was nominated for Spellemannprisen for the "Song of the Year" award.[7]
In August 2018, she released in partnership with Alok "Favela" with her own vocals and inspired from a documentary about Latin American women.[8]
From 2021 to 2024, Wroldsen served as a coach on The Voice Norway, winning its 2022 season with her act Jørgen Dahl Moe.
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Hex[9] |
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| Matters of the Mind[10] |
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Singles
editAs main artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [11] |
DEN [12] |
SWE [13] | |||
| "Suddenly" (as Ina)[14] |
2004 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Aliens (Her er jeg)"[15] | 2014 | — | — | — | |
| "Rebels"[16] | 2015 | — | — | — | |
| "Lay It on Me" (with Broiler) |
2016 | 2 | — | — | |
| "Mary's Story" | 79 | — | — | ||
| "St. Peter"[17] | — | — | — | ||
| "Strongest" | 2017 | 2 | 20 | 85 | |
| "Sea"[18] | 2018 | — | — | — | Hex[9] |
| "Remember Me"[19] | — | — | — | ||
| "Mine"[20] | — | — | — | ||
| "Mother" | 17 [21] |
— | — | ||
| "Favela" (with Alok)[22] |
28 [23] |
— | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Obsessed" (with Dynoro)[24] |
2019 | 13 [25] |
— | — | |
| "Body Parts" | 26 [26] |
— | — | ||
| "I Feel Ya" (with Cheat Codes and Danny Quest) |
— | — | — | Level 2 | |
| "Forgive or Forget"[27] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Haloes"[28] | 25 [29] |
— | — | ||
| "Pale Horses"[30] | 2020 | — | — | — | |
| "We Are Gonna Live"[31] | 2021 | — | — | — | Matters of the Mind |
| "Matters"[32] | — | — | — | ||
| "Fires"[33] | — | — | — | ||
| "More"[34] | — | — | — | ||
| "Aldri" (with Stig Brenner) |
2023 | 16 [35] |
— | — | Non-album singles |
| "Won't Forget You" (with Jax Jones x D.O.D)[36] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Barcelona" (with Alan Walker) |
2024 | 19 [37] |
— | —[A] | TBA |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album/EP | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | AUT | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | FRA | GER | IRE | SCO | UK | |||||||||||||||||
| "We Stand Up"[39] (Kat Krazy featuring Ina Wroldsen) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||
| "Places" (Martin Solveig featuring Ina Wroldsen) |
39 | 72 | 43 | 24 | 56 | 44 | 37 | 12 | 27 |
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| "Breathe" (Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen) |
2017 | — | 14 [41] |
14 | 6 | — | 15 | 4 [42] |
5 [43] |
7 | Snacks | ||||||||||||||
| "Lie to Me"[47] (Steve Aoki featuring Ina Wroldsen) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Neon Future III | ||||||||||||||
| "I Feel Ya" (Cheat Codes with Danny Quest & Ina Wroldsen) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Level 2 | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other songs
editThis list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
| Title | Year | Album/EP |
|---|---|---|
| "If You Could Only See Me" (as Ina)[48] |
2004 | Non-album singles |
| "Sorry" (as Ina)[49] |
2005 | |
| "Human" (Chris Loco featuring Ina Wroldsen) |
2015 | See No Evil |
| "Feels Like Home" (Sigma featuring Ina Wroldsen) |
Life |
Credits
editThis list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
Singing-songwriting
edit| Title | Co-writers | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | AUS | AUT | BEL (Fl) | GER | ITA | NL |
SWI | UK | US | |||||
| "How Deep Is Your Love" (Calvin Harris and Disciples) |
Calvin Harris, Nathan Duvall, Gavin Koolmon, Luke McDermott, Marvin White | 2015 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 27 | Non-album single | |
Songwriting
editAwards and nominations
edit| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | WDM Radio Awards | Best Electronic Vocalist | Ina Wroldsen | Nominated | [61] |
| Spellemannprisen '17 | Årets internasjonale suksess (International Success of the Year) |
Won | [9] | ||
| P3 Gull | P3-Prisen (P3 Prize) | Won | [62] | ||
| 2019 | Brit Awards | British Video of the Year | "Breathe" (Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen) |
Nominated | [63] |
| Spellemannprisen '18 | Årets låtskriver (Songwriter of the Year) |
HEX Ina Wroldsen |
Won | [7] | |
| Årets tekstforfatter (Lyricist of the Year) |
HEX Ina Wroldsen |
Nominated | [7] | ||
| Årets låt (Song of the Year) |
"Strongest" | Nominated | [7] | ||
| 64th Ivor Novello Awards | PRS for Music Most Performed Work | "Breathe" (Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen) |
Nominated | [64] |
Notes
edit- ^ "Barcelona" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[38]
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