I'm very ambitious. But my overall goal, above ambition, is that I want to be happy with what I'm doing, and I want to be happy with myself.
— Sigrid
I first started doing theatre, as my sister did it, so I wanted to do the same.
My sister's job does not involve music, but she is an amazing singer and songwriter.
I just really enjoy humming.
I'm lucky to be collaborating with a lot of great songwriters/producers - and it's all about chemistry!
I try to make explosive and catchy music, haha.
Feminism has always been a theme that I'm very interested in.
I'm so glad I didn't go into the big-music industry until I was 19 or 20.
Writing songs about having a nice time - 'Oh I'm so happy on tour with my band' - I'd find it really difficult to write a good song about it.
Scandinavia can be quite fashionable.
That's the thing: pop music has sometimes had a bad reputation for being about a lot of other stuff than the music. And I am just a lover of pop music. I love pop. I love big choruses. Dramatic choruses - they're the best thing in the world. And I do this because I love making music and performing the songs.
Even in high school, music was just a really fun thing on the side. I don't think I grasped the fact that it could be a profession.
If there's only one genre that it's possible to listen to or possible to see live, then how can you explore different styles? How can you evolve, musically?
I think festivals have a responsibility to show different genres of music to people.
I try to, like, hang out with my family as much as possible. Hang out with the band, go hiking when I'm in the mood for that. Watch Netflix. It's really important for me; like, health comes before everything else.
Maybe after my third album, I'll just go to uni. That would be really cool.
I can't do anything else apart from be myself.
Teachers have been some of the most important people in my career.
My parents are both music lovers; they are not musicians.
It kills my vibe when cats don't wanna cuddle!
What I want people to take away from my music is that it's important to listen. Especially for young people, your opinion is the one that counts the most when it comes to your craft.
My family didn't push me into the music industry; they just wanted me to do something I loved.
I get inspired by everything - everything that is around me.
I wanted to show that pop music can be about something else other than the big love songs.
I didn't think music was possible for me - it's such an up-and-down life.
Not being treated OK is something everyone can relate to, no matter what age or gender.
I'm quite obsessed with words.
Sometimes it's really weird being an artist, and I deal with that best by being myself.
I was not a good singer. You know those children who are like, 'I'm gonna be a pop star,' and they sound amazing from the day they were born? I was not like that.
When a different type of music is put in front of you, you can choose for yourself what you're supposed to like.
I always have days off before and after I go to the studio. That's really important for me that I know that I have days off after, 'cause then I can give my everything when I'm in the studio. I love being in the studio and being able to think, 'Okay, I'm not doing anything tomorrow.'
I want to make people feel something - that's really cool.
I was a very shy kid. Very shy. But I started doing theatre when I was six years old, and that really changed something. My more playful side came out of me.
Pop music is what touches me the most.
I liked theatre because I could hide behind a role I was playing, but now, I just love being on stage. I don't pretend that I'm anyone else, I just show my full range when I am up there, and it's very liberating.
My mum is the biggest Joni Mitchell fan, and my dad loves Neil Young.
I didn't look up to only pop stars, but I did look up to Adele, Amy Winehouse, Grimes, Robyn, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, M.I.A., Coldplay, Keane, and more.
There's a Norwegian equivalent to 'BBC Introducing' called 'P3 Untouched,' and I remember when they played the first song I ever wrote that I'd put online. I was 16 at that point. That was the first moment where I was like, 'Oh, maybe this is something I want to do more of.'
My sister taught me how to use my voice, and my brother taught me how to play guitar.
I think I always kind of wanted to be a musician but never dared to say it out loud because I never thought it was possible. I wanted to be a teacher, a lawyer, a doctor - I wanted to be a lot of other things growing up.
Just because I'm a girl and it's pop doesn't mean I have to write about love and heartbreak.
I find it easier to write about stuff that is frustrating.
Whenever my friend says something cool, and especially if my team says something, like a cool line in English, I'll write it down, and maybe I'll rephrase or use in a different way or something.
I'm obsessed with wool.
When I wake up in the morning, the one thing I think about is being comfortable and wearing enough clothes.
My favorite thing to do is to get something good out of something bad.
Festival line-ups should have all types of music. It's part of cultural growth.
I'm always with my band; they're my best friends.
I like to be dramatic in my music because that's when it gets to your heart.
Adele's one of my favourite artists!
