When I first heard my song on the radio, I started crying. My baby was out there, and it all became very real.
— Sigrid
It's a lot to take in to have won something as prestigious as BBC Music Sound Of.
I am inspired by many young women, not only in my industry but across others.
My favourite thing about being in nature is that I feel so small and kind of insignificant.
When you're surrounded by majestic Norwegian nature, it's very easy to start thinking about stuff you don't have time to in everyday life.
I have sunglasses; that is very important when you're out traveling.
I always start with writing vocal melodies before writing lyrics.
We have some fans that come to almost all of our shows, and they will travel to different countries to see us - that's pretty amazing.
I love that there's always something happening at festivals. It takes some of the pressure away, too, because you're one person on the bill.
I'm very close to my family; they're the most important people to me.
My mum loves jazz, and together we listen to loads of Chet Baker back home.
I wasn't a huge fan of superhero movies before I watched 'Wonder Woman.' That was a really cool film - I really like all the stunts.
My sister and I wrote some songs together under a project called Sala Says Mhyp when I was 17. Sala is our cat. She died, and we wanted to do something in honor of our her. We were a proper cat family.
I love Robyn. 'Dancing on My Own' is one of my favourite songs.
I love shifting between being super cute and aggressive. It's funny.
When you are young in this industry, it's difficult to know when to speak up.
Teamwork is the best kind of work, really.
I didn't think it would be possible for me to do music professionally. I was afraid to speak up and say I wanted to become a musician.
I don't think I would participate in 'Eurovision,' but I would love to write a song for it. But it would have to be for Norway, obviously. Do it for my country.
The emotional power of creating something... Nothing gives me as much joy as that.
I'm very close with my family and friends.
Most of the songs I write are full of power, and I'm suspecting it may come from my love for grotesque Renaissance art and the Eurovision Song Contest.
The first time I listened to Coldplay, I was at a train station in Paris with my family on holiday. I put on 'Clocks' on my discman, and I fell in love.
I hate working out; it's the worst thing to do.
It's so special to meet people after the show, getting that connection during the actual concert. It creates a stronger bond.
You don't know how long it's going to last. I don't know what's going to happen after I put out my first album.
I appreciate hearing different stories. It inspires me.
I love Lorde's music.
I didn't grow up listening to him - my parents listened more to Neil Young and Joni Mitchell - but I lived in a flatshare for two years, and my flatmate loved Leonard Cohen. He would always play him when he got home from the studio or something.
I decided to move to Bergen because I like the music environment there.
I was definitely quirky. Me and my sister played a lot together. She's my best friend - and we would put on fashion shows.
The thing I love about being on stage is I can do whatever I want.
I really just like to sit alone at the piano. I need my me time.
I always come back to the piano. It's like home.
I'm from a small town called Alesund in Norway.
To win BBC's Sound of 2018 was a huge honour. A lot of my favourite artists have won it before.
I don't write about nature, but I'm definitely very inspired by it.
My goal is to write catchy songs that make people feel something.
'Don't Kill My Vibe' was made in a writing session, by Martin Sjolie and I, after he'd asked me what I'd been thinking about lately. I started talking about this earlier writing session that was quite difficult. The song is about the feeling of not being respected as a person, and I think that's something that speaks to millennials.
Making vocal hooks is my favorite thing to do. That's what I love about songwriting - making catchy stuff.
The thing I love about Norwegian cities is that you often have nature right at your doorstep - you don't need to go that far. That makes it a lot easier to just get out.
I always have a lot of hand cream.
I need to do music.
I've got ambitions. I've always been very ambitious. But I think there's something nice about not saying all of my dreams, in case they don't happen and then it's just really embarrassing.
I'm a huge fan of Renaissance art. It's very direct. They're paintings that hit you in the face in the same immediate way that a huge pop tune hits you in the face.
I would love to meet or work with Sofia Coppola. Or Wes Anderson or Spike Jonze. I'd love to meet them. The way they film, it's all so geometric.
Playing piano and singing whatever comes naturally is the best thing for me - the only thing that feels genuine.
I remember when I started writing lyrics, I was very grand. I tried to use a lot of symbols,because I thought that's how songwriting should be - with imagery and metaphor. I figured, after a while, maybe I should just write it as I would say in real life.
I've always been the shy one.
There are two places where I can completely relax: in nature and by the piano.
