Johanna Ewana Ekmark (born 8 October 1994), also known as Winona Oak, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is best known for her collaborations with

What So Not What So Not is an electronic music project by Australian record producer Emoh Instead (stage name of Christopher John Emerson). What So Not has toured the world, playing in various festivals, including Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, ...

and

The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...

for the songs "Beautiful" and "

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Early life

Oak was born on

Sollerön Sollerön () is the largest island in Siljan (lake), Lake Siljan and a locality situated in Mora Municipality, Sweden, Mora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden. It had 901 inhabitants in 2010. History Sites The island is home to several nota ...

, an island in

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in the central-southerly locality of

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. She graduated from Moragymnasiet in 2013 and later moved to

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Career

In February 2018, Oak collaborated with

for the single "Beautiful", which won Best Independent Dance/Electronica/Club single at the AIR Independent Music Awards in July 2019. In October 2018, Oak signed to

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and

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. Oak was featured on

second studio album, '' Sick Boy'' (released December 2018), in the song "

". For the music video of the song, Oak appeared in "dressed in a tan trench coat and red flannel shirt". On December 10, 2018, Oak released a music video for her cover of the song " Don't Save Me” by

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, via Neon Gold and Atlantic. Oak released her debut studio album ''

Island of the Sun ''Island of the Sun'' is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Winona Oak Johanna Ewana Ekmark (born 8 October 1994), also known as Winona Oak, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is best known for her collaborations with What So ...

on'' June 10, 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. History The inaugural 2006 awards were held at ...

) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

AIR Awards of 2019 The AIR Awards of 2019 is the thirteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Freemasons Hall Adelaide, Australia on Thursday 25 July 2019. The awa ...

, "Beautiful" (featuring

) , Best Independent Dance, Electronica Or Club Single , , -