Gabrielle Leithaug

Gabrielle Leithaug (Bergen, 10 January 1985), better known by her mononym artist name Gabrielle, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She is best known internationally for her breakout single "5 Fine Frøkner", which appears in the Norwegian TV series '' Skam''.

Early life

Gabrielle was born in Bergen and resided in Hordvik, a neighbourhood in the city's Ã…sane borough, where she lived for 8 or 9 years. Her family then lived in the city of Bergen for a year, before moving to in Bergen's Fyllingsdalen borough. She attended upper secondary school in Fyllingsdalen, for one year, and later attended "''Katten''".

She worked flipping burgers for around 3 years, and as a cleaner in schools. She also worked as a radio host for a year and a half. She once moved to Stavanger and intended to start an education within ''reiselivsutdanning,'' a tourism program. She later studied music at Nord-Trøndelag University College.

She was a member of a gospel choir—Gospel Bergen.

In 2025, Gabrielle became a coach on the tenth season of the talent competition show '' The Voice – Norges beste stemme''.

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 Music.

2011–2018: ''Mildt Sagt'', ''Nattergal'' and ''Vekk Meg Opp''

In 2011, she released her first single, "Ring meg", which reached number one on the Norwegian VG-lista and on iTunes, sold eight times platinum in Norway, and was nominated for the 2012 Spellemannprisen in the category of Hit of the Year. On 2 March 2012, her debut album ''Mildt Sagt'' was released on CD, vinyl and digitally. She received the 2014 Edvardprisen in the category of Popular Music for the album ''Nattergal'' and was nominated for the Bendiksenprisen for 2014.

The song "5 Fine Frøkner" was nominated for Hit of the Year at the 2015 Spellemannprisen and Song of the Year at the 2014 P3 Gull. The song also gained renewed popularity (especially outside Norway, despite the lyrics being in Norwegian) in January 2017 after being used in an episode of '' Skam''. She was nominated for the 2017 P3 Gull in the category Live Artist of the Year and for the 2018 Spellemannprisen in the category Pop Soloist for the EP ''Vekk Meg Opp''.

2019–2020: ''Snart, Gabby''

She released the album ''Snart, Gabby'' in 2019 and received three nominations for it ahead of the 2020 Spellemannprisen. She was also awarded the P3 Prize during the 2020 P3 Gull, which recognize artists who had influenced Norwegian music over the years.

2021–2023: ''Klipp Meg I Ti og Lim Meg Sammen''

On 22 October 2021, Gabrielle released her fourth studio album, ''Klipp Meg I Ti og Lim Meg Sammen''. For the album, she received the 2022 Spellemannprisen in the Pop category and was nominated for Release of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.

2024–present: ''Og Eg Lyger Så Det Renner Som en Foss Gjennom Rommet''

Between March and April 2024, Gabrielle released two singles from her upcoming studio album: "Operahuset" and "Synd Synd Synd". Her fifth studio album, ''Og Eg Lyger Så Det Renner Som en Foss Gjennom Rommet'', was released in 31 May 2024 with Syver Storskogen as producer and Ole Torjus Hofvind as co-producer. For the album, she received the Spellemann Award in the category Release of the Year, and was also nominated for Songwriter of the Year, Pop and the TONO's Composer Award at the 2025 Spellemannprisen. In August 2024, she headlined the Øyafestivalen; her set received critical acclaim.

Philanthropy

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

Personal life

She has previously stated that she is a natural red head and is heterosexual.

She has said that when she was around 19, she loved someone, and the relationship ended, adding "that is possibly the one reakupthat cut the deepest".
She has said that she once moved to Stavanger because she had an intimate relationship with someone who lived there. She has said that she had been in a relationship with a guy for several years, before it ended.Det ble for mye for meg
t became too much for me/ref>

Her tattoos include a verse from the Bible. She is a snowboarder, and spent a winter in Salt Lake City. Leithaug has three sisters and one brother.

She is a Christian and regards faith as "rather personal". 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".

In 2012 she said that she "will not take on a role as a spokeswoman for the Christian artists".Synger med bibelvers på brystet
inging with a bibelverse on the chest/ref>

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Gabrielle lover å overraske i kveldOfficial websiteMySpaceFacebookKristne, men ikke kristen-artister
hristian, but not ''kristen-artister''

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Living people
1985 births
Musicians from Bergen
Norwegian Christians
Norwegian electronic musicians
Norwegian pop singers
Universal Music Group artists
21st-century Norwegian women singers
21st-century Norwegian singers