Dagny (singer)
Norwegian singer-songwriter
Dagny Norvoll Sandvik (born 23 July 1990), known mononymously as Dagny, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Her music is pop-based, incorporating elements of indie, dance, synth-pop, electropop and disco. She has released two studio albums, Strangers / Lovers (2020) and Elle (2024), and one EP, Ultraviolet (2016). Her single "Somebody" won Song of the Year at the 2020 P3 Gull, and her 2017 track "Love You Like That" was the basis for Katy Perry's "Never Really Over" (2019). She frequently performs at festivals in Norway and the United Kingdom including Øyafestivalen, Stavernfestivalen, and Bergenfest.
Dagny was nominated for Newcomer of the Year at the Spellemannprisen in 2016 and Songwriter of the Year in 2018. Her songs "Backbeat", "Wearing Nothing" and "Somebody" were Spellemann-nominated for Song of the Year in 2016, 2017, and 2020, respectively.
Early life
Dagny was born and raised in Tromsø, Norway. She is the youngest daughter of vocalist Marit Sandvik and jazz musician Øystein Norvoll. She describes her childhood as very musical.
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