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Tove Styrke
Styrke performing in 2022
Born
Tove Anna Linnéa Östman Styrke

(1992-11-19)19 November 1992(age 31)
Umeå,Sweden
Occupation(s)singer,songwriter
Years active2009–present
WorksDiscography
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Labels
Websitetovestyrkemusic.comEdit this at Wikidata

Tove Anna Linnéa Östman Styrke[1](Swedish pronunciation:[ˈtǔːvɛˈstʏ̂rːkɛ];born 19 November 1992[1]) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She gained popularity as a contestant onSwedish Idol 2009,finishing in third place.[2]After the show, she started a solo career inelectropop.She released her debut albumTove Styrkein 2010. TheNew York Postincluded Styrke in its list of "10 Artists to Know in 2011".[3]In 2015, she released her second album,Kiddo.Three years later, in 2018, she released her third album,Sway.Throughout the 2010s Styrke gained an increasing critical acclaim as an independent artist resulting in her single "Say My Name"being included inRolling Stone's 100 best songs of the decade.[4]

Biography

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Styrke was born inUmeå,Sweden.She has two sisters, one younger and one older.[1][5]Her father, musician Anders Östman, scored a number one hit on the Swedish radio chart,Svensktoppen,in 1975 with the song "Vindens melodi" performed by hisdansbandMax Fenders. Her mother was aballetinstructor and Styrke took classes from her at an early age.

Music career

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Tove Styrkeand "Call My Name" (2009–2011)

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After competing onSwedish Idol 2009and finishing in third place, Styrke was signed bySony Musiclabel in December 2009.[6]In June 2010, she released her first single, "Million Pieces",which was co-written by Adam Olenius fromShout Out LoudsandLykke Li.[7]

Styrke in 2010

On 12 November 2010, she released her debut album,Tove Styrke.The album was produced by Patrik Berger, Lotus & 2manyfreckles,Peter Ågren,Janne Kask and Paw. It peaked at number 10 on the Swedish single chart, spending 35 weeks on the top album charts in Sweden.[8]It was first certified gold, then later received platinum certification in Sweden. The majority of the album was co-written by Styrke.[9]The album was later re-released in March 2012 inGermanywith two new songs: "Call My Name"and" Sticks and Stones ". Her second single,"White Light Moment",charted at number five on the Swedish top singles chart and received gold certification. It eventually peaked at number two.[10]"White Light Moment"was later nominated for" Best Song of the Year "atGrammisgalan2012, the Swedish equivalent of theGrammy Awards.

In January 2011, Styrke won the "Best Newcomer" award at P3 Guld.[11]At ceremony, she performed a remixed version of "Million Pieces"by Swedish record producerFamiljen.In February 2011, Styrke issued her firstEP,High and Low,featuring six remixes of the title track. In April 2011, Styrke was featured in anIKEAcommercial, where she performed the Swedish lullaby "Byssan Lull".[12]

On 19 August 2011, the promotional single "Call My Name"was released ondigital download.The song peaked at number six on the Swedish Singles Chart. "Call My Name"was later nominated for" Best Song of the Year "at P3 Guld.[13]That same month, Stryke joined other Swedish artists, collectively called Kedjan, to release acharity singlecalled "Ringar på vattnet" ( "Ripple Effect" in English), benefitingRadiohjälpen's charity efforts fightingfaminein theHorn of Africa.[14]In September 2011, the Swedish band Caotico collaborated with Styrke on their single released "Brains Out". She also appeared in themusic videofor the single.[15]

Borderline(2013–2014)

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In 2013, Styrke signed a contract withSony Music UK.On 22 May 2014 she released her comeback single, "Even If I'm Loud Doesn't Mean I'm Talking To You", on iTunes in Sweden. On 9 October 2014, her next single "Borderline",the first from her upcoming EP of the same title, was released on iTunes. A remixed version of" Borderline "was previously released for the Swedishcompilation album,F!on 22 April 2014 on iTunes in Sweden and for online streaming onSpotify.The music video for "Borderline" was filmed inPyramidenin September 2014 and premiered exclusively on website, "Fader", on 15 October 2014.[16]

Styrke performed songs from the EP and new material at two debut UK shows inLondonon 5 and 6 November. The song "Brag" premiered exclusively forNylonon 20 November 2014.[17]TheBorderline EPwas released for digital download on 23 November 2014.[18][19][20]On 17 November 2014,RCA Recordsannounced that Styrke had signed with the label. The label confirmed Styrke's plans to release her first US album via RCA and Sony Sweden in the spring of 2015.[21]

Kiddo,Sway,andHard(2015–present)

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Tove Styrke at Malmöfestivalen 2018.

On 23 January 2015, Styrke premiered the single "Ego" from her second album,Kiddo.The single was available for streaming via her officialSoundCloudaccount and later was released that same day on iTunes. The music video for "Ego" was filmed inTokyoand premiered on Styrke's Vevo channel on 2 February 2015.[22]

Kiddowas released in digital, vinyl, and physical formats on 8 June 2015.[23]The next single "Number One" was released for streaming onSpotifyand digital download foriTuneson 13 May 2015 and was featured on theCW'sRiverdale.[24]To promote the album, Styrke attended the annualSXSWfestival in March 2015;[25]she later embarked on a small tour of the US in May 2015.[26]

Four days prior to its release,Kiddoexclusively streamed in its entirety for Spotify listeners in Sweden on 5 June 2015.[27][28][29][30]

On 23 July 2015, Stryke released a cover version of "...Baby One More Time"byBritney Spearsas a single along its music video.[31]

On 28 April 2017, Styrke released "Say My Name",which would serve as the first single from her third album,Sway.[32]"Mistakes"followed as the second single on 15 September,[33]with "Liability (Demo)" being released as a promotional track on 15 December.[34]"Changed My Mind"was released as the third single alongside the album announcement on 2 February 2018.[35][36]Before the album's release, the single "On the Low"came out.[37]Swaywas released on 4 May 2018 through Sony Music.[38]It was re-released digitally, including the single "Vibe",unveiled on 19 October 2018 ahead of a tour through United Kingdom.[39]

Through 2018 and 2020 she released several collaborations, including a feature onAlma's mixtapeHeavy Rulescalled "Good Vibes",[40]"Last Goodbye" byClean Banditalso featuringStefflon Donfrom their albumWhat Is Love?,[41]"Stuck" withLost Kings,[42]"Been There, Done That" withNOTD[43]and "Love Me Back" withRitual.[44]She also participated in the eleventh series of the Swedishreality televisionshowSå mycket bättre.[45]

On 19 June 2021 she released the single "Mood Swings".[46]

Styrke's fourth album with the singles "Start Walking","Hardcore","Show Me Love","YouYouYou ", calledHardwas released on 3 June 2022. On 23 September 2022 Styrke started her own headlining tourHard Tourin support of her fourth album.

Influences

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According toAllMusic,Styrke combines "the bubbling electronica ofRobynwith the hipster synth pop ofAnnieand the hook-laden Euro-disco ofSeptember".[47]The GermanKulturspiegel,a monthly extra toDer Spiegel,called Styrke's music "nonchalant, catchy boom-pop" and compared it to Robyn andLykke Li.[48]

Personal life

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Tove Styrke has been in a relationship with fellow musician Sanna Sikborn Erixon since at least January 2020.[49]In an Instagram story on 1 June 2022, Styrke identified aspansexual.[50]

Awards and nominations

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Sweden GAFFA Awards

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Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2015 Kiddo Best Pop Won [51]

Discography

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Main article:Tove Styrke discography

Tours

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Headlining tours

Supporting tours

References

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  2. ^Third place on Idol 2009
  3. ^"10 Artists to Know in 2011: New Music Musts".New York Post.Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2011.Retrieved13 December2011.
  4. ^"The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s".Rolling Stone.4 December 2019.
  5. ^"Tove Styrke hastigt sjuk"(in Swedish). Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2011.Retrieved20 December2011.
  6. ^"Tove Styrke – Home".Tovestyrke.weebly.com. 30 June 2010.Retrieved13 December2011.
  7. ^"Sony Music – Sony Music presenterar stolt: Tove Styrke"(in Swedish). Mynewsdesk. 22 June 2010.Retrieved13 December2011.
  8. ^"swedishcharts.com - Discography Tove Styrke".swedishcharts.com.Retrieved30 January2019.
  9. ^"Swedish Charts: Tove Styrke".Swedish Charts. 2012.Retrieved13 November2014.
  10. ^Steffen Hung."Tove Styrke – White Light Moment"(in Swedish). hitparad.se.Retrieved13 December2011.
  11. ^"Best Newcomer" awards at P3 Guld
  12. ^"Ikeazzz nya kampanj"(in Swedish). Archived fromthe originalon 29 November 2014.Retrieved20 December2011.
  13. ^"Årets låt – P3 Guld 2012 | Sveriges Radio"(in Swedish). Sverigesradio.se.Retrieved13 December2011.
  14. ^"Tove medverkar i Kedjans Ringar på vattnet"(in Swedish). Archived fromthe originalon 23 July 2012.Retrieved2 January2012.
  15. ^"Scandipop.co.uk – Caotico & Tove Styrke: Brains Out".8 September 2011.Retrieved20 December2011.
  16. ^"Tove Styrke Travels To The End Of The World In" Borderline "Video".Retrieved15 October2014.
  17. ^"Tove Styrke Is Sweden's Next Big Music Export".20 November 2014.Retrieved20 November2014.
  18. ^"Sweden's Tove Styrke returns with ballsy new single" Borderline "".Retrieved9 October2014.
  19. ^"Här är alla artister på vår valskiva" F! "".Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2014.Retrieved9 October2014.
  20. ^"Tove Styrke plays The Old Blue Last for sold out comeback show".Retrieved19 November2014.
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  24. ^Fu, Eddie (15 October 2018)."Here's All The Music From 'Riverdale' Season 3".Genius.
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  31. ^Dunlap, Kelley (24 June 2015)."This Alt-Pop Cover Of Britney Spears'"... Baby One More Time "Is Everything".BuzzFeed.
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  33. ^McNeilage, Ross (4 October 2017)."Tove Styrke Is A Runaway Bride In The Epic 'Mistakes' Video".MTV UK.
  34. ^Riddell, Rose (14 December 2017)."Listen: Tove Styrke covers Lorde's 'Liability'".Coup De Main.
  35. ^Bruner, Raisa (2 February 2018)."5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week".Time.
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  37. ^"Tove Styrke släpper singeln" On The Low "från kommande albumet" Sway "- på scen med Lorde sjungandes Robyn cover".Mynewsdesk(in Swedish). 6 April 2018.
  38. ^Ginsberg, Gab (4 May 2018)."Tove Styrke Talks New Album 'Sway,' Touring With Lorde and Katy Perry: 'Oh My God, Is This Real Life?'".Billboard.
  39. ^"Tove Styrke has released a vibey new single ahead of her upcoming tour dates".Dork.19 October 2018.
  40. ^Moran, Justin (2 March 2018)."ALMA Is a Legend For Life".Paper.
  41. ^Beaumont, Mark (29 November 2018)."Clean Bandit, What is Love? review: A shallow, algorithm-friendly array of synthetic pop devotion".The Independent.Retrieved13 January2019.
  42. ^Maxwell (8 August 2018)."Maxwell's Music Video Cameo in Lost Kings' - Stuck".iHeartRadio.
  43. ^Bein, Kat (24 August 2018)."Notd & Tove Styrke Are Stuck on Love With 'Been There Done That': Listen".Billboard.
  44. ^Wass, Mike (29 January 2019)."Tove Styrke Teams Up With RITUAL For Massive Banger," Love Me Back "".Idolator.
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  57. ^Herh, Kala (15 June 2022)."Tove Styrke Doesn't Hold Back, And Neither Should You".V.Retrieved24 November2022.
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