Julie Bergan

Julie Bergan
Julie Bergan performing live at by:Larm 2017
Julie Bergan performing live at by:Larm 2017
Background information
Born (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30)
Skien, Norway
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsKarate
Websitejuliebergan.no

Julie Bergan (born 12 April 1994) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter born in Skien, Norway. Bergan started releasing covers on YouTube at the age of 16, eventually signing a record deal with Warner Music Norway in 2013. In 2015 she attained mainstream success in Denmark and Germany with her single "All Hours", before breaking through in her native Norway in 2016 with "Arigato" peaking at number one. Bergan's major-label debut album Turn On the Light was released in 2018. She returned to the number one spot in 2018 on VG-lista after collaborating with K-391, Alan Walker and Seungri on "Ignite".

Career

2012–2016: Career beginnings, Melodi Grand Prix, "Younger"

In 2012 she recorded the song "Supernova" with Cir.Cuz, which peaked at number five on the Norwegian Singles Chart.[1] She participated in Melodi Grand Prix 2013, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Give a Little Something Back", which she wrote with Ben Adams and Sara Skjoldnes. She did not qualify from the semi-final in Steinkjer.[2] In September 2013, she was signed by Warner Music Norway. In early 2014, she released her first single, "Younger".[3]

2016–2018: International breakthrough and Turn On the Lights

After the release of "Younger" Bergan released a number of songs, but it was after the release of her single "Arigato" she became known beyond Norway. The song reached number five on the Swedish singles chart, and was nominated at the Norwegian Grammys in 2016 for Song of the Year. On 13 January 2017, she released the second single from her debut album Blackout. On 9 June 2017, she released the third single "If You Love Me" featuring American rapper Tunji Ige, and on 5 November 2017 the fourth single "Incapable". On 26 January 2018, she released the fifth single from the album, "Guilt Trip". On 2 February 2018 she released her debut album Turn On the Lights. The album reached number one on the Norwegian VG-Lista chart.[4] In March 2018 she performed her It's Lit Tour pt. I across Norway. On 11 May 2018, K-391 and Alan Walker released the single "Ignite" which featured Julie Bergan and Seungri, which peaked at number one on the Norwegian VG-Lista chart and at number thirteen on the Swedish singles chart. She performed with Walker at Coachella as a guest, and at EDC Japan Festival also as a guest during Walker's set. Later that year she went on her third tour, It's Lit Tour pt. II, in Norway, the UK, France and Sweden. She played at festivals in Norway and Sweden and in clubs in London and Paris. At the end of 2018 she released the single "U Got Me".[5]

2019–2022: Hard Feelings

On 1 March 2019, Bergan released "STFU", and on 15 March 2019 she appeared on the song "I'll Be Fine Somehow" by Benjamin Ingrosso. In March she presented the Spellmanprisen awards ceremony in Norway. In May "Don't Give Up on Me Now" was released together with R3hab, followed by the single "Outlaw", and in the middle of 2019 she embarked on the Hard Feelings tour, which took her across Europe.

On 3 January 2020, she released the single "Kiss Somebody" with SeeB, and in July 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Bergan released her new single "Commando". The title is her nickname, which she received from locals while on vacation. The music video for the song was stitched together from individual fan dance videos.

In July came her second collaboration with SeeB entitled "Don't You Wanna Play", the third followed in 2022 with "Always Will", the song was written by Mimi Webb, among others. In 2020 she released her second album Hard Feelings, parts of which she had previously released on two EPs, Hard Feelings: Ventricle 1 and Hard Feelings: Ventricle 2. The album is only available digitally. Part of this was the single "One Touch" that Bergan co-wrote with Dagny.

In mid-2021 she took part in the Norwegian Haik Show, where artists are presented and then give a concert. In November 2021, David Guetta released the song "Family", which was intended to show the cohesion of the music industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Various singers from all over the world performed the vocals, and Bergan sang the Scandinavian version.

At the beginning of 2022, she and friends opened the Crewtrening gym in Oslo, where she now trains herself and also gives courses. At the Spellmannprisen 2022 she made her relationship with Yunus Daar public. The two had known each other for a long time.

In late 2022, Alan Walker wanted to release the song "Ritual" with Julie Bergan, which she also co-wrote, but a dispute ensued. Walker didn't want to share the rights to the song with her, so the song was released with different lyrics and singer. You can still see her in the music video.

2023–2024: Upcoming third album and Diamonds Tour

On 17 March 2023, her first new single for almost two years, "Diamonds", was released on her own label. Bergan had started her own label Karate Records after splitting from Warner Music. She also announced the Diamonds Tour in late 2023 and early 2024. On 26 May 2023, Bergan released the album's second single "Waste a Tear".

On 16 June 2023, she performed for the seventh time at the annual VG-Lista Topp 40 live show at City Hall Square in Oslo. There, she performed "Waste a Tear", which had been released three weeks earlier. The dance choreography was created by Mona Berntsen, who had previously worked with Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys, among others. On 29 September 2023, Bergan released the third single from the album, "Nobody Loves No One". On 13 October 2023, Bergan released the fourth single "Old Habits", which she first performed live during the Norwegian TV show Lindmo, hosted by Anne Lindmo. In winter 2023/24 she was on Diamonds Tour in norway.

On 23 February 2024, Bergan released the fifth single "Kiss Me Better".[6]

On 22 March 2024, Danish singer Medina and Bergan released the second version of Medina's song "Danser for mig selv".[7]

On 24 April 2024, Bergan released the sixth single "Eternity Tonight".[8]

On 2 August, Julie released a song with swedish DJ and music producer Raaban titled "ICONIC".

On 13 September, Bergan released her seventh single „Dive”.

On 8 Novemeber, Julie Bergan released her eight single „Get It Together”.

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
NOR
[9]
Turn On the Lights[10] 5
Hard Feelings[11] —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title Details
Hard Feelings: Ventricle 1
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Label: Warner Music Norway
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Hard Feelings: Ventricle 2[12]
  • Released: 11 September 2020
  • Label: Warner Music Norway
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions
NOR
[9] 		SWE
[13]
"Give a Little Something Back" 2013 — —
"Younger" 2014 — —
"Fire" — —
"All Hours" 2015 6 —
"I Kinda Like It" 2016 35 —
"Arigato" 1 5
"Blackout" 2017 17
[14]		 —
"If You Love Me"
(featuring Tunji Ige) 		— —
"Incapable" 19
[15]		 —
"Guilt Trip" 2018 18
[16]		 —
"U Got Me"[17] 20
[18]		 —
"STFU"[19] 2019 20
[20]		 —
"Don't Give Up on Me Now"
(with R3hab)[21] 		— —
"Outlaw"[22] — —
"Crazy Enough"[23] 35
[24]		 —
"Kiss Somebody"
(with Seeb)[25] 		2020 12
[26]		 —[A]
"Don't You Wanna Play?"
(with Seeb)[28] 		— —
"One Touch" 39 —
"Second Hand Love"
(featuring Ruben) 		2021 32
[29]		 —
"Diamonds"[30] 2023 — —
"Waste a Tear"[31] — —
"Nobody Loves No One"[32] — —
"Old Habits" — —
"Kiss Me Better" 2024 — —
"Eternity Tonight"[8] — —
"ICONIC" (featuring Raaban) — —
„Dive” — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
 FIN SWE
"Supernova"
(Cir.Cuz featuring Julie Bergan) 		2012 5 — — Vi Er Cir.Cuz
"Can't Help Myself"
(Clairmont featuring Mugisho and Julie Bergan) 		2017 — — — Non-album single
"Ignite"
(K-391 featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri) 		2018 1 5 13 Non-album single
"I'll Be Fine Somehow"
(Benjamin Ingrosso featuring Julie Bergan) 		2019 — — — Spotify Singles
"Flexy"
(DJ Lizzy Wang featuring Julie Bergan) 		2021 — — — Non-album single
"Always Will"
(SeeB featuring Julie Bergan) 		2022 — — —
"Danser for mig selv"

(Medina x Julie Bergan)

2024 — — —

Covers

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work Result
2014 NRJ Awards Norway Artist of the Year Julie Bergan Won
2016 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Norwegian Act Julie Bergan Nominated
P3 Gull Årets Nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) Nominated
Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Arigato" Nominated
2017 Spellemannprisen '16 Nominated
Musikkforleggerprisen (Norwegian songwriters association) Årets Gjennombrudd (Breakthrough Artist)[33] Won
2019 Spellemannprisen '18 Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Ignite" (with K-391, Alan Walker and Seungri) Nominated
NRJ Awards Norway Song of the Year "STFU" Won
2020 Spellemannprisen '20 Årets Låt (Song of the Year) "Kiss Somebody" (with SeeB) Nominated

Concert tours

Headlining

  • Arigato Tour (2016)
  • It's Lit Tour (2018)
  • Hard Feelings Tour (2019–2020)
  • Diamonds Tour (2023–2024)

Supporting

Notes

  1. ^ "Kiss Somebody" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[27]

References

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