Erika Norwich

Erika Norwich
Erika Norwich
Born	20 October 1999 (age 25); Trondheim, Norway
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;

Erika Norwich (born 20 October 1999) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.

Early life

Norwich was born on 20 October 1999 in Trondheim.^[1]^[2]

Musical career

In 2016, as a 16-year-old, Norwich took part in the TV show Idol, in which she reached the semi-finals.^[3] In 2018, she studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts for around a year before dropping out and returning to Norway.^[4] At the Melodi Grand Prix 2020, the Norwegian preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest, she took on a part in the song "Vertigo" performed by Thomas Løseth, without herself being listed as a participant.^[5] Through her presence on social media such as TikTok, where she presents not only her music but also other videos from her life, her popularity began to increase.^[6]^[7] With their song "Til lillebror", Norwich entered the Norwegian singles charts for the first time in 2022. Her debut EP was Fra hjertet til hodet og ut, released in October 2023. In January 2024, it was announced that she would take part in the Melodi Grand Prix 2024 together with Super Rob (later revealed to be Gaute Ormåsen) and the song "My AI".^[8]^[9] With this song she was able to enter the Norwegian singles charts again.

Musical style

Norwich sings in Norwegian and English. Over time she began to write her Norwegian-language songs in her dialect. She cited singer Synne Vo, who also sings in a dialect, as her inspiration.^[2]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title	Details
Fra hjertet til hodet og ut	Released: 20 October 2023^[10] Label: EE Media AS / Sony Music Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album or EP
Title	Year	NOR ^[11]	Certifications	Album or EP
"Shadow"	2016	—		Non-album singles
"Ballerina"	2017	—
"Running Out"	2017	—
"Come Back to Me" (with Fool the Fox)	2020	—
"Sekunder" (with Erik)	2021	—
"Til lillebror"		20
"Ta mæ tebake"		—
"Ærlig"	2023	—		Fra hjertet til hodet og ut
"Tankebibliotek"		—
"Aldri helt bra, men bedre"		—
"Snehvit"		—
"Usynlig"		—		Non-album singles
"My AI" (with Super Rob)	2024	9	IFPI NOR: Gold^[12]
"Fuck deg" (with PandaPanda)		—
"E det min feil?"		—
"For godt te å være sant"		—
"I et anna liv"		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album or EP
"Some More" (SFRNG featuring Erika Norwich)	2021	Non-album single

References

^ "Norsk musikk: 730.no kuraterer sine favoritter". 730.no (in Norwegian). October 20, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Janne Monsen Tveit (September 29, 2022). "Erika Norwich: – Jeg vil ikke ta det for gitt!". 730.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ Michelle Bjellmo (March 2, 2016). "Julie (17) fra Lundamo gikk videre i Idol". Adressa (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ Elise Andrea Einem, Knut Torgersruud (February 9, 2023). "Kalte seg selv «et krevende monster»: – Har hatt et helvete". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ Tor Martin Bøe (January 20, 2020). "Musikkanmeldelse: Her er MGP-artistene for Midt-Norge". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "Erika Norwich slipper "Til lillebror" etter massiv respons på TikTok". NTB (in Norwegian). September 21, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ Lill Kristin Harøy Fenstad (May 3, 2023). "Mener unge blir for fort voksne i sosiale medier: Erika (23) går mot strømmen". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ Marit Sofie Strand (January 5, 2024). "Disse deltar i MGP 2024" (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ Andersen, Elisabeth (February 5, 2024). "Røper identiteten: – Har vel vært en dårlig hemmelighet?" [Reveals his identity: – Has it been a bad secret?]. TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Fra hjertet til hodet og ut - EP by Erika Norwich". Spotify. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "Erika Norwich". Topplista. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "Norwegian certifications – Erika Norwich" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[1] "Norsk musikk: 730.no kuraterer sine favoritter". 730.no (in Norwegian). October 20, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[730.no-2] Janne Monsen Tveit (September 29, 2022). "Erika Norwich: – Jeg vil ikke ta det for gitt!". 730.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[3] Michelle Bjellmo (March 2, 2016). "Julie (17) fra Lundamo gikk videre i Idol". Adressa (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[4] Elise Andrea Einem, Knut Torgersruud (February 9, 2023). "Kalte seg selv «et krevende monster»: – Har hatt et helvete". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[5] Tor Martin Bøe (January 20, 2020). "Musikkanmeldelse: Her er MGP-artistene for Midt-Norge". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[6] "Erika Norwich slipper "Til lillebror" etter massiv respons på TikTok". NTB (in Norwegian). September 21, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[7] Lill Kristin Harøy Fenstad (May 3, 2023). "Mener unge blir for fort voksne i sosiale medier: Erika (23) går mot strømmen". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[8] Marit Sofie Strand (January 5, 2024). "Disse deltar i MGP 2024" (in Norwegian). Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[9] Andersen, Elisabeth (February 5, 2024). "Røper identiteten: – Har vel vært en dårlig hemmelighet?" [Reveals his identity: – Has it been a bad secret?]. TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[10] "Fra hjertet til hodet og ut - EP by Erika Norwich". Spotify. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[11] "Erika Norwich". Topplista. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[12] "Norwegian certifications – Erika Norwich" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

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