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girl in red is a singer, singer-songwriter and composer, born on February 16, 1999 in Horten Municipality, Vestfold, Norway. girl in red is 27 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes University of Sherbrooke. Awards on record include P3 Gull for Artist of the Year (2020), Spellemann Awards for best international success of the year (2020), Spellemann Awards for songwriter of the year (2021, 2024) and 1 more.
My Take
What I love about girl in red is the origin story: those first EPs cut in a Horten bedroom, songs about romance and mental health that somehow steadied listeners worldwide. There's a lesson there. You don't need a glossy studio to make something that matters; you need honesty and the nerve to use it. Her shelf of Spellemann Awards and that international-breakthrough prize confirm the world caught up to her, but the appeal was never polish. It was a young Norwegian artist refusing to hide her anxieties and turning them into community. I find that kind of vulnerability genuinely brave, and I keep rooting for her.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- girl in red
- Name (Japanese)
- ガール・イン・レッド
- Reading
- がーる・いん・れっど
- Born
- February 16, 1999 (age 27)
- Origin
- Horten Municipality, Vestfold, Norway
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter / composer / musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- University of Sherbrooke
Awards & achievements
- 2020 P3 Gull for Artist of the Year
- 2020 Spellemann Awards for best international success of the year
- 2021 Spellemann Awards for songwriter of the year
- 2021 Spellemann Award of the year
- 2024 Spellemann Awards for songwriter of the year
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://worldinred.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/girlinred/
- Xhttps://x.com/_girlinred_
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl%20in%20Red
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62140662
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was girl in red born?
Born February 16, 1999 (age 27).
Where is girl in red from?
girl in red is from Horten Municipality, Vestfold, Norway.
What does girl in red do?
girl in red works as singer, singer-songwriter, composer, musician.
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