Gabrielle Leithaug
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Gabrielle |
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10 January 1985 Bergen, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Website | www |
Gabrielle Leithaug (born 10 January 1985 in Bergen, Norway) better known by her mononym artist name Gabrielle is a Norwegian Electropop singer signed to Universal Music.
She lived 8 or 9 years in Hordvik in Bergen's Åsane borough. Her family then lived in the city [Bergen] for a year, before moving to Bønes in Bergen's Fyllingsdalen borough. She attended upper secondary school in Fyllingsdalen, for one year, and later attended "Katten".
She worked flipping burgers for around 3 years, and she worked as a cleaner in schools. As a radio host, she worked for a year and a half.
She once moved to Stavanger and intended to start en education within reiselivsutdanning. Later she studied music at the college Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag.
She was a member of a gospel choir—Gospel Bergen.
After she switched her focus from English lyrics to Norwegian, she signed a contract with the Norway's largest record company, Universal.
In 2011, Gabrielle released her first single "Ring meg" that reached #1 on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, #1 on iTunes, sold 10x Platinum, most streamed single in Norwegian history and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy in the category "Hit Of The Year". Her second single "Bordet" sold 2x Platinum in Norway.
Lars K. Hustoft, Crystal Air Music is her manager and has produced some of her recordings. Other producers include Joakim Haukaas.
She is a Christian and regards faith as "rather personal".
In 2006 she said that "being a Christian and being an artist, are two different things for me. But I must sing about something I believe in; I like lyrics that go to some depth. A message about tits and ass and stuff like that, does not cut it for me".
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