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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Skaar
| name = Skaar
| birth_date = {{bda|1998|08|08}}
| image = Hilde Skaar 2020.jpg
| caption = Skaar in 2020
| birth_date = {{bda|1998|08|08}}
| birth_place = [[Stord]], Norway
| birth_place = [[Stord]], Norway
| occupation = Artist, Producer, Singer, Songwriter
| occupation = {{hlist|artist|producer|singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| years_active = 2016–present
| genre = {{hlist|[[synth-pop]]|[[electropop]]|[[alternative pop]]|[[indie pop]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[synth-pop]]|[[electropop]]|[[alternative pop]]|[[indie pop]]}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|Piano|Guitar}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Warner Music Group|Warner Norway]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Warner Music Group|Warner Norway]]}}
| website = {{URL|skaarmusic.no/about_}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.skaarmusic.no/}}
| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
}}
}}


'''Hilde Skaar''' (born August 8, 1998 in [[Stord]]), also known as '''Skaar''' (stylised in [[all caps]]), is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=NA Meets: SKAAR, singer-songwriter|url=https://norwegianarts.org.uk/na-meets-skaar/|access-date=2024-08-01|website=Norwegian Arts|language=en-GB}}</ref>
'''Hilde Skaar''' (born August 8, 1998 in [[Stord]]), also known as '''Skaar''' (stylised in [[all caps]]), is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=NA Meets: SKAAR, singer-songwriter|url=https://norwegianarts.org.uk/na-meets-skaar/|access-date=2024-08-01|website=Norwegian Arts|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Life and career ==
Skaar comes from the western Norwegian municipality of [[Stord]]. At the age of 18, she was involved as a singer in the song "Wherever You Go" by [[TRXD]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-06-09 |author=Selma Moren |date=2022-06-09 |language=no |title=Hilde Skaar: – Jeg fikk et super-sammenbrudd |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/2022/06/09/folelser-er-jo-en-naturkraft/ |work=Dagsavisen}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> In September 2018, Skaar released her debut single "Higher Ground", with which she achieved six million streams on [[Spotify]] in less than a year. The song was also used for the Norwegian film ''Battle''. This was followed by her second single "Wicked Rhythm". In 2019, she sang during the Norwegian royal family's state visit to [[Chile]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ba.no/mot-toppen-i-rekordtempo/s/5-8-1087839 |title=Mot toppen i rekordtempo |access-date=2021-12-05 |author=Hanne Farestvedt |work=Bergensavisen |date=2019-07-09 |language=no}}</ref>

She was nominated in the "Newcomer" category at the [[P3 Gull]] music award in 2019. She was also nominated in the newcomer category at the [[Spellemannprisen]] 2020. She also received a nomination in the pop category for her 2020 debut EP "The Other Side of Waiting". Skaar contributed music to the series [[Home for Christmas (TV series)|Home For Christmas]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/i/2dEP6y/nytt-musikkpar-skaar-og-depresno-bekrefter-at-de-er-kjaerester |title=Nytt musikkpar: Skaar og dePresno bekrefter at de er kjærester |access-date=2021-12-05 |author=Stein Østbo |work=Verdens Gang |date=2021-06-13 |language=no}}</ref> In 2021, she was nominated for the "The Bendiksen" prize and released the album "Waiting".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/byas/i/41M17E/disse-er-nominert-til-bendiksenprisen |title=Disse er nominert til Bendiksenprisen |access-date=2021-12-05 |work=Stavanger Aftenblad |date=2021-05-19 |language=no}}</ref> In March 2023, "Mad Woman, Pt. 1", the first part of the album ''Mad Woman'', followed.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Sofie Granberg |url=https://p3.no/bor-treffe-langt-flere-hjerter-enn-til-crushet/ |title=– Bør treffe langt flere hjerter enn til crushet |work=p3.no |date=2023-03-24 |language=no |access-date=2023-03-24}}</ref> In 2023, she was the opening act for singer [[Tori Amos]]' "Ocean To Ocean Tour".<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jürgen Moises |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/muenchen-konzert-tori-amos-isarphilarmonie-1.5804814 |title=München: Tori Amos begeistert in der Isarphilharmonie in München. |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=2023-04-17 |language=de |access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref> At the Spellemannprisen 2023, she won in the "Songwriter" category.


== Influences ==
== Influences ==
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* Format: digital download, streaming
* Format: digital download, streaming
| —
| —
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:85%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Wherever You Go"<br/><small>(with [[TRXD]])</small>
| 2016
| 34<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://topplista.no/artist/5523/ |title=Skaar discography|publisher=[[VG-lista]] }}</ref>
|
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Higher Ground"
| 2018
| —
|
* IFPI NOR: Gold<ref name="IFPI NOR">{{cite web| url=https://ifpi.no/trofe/trofeoversikt/?aar=&searchterm=Skaar | title=Trophy Overview | publisher=IFPI Norway |format=Enter "SKAAR" into the "Søk etter artist" box, then select "Søk"|language=no }}</ref>
| rowspan="4"| ''The Other Side of Waiting''
|-
! scope="row"| "Wicked Rhythm"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/wicked-rhythm-single/1449842259|title=Wicked Rhythm - Single by SKAAR|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref>
| rowspan="4"| 2019
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "24"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/24-single/1457720470|title=24 - Single by SKAAR|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref>
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Five Times"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/five-times-single/1479420952|title=Five Times - Single by SKAAR|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref>
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "It's Christmas After All"
| —
|
|''[[Home for Christmas (TV series)|Home For Christmas]]''<br><small>(soundtrack)</small>
|-
! scope="row"| "Quiet"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/quiet-single/1508137505|title=Quiet - Single by SKAAR|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2020
| —
|
| ''The Other Side of Waiting''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[The Scientist (song)|The Scientist]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/the-scientist-single/1536751775|title=The Scientist - Single by SKAAR|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref> <small>(cover)</small>
| —
|
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Voodoo Voodoo"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/voodoo-voodoo-single/1549747717|title=Voodoo Voodoo - Single by Iris & SKAAR|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref><br/><small>(with Iris)</small>
| —
|
|''Love and Other Disasters''
|-
! scope="row"| "Say Something Now"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/say-something-now-single/1558480010|title=Say Something Now - Single by SKAAR|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref>
| rowspan="5"| 2021
| —
|
| rowspan="2"| ''Waiting''
|-
! scope="row"| "Time"<br/><small>(featuring Iris)</small>
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Black Hole"
| —
|
| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Both Sides Now"
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Promise"<br/><small>(with Fay Wildhagen)</small>
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Out Of My Hands"
| rowspan="3"| 2022
| —
|
| rowspan="5"| ''Mad Woman''
|-
! scope="row"| "Something Like This"
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Get Him Away From Me"
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Imposter Syndrome"
| rowspan="3"| 2023
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Follow Your Heart"
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Se ilden lyse"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/se-ilden-lyse-single/1712486873|title=Se ilden lyse - Single by SKAAR|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref>
| —
|
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Mad Woman"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/mad-woman-single/1733042597|title=Mad Woman - Single by SKAAR & Emilie Nicolas|website=Apple Music (NZ)}}</ref><br/><small>(with [[Emilie Nicolas]])</small>
| rowspan="3"| 2024
| —
|
| ''Mad Women''
|-
! scope="row"| "You Found Me"<br/><small>(with [[Matoma]])</small>
| —
|
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Omen"<br/><small>(with Slowshift)</small>
| —
|
| ''NR24''<br><small>(From the motion picture)</small>
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.
|}
|}


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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Norwegian singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Norwegian singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:21st-century Norwegian women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Norwegian women singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Latest revision as of 23:07, 16 November 2024

Skaar
Skaar in 2020
Skaar in 2020
Background information
Born (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26)
Stord, Norway
Genres
Occupations
  • artist
  • producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Piano
  • Guitar
Years active2016–present
Labels
Websitewww.skaarmusic.no

Hilde Skaar (born August 8, 1998 in Stord), also known as Skaar (stylised in all caps), is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.[1]

Life and career

[edit]

Skaar comes from the western Norwegian municipality of Stord. At the age of 18, she was involved as a singer in the song "Wherever You Go" by TRXD.[2] In September 2018, Skaar released her debut single "Higher Ground", with which she achieved six million streams on Spotify in less than a year. The song was also used for the Norwegian film Battle. This was followed by her second single "Wicked Rhythm". In 2019, she sang during the Norwegian royal family's state visit to Chile.[3]

She was nominated in the "Newcomer" category at the P3 Gull music award in 2019. She was also nominated in the newcomer category at the Spellemannprisen 2020. She also received a nomination in the pop category for her 2020 debut EP "The Other Side of Waiting". Skaar contributed music to the series Home For Christmas.[4] In 2021, she was nominated for the "The Bendiksen" prize and released the album "Waiting".[5] In March 2023, "Mad Woman, Pt. 1", the first part of the album Mad Woman, followed.[6] In 2023, she was the opening act for singer Tori Amos' "Ocean To Ocean Tour".[7] At the Spellemannprisen 2023, she won in the "Songwriter" category.

Influences

[edit]

In a interview for Norwegian Arts, Skaar revealed that fellow Norwegian singer-songwriter Astrid S is her 'idol who she look up to'.[1] She also revealed for "1883" magazine that she's a big fan of British rock band Coldplay.[8]

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
Title Details Peak chart positions
NOR
[9]
Mad Woman
  • Released: 29 September 2023
  • Label: Warner Norway
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 20

EPs

[edit]
Title Details Peak chart positions
NOR
[9]
The Other Side of Waiting
  • Released: 4 September 2020
  • Label: Warner Norway
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 39
Waiting
  • Released: 16 April 2021
  • Label: Warner Norway
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 —
Mad Women
  • Released: 19 July 2024
  • Label: Warner Norway
  • Format: digital download, streaming
 —

Singles

[edit]
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[9]
"Wherever You Go"
(with TRXD) 		2016 34
[10] 		Non-album single
"Higher Ground" 2018 — The Other Side of Waiting
"Wicked Rhythm"[12] 2019 —
"24"[13] —
"Five Times"[14] —
"It's Christmas After All" — Home For Christmas
(soundtrack)
"Quiet"[15] 2020 — The Other Side of Waiting
"The Scientist"[16] (cover) — Non-album single
"Voodoo Voodoo"[17]
(with Iris) 		— Love and Other Disasters
"Say Something Now"[18] 2021 — Waiting
"Time"
(featuring Iris) 		—
"Black Hole" — Non-album singles
"Both Sides Now" —
"Promise"
(with Fay Wildhagen) 		—
"Out Of My Hands" 2022 — Mad Woman
"Something Like This" —
"Get Him Away From Me" —
"Imposter Syndrome" 2023 —
"Follow Your Heart" —
"Se ilden lyse"[19] — Non-album single
"Mad Woman"[20]
(with Emilie Nicolas) 		2024 — Mad Women
"You Found Me"
(with Matoma) 		— Non-album single
"Omen"
(with Slowshift) 		— NR24
(From the motion picture)
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "NA Meets: SKAAR, singer-songwriter". Norwegian Arts. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  2. ^ Selma Moren (2022-06-09). "Hilde Skaar: – Jeg fikk et super-sammenbrudd". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  3. ^ Hanne Farestvedt (2019-07-09). "Mot toppen i rekordtempo". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  4. ^ Stein Østbo (2021-06-13). "Nytt musikkpar: Skaar og dePresno bekrefter at de er kjærester". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  5. ^ "Disse er nominert til Bendiksenprisen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  6. ^ Sofie Granberg (2023-03-24). "– Bør treffe langt flere hjerter enn til crushet". p3.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  7. ^ Jürgen Moises (2023-04-17). "München: Tori Amos begeistert in der Isarphilharmonie in München". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  8. ^ "SKAAR". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  9. ^ a b c "Discography Skaar". norwegiancharts.com.
  10. ^ "Skaar discography". VG-lista.
  11. ^ "Trophy Overview" (Enter "SKAAR" into the "Søk etter artist" box, then select "Søk") (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  12. ^ "Wicked Rhythm - Single by SKAAR". Apple Music (NZ).
  13. ^ "24 - Single by SKAAR". Apple Music (NZ).
  14. ^ "Five Times - Single by SKAAR". Apple Music (NZ).
  15. ^ "Quiet - Single by SKAAR". Apple Music (NZ).
  16. ^ "The Scientist - Single by SKAAR". Apple Music (NZ).
  17. ^ "Voodoo Voodoo - Single by Iris & SKAAR". Apple Music (NZ).
  18. ^ "Say Something Now - Single by SKAAR". Apple Music (NZ).
  19. ^ "Se ilden lyse - Single by SKAAR". Apple Music (NZ).
  20. ^ "Mad Woman - Single by SKAAR & Emilie Nicolas". Apple Music (NZ).
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