Julie Bergan

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 with her single All Hours, crossing borders to Denmark and Germany, before breaking though in her native Norway in 2016 with Arigato peaking at number one. Bergans 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".

Julie Bergan
Julie Bergan performing live at by:Larm 2017
Background information
Born (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994
Skien, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsWarner Music Norway
Associated actsAstrid S, Alan Walker, K-391, Seungri, R3hab, Benjamin Ingrosso
Websitejuliebergan.no

Career

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]

After the release of her single she wrote and release a number of songs, but it was first after the release of her single "Arigato" she became known beyond national borders. The song reached number five in the Swedish singles chart, and was nominated at the Norwegian Grammys in 2016 for Song of the Year.

Personal life

Julie Bergan has a sister named Veronica.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
NOR
[4]
Turn on the Lights[5] 5
Hard Feelings[6] —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays
Title Details
Hard Feelings: Ventricle 1[7]
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Label: Warner Music Norway
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Hard Feelings: Ventricle 2[8]
  • Released: 11 September 2020
  • Label: Warner Music Norway
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions
NOR
[4]		 SWE
[9]
"Give a Little Something Back" 2013 ——
"Younger" 2014 ——
"Fire" ——
"All Hours" 2015 6—
"I Kinda Like It" 2016 35—
"Arigato" 15
"Blackout" 2017 17
[10]		—
"If You Love Me"
(featuring Tunji Ige)		 ——
"Incapable" 19
[11]		—
"Guilt Trip" 2018 18
[12]		—
"U Got Me"[13] 20
[14]		—
"STFU"[15] 2019 20
[16]		—
"Don't Give Up on Me Now"
(with R3hab)[17]		 ——
"Outlaw"[18] ——
"Crazy Enough"[19] 35
[20]		—
"Kiss Somebody"
(with Seeb)[21]		 2020 12
[22]		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Don't You Wanna Play?"
(with Seeb)[24]		 ——
"One Touch" 39—
"Second Hand Love"
(featuring Ruben)		 2021 32
[25]		—
"—" 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 1513 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

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)[26] 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 - Part I (2018)
  • It's Lit Tour - Part II (2018)
  • Hard Feelings Tour (2019-2020)

Supporting

Notes
  1. "Kiss Somebody" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[23]

References
  1. "«Supernova»-Julie om kontrakten:". Absurd følelse – VG (in Norwegian). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. "Julie er yngst i MGP-delfinalen". men høyest på listene – VG (in Norwegian). 19 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Younger - Single by Julie Bergan on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. "Discography Julie Bergan". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  5. "Turn On the Lights - Album by Julie Bergan on Apple Music". iTunes Store (CA). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. "HARD FEELINGS - Album by Julie Bergan on Apple Music". iTunes Store (CA). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. "HARD FEELINGS: Ventricle 1 by Julie Bergan". Julie Bergan. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. "Genius – September 2020 Album Release Calendar". Genius. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  10. "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 3, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. "VG-lista – Singles Top 20". VG-lista. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 6, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  13. "U Got Me - Single by Julie Bergan". iTunes (US). Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  14. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 43, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  15. "STFU – Single by Julie Bergan on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  16. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 13, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  17. "Don't Give Up On Me Now - Single by R3HAB on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  18. "Outlaw – Single by Julie Bergan on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  19. "Crazy Enough – Single by Julie Bergan". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  20. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 34, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  21. "Kiss Somebody (with Seeb) – Single by Julie Bergan". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  22. "Singel 2020-W02". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  23. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 2". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  24. "Don't You Wanna Play? - Single by Seeb & Julie Bergan on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  25. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-48". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  26. "Her er vinnerne av Musikkforleggerprisen" (in Norwegian). Foreningen Ballade. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.


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