Glowie

For the term denoting undercover agents, see Terry A. Davis § "Glowies".
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sara.
Glowie
Birth nameSara Pétursdóttir
Born (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 27)
Reykjavík, Iceland
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Websitewww.glowiemusic.com

Sara Pétursdóttir (born 26 March 1997), better known by her stage name Glowie, is an Icelandic singer.

Early life

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Glowie was born and raised in Reykjavik, Iceland. Glowie has said that living there she felt disconnected from the rest of the world. As a child, she painted, drew, danced and sang. She listened to RnB, including artists such as Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys, Outkast and Craig David, as well as teen pop, including artists such as Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. Her greatest musical inspiration was Alicia Keys.[1] She was bullied at school, which has inspired the message of her singles "Body" and "Cruel".[1][2]

Career

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2014−2016: Career beginnings

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In 2014, Glowie won the Singing Contest of Icelandic Junior Colleges.[3][4] 11 record labels offered her contracts,[3] but she asked them to wait for one or two years before signing her, so that she could develop as an artist.[5][6]

On 10 April 2015, she released her debut single, "No More", through StopWaitGo.[7] The song went on to become a hit, topping the charts in Iceland for 3 consecutive weeks.[8][9] On 29 September 2015, Glowie released "Party".[10] The song spent 10 weeks on the Icelandic singles chart, peaking at number 4.[11]

On 13 February 2016, Glowie released the song "One Day".[12] The song spent 6 weeks on the Icelandic singles chart, peaking at number 4.[11] On 4 June 2016, she released the single "No Lie".[13] The song spent 8 weeks on the Icelandic singles chart, including 2 weeks at number one.[11] A music video for the song was released on 22 June 2016.[14]

2017−present: Columbia Records and Where I Belong EP

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In February 2017, Glowie was named as one of the hottest Icelandic artists by Vice.[15] In March 2017, it was announced that she had signed an international recording contract with Columbia Records and RCA Records.[16][17][2]

On 27 October 2017, Glowie featured on iLL BLU's song "Tribalist (Get to Know)".[18]

On 26 October 2018, Glowie released "Body", her first single on Columbia Records.[19][20] The song was written by Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Mattias Larsson and Robin Fredriksson.[21] A music video for the song was filmed in Malibu and was released on 16 November 2018.[22][23] Glowie has said that the video features dancers of different body types and is intended to promote self-confidence and positivity.[1]

On 22 March 2019, Glowie released the single "Cruel".[24] The release was intended for 15 March 2019, but it was later delayed.[25] The song was written by Tayla Parx and produced by Oscar Görres.[5] Glowie has said "I want 'Cruel' to inspire anybody suffering hardship in the world to say to themselves, it's okay to not feel okay sometimes." In a positive review, Clash described the song as "a blistering pop statement, a ruthlessly executed mini-manifesto of divine digital sonics".[26] A music video for the song was released on 28 March 2019.[27]

In an interview with Official Charts Company in March 2019, Glowie said "We're just focusing on the first few singles at the moment. An album is still very important to me – it's just about tying everything together and figuring out what it should sound like. I don't want it to be a bunch of random songs that have no connection, they need to pull together and tell a story."[5] In an interview with NME, she revealed that she is hoping to release an album in 2019 or early 2020, saying "I think it's going to be a mixed pop and R&B record but with a dark twist, darker themes."[6]

On 14 June 2019, Glowie released her debut extended play Where I Belong. It featured the singles "Body" and "Cruel", as well as three new songs and three interludes.[24][1] Glowie has said that the EP's five songs are all "very different", but that they all represent things that she has experienced and feels passionate about.[28] On 24 June 2019, a music video for "I'm Good" was released.[29]

On 8 November 2019, Glowie released the single "Unlovable", along with a music video directed by Sam Taylor.[30] The song was written by Amanda Cygnaeus, Joel Sjöö and Philip Holmgren. Sjöö and Holmgren also produced the song, along with Cameron Gower Poole.

Personal life

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In 2018, Glowie moved from Iceland to London. She has ADHD and dyslexia.[5]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details Track listing
Where I Belong
  • Released: 14 June 2019
  • Label: Columbia Records[28]
  1. Where I Belong
  2. They Don't Know You (Interlude)
  3. Cruel
  4. !!! (Interlude)
  5. Who's Gonna Stop Me
  6. Body
  7. Like We're All Supposed to Be the Same (Interlude)
  8. I'm Good

Singles

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Single Year Peak chart positions Album/EP
ICE
[31]
"No More"
(with Stony) 		2015 1 Non-album singles
"Party" 4
"One Day" 2016 4
"No Lie" 1
"Body" 2018 — Where I Belong
"Cruel" 2019 —
"I'm Good" —
"Unlovable" — Non-album singles
"Throwback" 2021 —
"ADHD" —
"Can't Get Enough" 2022 —
"What I Gotta Do" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

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Year Title Other artist(s)
2017 "Tribalist (Get to Know)" iLL BLU

Music videos

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Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"No More" (Lyric video) 2015 — [32]
"Party" (Lyric video) — [33]
"One Day" (Lyric video) 2016 Jakob Gabríel Þórhallsson [34]
"No Lie" Saga Sig [14]
"Body" 2018 Wendy Morgan [23]
"Cruel" 2019 — [27]
"I'm Good" Stella Asia Consonni [29]
"Unlovable" Sam Taylor [30]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Raineri, Manon (24 April 2019). "Glowie : "Je veux que tout ce que je chante vienne du coeur."". Untitled Magazine (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Singer Glowie: 'I was called names for being too skinny'". BBC. 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "That Glowie Sound". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Glowie's Next Chapter: "No Lie" Music Video Premiere". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "One to watch - Glowie: "Every song has a whole world around it"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b Aubrey, Elizabeth (29 March 2019). ""Women in music need to create their own rules and not live by other people's" NME meets Glowie". NME. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ^ "No More (feat. Stony) - Single by Glowie on iTunes". iTunes. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Glowie & Stony". RÚV. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  9. ^ Gylfadóttir, Hrefna Björg (22 July 2016). "Glowie's Next Chapter: "No Lie" Music Video Premiere". grapevine.is. The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  10. ^ "Party - Single by Glowie". iTunes. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Glowie". RÚV. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  12. ^ "One Day - Single by Glowie". iTunes. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  13. ^ "No Lie - Single by Glowie". iTunes. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Glowie - No Lie (Official Video)". YouTube. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  15. ^ "The hottest Icelandic artists according to VICE". icelandmonitor.mbl.is. Iceland Monitor. 24 February 2017.
  16. ^ Rogers, John (7 April 2017). "Music News: Glowie Signs Major Label Deal, New Björk Video, And More!". grapevine.is. The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  17. ^ "Icelandic artist Glowie signs deal with Columbia". icelandmonitor.mbl.is. Iceland Monitor. 24 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Tribalist (Get To Know) [feat. Glowie] by iLL BLU". iTunes. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  19. ^ @ItsGlowie (26 October 2018). "'Body' is out now!" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Glowie presents new single "Body"". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  21. ^ "SONG: Glowie feat. Saweetie - 'Body' » Scandipop.co.uk". Scandipop.co.uk. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  22. ^ @ItsGlowie (16 November 2018). "The Body video was shot at an incredible property in Malibu" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ a b GlowieVEVO (16 November 2018). "Glowie - Body (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  24. ^ a b @ItsGlowie (14 March 2019). "Update! I wanted to let you know that my new single Cruel will now be out on 22.03.22" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ @ItsGlowie (8 March 2019). "'Cruel' is coming out Friday 15th March!" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "Glowie Rips Up The Rulebook With 'Cruel'". Clash Magazine. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  27. ^ a b GlowieVEVO (28 March 2019). "Glowie - Cruel (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  28. ^ a b "Icelandic popster Glowie is on the up with her debut EP 'Where I Belong'". Dork. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  29. ^ a b Glowie - I'm Good (Official Video), 24 June 2019, retrieved 9 November 2019
  30. ^ a b Glowie - Unlovable (Official Video), 8 November 2019, retrieved 9 November 2019
  31. ^ Peak positions in Iceland:
    • For "No More": "Glowie & Stony". RÚV. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    • For solo singles: "Glowie". RÚV. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  32. ^ StopWaitGoVideos (25 May 2015), Glowie ft. Stony - NO MORE (Lyric video), retrieved 16 March 2019
  33. ^ StopWaitGoVideos (22 October 2015), Glowie - Party (Lyric Video), retrieved 16 March 2019
  34. ^ StopWaitGoVideos (20 March 2016). "Glowie - One Day (Lyric Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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