Girl in Red Trivia | 36 facts about the singer

“Girl in Red” is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She is best known for her indie pop project and as a queer icon.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about her life and career.

1. Her full name is Marie Ulven Ringheim
2. She was born on February 16, 1999
3. She is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer
4. She is best known for her indie pop project Girl in Red
5. The name is stylized as girl in red
6. Her early EPs Chapter 1 (2018) and Chapter 2 (2019) were recorded in her bedroom
7. They feature songs about romance and mental health
8. Released through AWAL, her debut studio album If I Could Make It Go Quiet (2021), was a critical and commercial success
9. It won three Norwegian Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year
10. Girl in Red has been cited as a queer icon by Paper
11. And “one of the most astute and exciting singer-songwriters working in the world of guitar music” by The New York Times
12. In January 2021, her singles “I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend” (2017) and “We Fell in Love in October” (2018) were certified gold in the US
13. Marie Ulven Ringheim was born in the town of Horten, Norway on 16 February 1999
14. She grew up with her sisters and her divorced parents
15. She has described Horten as “quiet and kinda boring” in an interview with Triple J in October 2019
16. Her mother worked with technology and her father worked as a policeman
17. Her grandfather could play the guitar and piano; however, she grew up without instruments in the home
18. While in high school, Ulven was curious about becoming a teacher before she was introduced to the guitar and songwriting at the age of 14
19. Ulven received her first guitar as a Christmas gift from her grandfather in 2012
20. But didn’t start playing it until 2013 after losing interest in fingerboarding
21. She credits her grandfather for sparking her interest in music
22. Ulven had taught herself piano, guitar and music production from the comfort of her bedroom
23. She began by writing and releasing Norwegian music and planned to study music
24. She never concluded that she was going to become a musician
25. After getting a Blue Yeti microphone from her father in 2015, Ulven began writing and releasing Norwegian music to SoundCloud under the moniker of “Lydia X”
26. She stopped attending guitar lessons after six months once her teacher refused to acknowledge her interest in songwriting and producing
27. Ulven coined the stagename “Girl in Red” after attempting to identify herself in a crowd to a friend via text
28. Using the new moniker, she published her debut single “I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend” on SoundCloud in November 2016
29. There it got about 5 thousand streams within five months
30. Following the single’s feature on the Norwegian music website NRK Urørt, “I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend” amassed thousands of streams and gained Ulven a large online following
31. The subject matters of Ulven’s music range from romance and heartbreak to mental illness and the experience of being queer
32. She named Taylor Swift as one of her biggest musical influences
33. Ulven now resides in the Grünerløkka district of Oslo
34. She identifies as gay and queer
35. She studied music production and songwriting at Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology
36. Ulven revealed in 2021 that she has been diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder

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