Greta Svabo Bech

{{Short description|Faroese musician (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| background = person

| name = Greta Svabo Bech

| image = Greta Bech .jpg

| alt = black-and-white image of Greta Svabo Bech wearing a dark top and light skirt, standing in profile, looking left at camera

| caption = Bech in 2017

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1987}}

| birth_place = Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

| genre = {{hlist|Electropop|alternative pop|electronic}}

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| years_active = 2008–present

| website = {{URL|gretasvabobech.com}}

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Greta Svabo Bech (born 1987 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese singer-songwriter. She first became known for her work with Canadian producer deadmau5, when "Raise Your Weapon" was nominated for Best Dance Record at the 2011 Grammy Awards54th Annual Grammy Awards and hit the 100 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/300586/deadmau5/chart|title=Deadmau5|publisher=}} Bech went on to work with Italian artists The Bloody Beetroots on their second album, Hide, and with Ludovico Einaudi on the remix version of his album In a Time Lapse. She started releasing solo material in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.gretasvabobech.com/bio/|title=» bio|publisher=}}

Discography

=EPs=

  • Shut Up & Sing Reloaded (2013){{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/09/zeds-dead-shut-up-sing-greta-svabo-bech-stream/|title=Spin.com|date=3 September 2013|work=SPIN}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/shut-up-sing-reloaded-ep/698189774|title=itunes.apple.com|work=iTunes}}
  • Bones (2019)

=Singles=

  • "Shut Up & Sing" (2013)
  • "Broken Bones" (2013)
  • "Brave Moon" (2013)
  • "All My Bones" (2019)
  • "Before You Go" (2019)
  • "Breathe" (2021)
  • "Dominoes" (2021)
  • "Poison" (2021)
  • "Changes" (2024)

=Other appearances=

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YearSongArtistAlbumContribution
2010"Raise Your Weapon"Deadmau54×4=12Vocalist
2013"My Love"CherCloser to the TruthCo-writer
2013"Circles"Ludovico Einaudi and Greta Svabo BechIn a Time Lapse (Ludovico Einaudi Remixes, EP)Vocalist/writer
2013"Runaway"The Bloody BeetrootsHideVocalist/co-writer
2013"Chronicles of a Fallen Love"The Bloody BeetrootsHideVocalist/co-writer

Awards and nominations

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YearRecipientAwardCategoryResult
2012"Raise Your Weapon" Deadmau5 ft. Greta Svabo Bech54th Annual Grammy AwardsBest Dance Recording{{nom}}
2012Greta Svabo BechPlanet Awards 2012 in the Faroe IslandsBest Female Artist{{nom}}{{cite web|url=http://planet.fo/grein/hesi_eru_tilnevnd_til_planet_awards_2012|title=Mentan - Føroyski portalurin - portal.fo|work=aktuelt.fo|access-date=28 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012321/http://planet.fo/grein/hesi_eru_tilnevnd_til_planet_awards_2012|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}
2014Greta Svabo BechFaroese Music AwardsFemale Artist of the Year (pop){{won}}{{cite web|url=http://portal.fo/fma+seinni+halvleikur+baroli+music+er+arsins+framleidari.html#.UyYJ2fkhCgQ|title=FMA - seinni hálvleikur: Simme fekk ársins tónleikaheiður|work=portal.fo|access-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030151206/http://portal.fo/fma+seinni+halvleikur+baroli+music+er+arsins+framleidari.html#.UyYJ2fkhCgQ|archive-date=30 October 2014|url-status=dead}}
2014Greta Svabo BechFaroese Music AwardsVideo of the Year ("Broken Bones"){{won}}
2015Greta Svabo BechFaroese Music AwardsFemale Artist of the Year (pop){{won}}{{cite web|url=http://portal.fo/fma+seinni+halvleikur+baroli+music+er+arsins+framleidari.html#.UyYJ2fkhCgQ|title=FMA - seinni hálvleikur: Simme fekk ársins tónleikaheiður|work=portal.fo|access-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030151206/http://portal.fo/fma+seinni+halvleikur+baroli+music+er+arsins+framleidari.html#.UyYJ2fkhCgQ|archive-date=30 October 2014|url-status=dead}}
2015Greta Svabo BechFaroese Music AwardsSong of the Year ("Myrkablátt"){{won}}

References

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