Ina Wroldsen
{{Short description|Norwegian singer and songwriter (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ina Wroldsen
| image = Ina Wroldsen (cropped).jpg
| caption = Wroldsen in 2015
| birth_name = Ina Christine Wroldsen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sandefjord, Norway{{cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/vestfold/ina-komponerer-for-de-store-1.10905385|title=Ina komponerer for de store|website=Nrk.no|date=8 February 2013|access-date=31 January 2018}}
| other_names = Ask Embla
Ina
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2004–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Mark Ellwood|2012}}
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|ina-wroldsen.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{hlist|Electropop|folktronica|house}}
| label = {{hlist|Syco}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Calvin Harris|Ask Embla|Arnthor Birgisson|Martin Solveig|Steve Mac|Broiler|Jax Jones|Steve Aoki}}
}}
}}
Ina Christine Wroldsen ({{IPA|no|ˈîːnɑ krɪsˈtìːnɛ ˈʋrɔ̀ɫsn̩|lang}}; born 29 May 1984), previously known simply as Ina, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She was a part of the electropop duo Ask Embla with Icelandic producer and songwriter Arnthor Birgisson.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/kultur-og-underholdning/1.7548195|title=Ina Wroldsen skriver for Britney|website=Nrk.no|date=27 March 2011|access-date=31 January 2018}}
Career
Wroldsen's career started solely as a recording artist, but soon turned to writing music for others. As a songwriter, she has had great success and is internationally considered one of the most sought after in her field. She has won several BMI/ASCAP awards for her work, among BRIT award and Spellemannprisen nominations. Her songs have been used by the likes of Shakira, Kylie Minogue, David Guetta, James Arthur, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Madison Beer and Tinie Tempah.
Between 2013 and 2018, the publishing interest of Ina Wroldsen's catalog has been represented by Reverb Music/Reservoir Media Management.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/publishing/1549674/reservoir-buys-brit-publisher-pp-songs|title=Reservoir Buys Brit Publisher P&P Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=21 February 2013}} Since 2018, Warner Chappell Music have represented Ina's publishing interests.
In recent years, Ina has also resumed her career as a recording artist. As part of Norwegian-Icelandic duo Ask Embla, together with Arnthor Birgisson. They released the album Northern Lights in 2013 in Norway. She has since continued her artist career under its own name. She released "Aliens (Her er jeg)" (2014), "Rebels" (2015) and "Lay It on Me" (2016). The latter was released as a collaboration with the Norwegian producer duo Broiler and climbed to No. 2 on the VG-lista singles chart.
In 2015, Calvin Harris and Disciples chose to release Ina's song "How Deep Is Your Love" using her vocals.{{cite web|last1=Daw|first1=Robbie|title=Calvin Harris & Disciples' "How Deep Is Your Love": Listen To The Full Song|url=http://www.idolator.com/7600615/calvin-harris-disciples-how-deep-is-your-love-listen-ina-wroldsen|website=Idolator|access-date=17 July 2015|date=15 July 2015|archive-date=7 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207073445/https://www.idolator.com/7600615/calvin-harris-disciples-how-deep-is-your-love-listen-ina-wroldsen|url-status=dead}}
In 2016, she was one of the judges in the Norwegian version of Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne.{{cite web|url=http://www.reservoir-media.com/news/post/MTU2MjQtYjkzZjk2|title=Reservoir Media Management – INA WROLDSEN ANNOUNCED AS JUDGE FOR POP IDOL NORWAY|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-date=8 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808043353/https://www.reservoir-media.com/news/post/MTU2MjQtYjkzZjk2|url-status=dead}}
She has been the featured vocalist on various worldwide acclaimed DJs' records, including Sigma, Steve Aoki, "Breathe" by Jax Jones and the Martin Solveig song "Places".
In June 2017, she signed a record deal with Simon Cowell's Syco Music label.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/hit-songwriter-for-one-direction-clean-bandit-and-britney-spears-ina-wroldsen-signs-record-deal-with-simon-cowels-syco-label__19449/|title=Hit songwriter for Clean Bandit and One Direction signs to Simon Cowell's label|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=31 January 2018}} Soon after, on 27 October 2017, she released her single "Strongest", which was quite successful in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, and thanks to it in 2019 she was nominated for Spellemannprisen for the "Song of the Year" award.
In August 2018, she released in partnership with Alok "Favela" with her own vocals and inspired from a documentary about Latin American women.{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2018/08/17/alok-lanca-favela-musica-em-parceria-com-a-cantora-norueguesa-ina-wroldsen.htm|title=Alok lança "Favela", música em parceria com a cantora norueguesa Ina Wroldsen|website=Uol.com.br|access-date=19 September 2018}}
From 2021 to 2024, Wroldsen served as a coach on The Voice Norway, winning its 2022 season with her act Jørgen Dahl Moe.
Discography
{{See also|Ask Embla discography}}
= Extended plays =
= Charted singles =
== As main artist ==
== As featured artist ==
= Other songs =
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!scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Album/EP |
scope="row"| "If You Could Only See Me" {{small|(as Ina)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Absolute-Music-47/release/4521988|title=Various – Absolute Music 47|publisher=Discogs|access-date=2 December 2017}} | 2004 | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
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scope="row"| "Sorry" {{small|(as Ina)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-NRK-P3-Presenterer-R%C3%B8rt-Og-Ur%C3%B8rt-2005/release/397823|title=Various – NRK P3 Presenterer: Rørt Og Urørt 2005|website=Discogs.com|access-date=2 December 2017}} | 2005 |
scope="row"| "Human" {{small|(Chris Loco featuring Ina Wroldsen)}} | rowspan="2"| 2015 | align="center"| See No Evil |
scope="row"| "Feels Like Home" {{small|(Sigma featuring Ina Wroldsen)}} | align="center"| Life |
Credits
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= Singing-songwriting =
= Songwriting =
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Year || Artist || Album || Song || Co-writers | |||
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rowspan="3"| 2024
| rowspan="4”| Kylie Minogue | rowspan="3"| Tension II | Kylie Minogue, Lewis Thompson | |||
"Taboo” | |||
"Hello”
| Punctual, Neave Applebaum | |||
rowspan="1”| 2023
| Tension | "Padam Padam” | Peter Rycroft | |||
rowspan="3"| 2020
| {{TBA}} | "I Miss U" | Janee Bennett, Cass Lowe, Olav Tronsmoen, Timucin Lam | |||
Yves V feat. Alida
| {{TBA}} | "Home Now" | A. Garpesrad Peck, J Hazell, OHYES, R. Kappmeier, S. Halldin, S. Lappessen, T. Alisson, Y. Van Geertsom | |||
Baard
| {{TBA}} | "Thinking" | Bard Bonsaksen, Sivert Hjeltes Hagtvet, Vilde Johannessen, Viljat Losnegard | |||
rowspan="3"| 2019
| Jack Wins feat. Amy Grace | {{TBA}} | "Forever Young" | Julia Karlsson, Anton Rundberg | |||
Nathan Dawe featuring Melissa Steel
| {{TBA}} | "Repeat After Me" | |||
Baard
| {{TBA}} | "You Keep Calling" | Bard Bonsaksen, Sivert Hjeltes Hagtvet | |||
rowspan="2"| 2018
| Sean Paul and David Guetta featuring Becky G | "Mad Love" | Diztortion, David Guetta, Sean Paul, Giorgio Tuinfort, Soaky, Emily Warren, Shakira, Jack Patterson | |||
rowspan="2"| Anne-Marie
| rowspan="2"| Speak Your Mind | "Breathing Fire" | rowspan="2"| Steve Mac | |||
rowspan="8"| 2017
| "Then" | |||
Disciples
| {{TBA}} | "Jealousy" | |||
Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson
| What Is Love? & So Good | "Symphony" | |||
rowspan="3" | Steps | rowspan="3"|Tears on the Dancefloor | "You Make Me Whole" | Wayne Hector, Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes and Pete Kelleher |
"Happy" | rowspan="2"| Steve Mac | ||
"Firefly" | |||
Rag'n'Bone Man
| Human | "Ego" | |||
Tinie Tempah featuring Tinashe
| Youth | |||
rowspan="7"| 2016
| Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | "Rockabye" | |||
Anne-Marie
| "Alarm" | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Anne-Marie Nicholson | |||
Sofia Carson
| {{TBA}} | "Love Is the Name" | Steve Mac, Ewald Pfleger, Günter Grasmuck, Peter Niklas, Gruber Herwig Tremschnig, Kurt Plisnier | |||
Anna Naklab
| Whole | "Whole" | TMS, Wayne Hector | |||
rowspan="3" | Olly Murs
| rowspan="3"|24 Hrs | "Flaws" | rowspan="3" | Steve Robson, Olly Murs, Coffee Jr. | |||
"Better Without You" | |||
"That Girl" | |||
rowspan="6"| 2015 | |||
Demi Lovato
| "Lionheart" | |||
Jess Glynne | |||
Jasmine Thompson
| Adore | "Adore" | Steve Mac, Paul Gendler | |||
Fleur East
| "Like That" | |||
Ann Sophie
| "I Believed" | |||
rowspan="14"| 2014
| rowspan="2" | Adelén | {{n/a}} | rowspan="2" |Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi | |||
One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album
| "Olé" | |||
Girls' Generation-TTS | Holler | "Adrenaline" | Lucas Secon, Mich Hansen, Jonas Jeberg |
BoA
| "Close To Me" | {{n/a}} | |||
Maude Harcheb
| #HoldUp | "Hold Up" | |||
Baby Blue
| Bump | "Bump" | |||
rowspan="2"| Cher Lloyd
| rowspan="2"|Sorry I'm Late | "Bind Your Love" | |||
"Sirens" | |||
rowspan="2" | Sanna Nielsen
| rowspan="2"|7 | "Breathe" | rowspan="2" |David Kreuger, Per Magnusson | |||
"Rainbow" | |||
Professor Green featuring Tori Kelly
| "Lullaby" | |||
Aneta Sablik
| The One | "You Make Me Whole" | Tom Barnes, Ben Kohn, Peter Kelleher, Wayne Hector, James Reynolds | |||
Shakira
| Shakira | "Empire" | |||
Ben Dettinger
| rowspan="3" {{n/a}} | "Travelling South" | |||
rowspan="13"|2013
| rowspan="2"| Adelén | "Bombo" | rowspan="2" |Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi | |||
"Baila Conmigo" | |||
James Arthur
| "Recovery" | Tiago Carvalho, James Arthur | |||
Cover Drive
| {{n/a}} | "All My Love" | Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Karen Reifer, Thomas-Ray Armstrong, Jamar Harding | |||
Rebecca Ferguson
| Freedom | "My Best" | |||
rowspan="5"| Inna
| rowspan="5"|Party Never Ends | "In Your Eyes" | |||
"We Like to Party" | |||
"J'Adore" | |||
"Dame tu amor" featuring Reik (Spanish version)
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} | |||
"Light It Up" featuring Reik (English version) | |||
Madison Beer
| {{n/a}} | "Melodies" | |||
rowspan="2"| Wanessa
| rowspan="2"|DNA Tour – Ao Vivo | "Messiah" | rowspan="2" |Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi | |||
"Shine It On" | |||
rowspan="10"|2012
| rowspan="2"| Cover Drive | rowspan="2"| Bajan Style | "Twilight" | Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Karen Reifer, Thomas-Ray Armstrong, Jamar Harding | |||
"That Girl" | |||
Tone Damli
| {{n/a}} | "Look Back" | David Eriksen | |||
One Direction
| "I Should Have Kissed You" | |||
Leona Lewis
| "Come Alive" | |||
James Arthur | |||
Mandy Capristo
| Grace | "Hurricane" | David Eriksen | |||
JLS
| "I Like It" | Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Aston Merrygold, Jonathan Gill, Marvin Humes, Oritsé Williams | |||
Little Mix
| DNA | "We Are Who We Are" | |||
The Wanted
| "I Found You" | |||
rowspan="9"|2011
| Cobra Starship featuring Sabi | |||
Dionne Bromfield
| "A Little Love" | Bromfield, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi | |||
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
| "Synchronised" | Fred Ball | |||
Melanie C
| The Sea | "Weak" | |||
rowspan="4"| The Saturdays
| rowspan="4"|On Your Radar | "Notorious"{{cite web|title=We Talk To… Ina Wroldsen|url=http://topnewpop.com/2011/09/we-talk-to-ina-wroldsen/|website=Top New Pop|date=27 September 2011|access-date=27 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105657/http://topnewpop.com/2011/09/we-talk-to-ina-wroldsen/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} |rowspan="3"| Steve Mac | |||
"Faster" | |||
"My Heart Takes Over" | |||
"White Lies" | |||
Britney Spears | |||
rowspan="10"|2010
| "Before The Rain" | |||
Tone Damli
| Cocool | {{n/a}} | |||
Leona Lewis
| "Heartbeat" | |||
rowspan="2"| N-Dubz
| rowspan="2"|Love.Live.Life | "Scream My Name" | N-Dubz, B. Reckless, N. Walka, M. Gousse, Z. Anderson | |||
"Love Sick"
| P. Ighile, K. Abrahams, D. Warde | |||
rowspan="2"| The Saturdays
| rowspan="2"|Headlines! | "Higher" | |||
"Karma" | |||
Shontelle
| "Impossible" | |||
Tinchy Stryder featuring Alexis Jordan
| "Together" | Kwasi Danquar, Fraser T Smith | |||
{{ill|Voe (blogger)|lt=Voe|no|Emilie Marie Nereng}}
| {{n/a}} | "Don't Talk to Me" | David Eriksen, Thomas Eriksen | |||
rowspan="16"|2009
| rowspan="2"| Natalie Bassingthwaighte |rowspan="2"| 1000 Stars | "Not For You" | rowspan="2"| Chris Braide | |||
"Turn The Lights On" | |||
Tone Damli
| I Know | "Here I Am (You Got Me)" |rowspan="3" {{n/a}} | |||
Jade Ewen
| {{n/a}} | "My Man" | |||
Sarah Kreuz
| One Moment In Time | "Broken Ground" | |||
Leona Lewis
| Echo | |||
Pixie Lott
| "Gravity" | |||
rowspan="9"| The Saturdays
| rowspan="9"| Wordshaker | "Ego" | Steve Mac, Rhys Barker | |||
"No One"
| David Eriksen, Thomas Eriksen | |||
"One Shot" | |||
"Wordshaker"
| David Eriksen | |||
"Denial" | |||
"Open Up" | |||
"Not Good Enough" | |||
"Deeper"
| Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White, Rochelle Wiseman | |||
"2 AM" | |||
rowspan="9"| 2008 | |||
rowspan="8"|The Saturdays
| rowspan="8"|Chasing Lights | "If This Is Love" | Vince Clarke, Alison Moyet, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen, John *Reid, Remee | |||
"Up" | |||
"Keep Her"
| rowspan="2"|David Eriksen, Thomas Eriksen | |||
"Lies" | |||
"Work"
| Harry Sommerdahl, Kalle Engström | |||
"Chasing Lights" | |||
"Set Me Off"
| David Eriksen, Thomas Eriksen | |||
"Fall"
| Andre Lindal | |||
2007
| "If You Could Only See Me" | {{n/a}} |
Awards and nominations
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2018}}
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Year
! Organization ! Award ! Work ! Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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rowspan="3"| 2018
| Best Electronic Vocalist | rowspan="3"| Ina Wroldsen | {{nom}} |
Spellemannprisen '17
| Årets internasjonale suksess | {{won}} |
P3 Gull
| P3-Prisen (P3 Prize) | {{won}} | {{cite web|url=https://p3.no/cezinando-tok-kveldens-forste-pris/|title=Ina Wroldsen got the P3 award |date=24 November 2018|publisher=NRK|language=no}} |
rowspan="5"| 2019
| "Breathe" | {{nom}} |
rowspan="3"|Spellemannprisen '18
| Årets låtskriver | HEX | {{won}} |
Årets tekstforfatter (Lyricist of the Year) | HEX | {{nom}} |
Årets låt (Song of the Year) | "Strongest" | {{nom}} |
rowspan="1"|64th Ivor Novello Awards
| PRS for Music Most Performed Work | "Breathe" | {{nom}} | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nominations-ivors-2019-2480053|title = Here are the nominations for the Ivor Novellos 2019|website = NME|date = 24 April 2019}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://ina-wroldsen.com/}}
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Category:Musicians from Sandefjord
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