My mum is the biggest Joni Mitchell fan, and my dad loves Neil Young.Collection: Dad
I love shifting between being super cute and aggressive. It's funny.Collection: Funny
I really just like to sit alone at the piano. I need my me time.Collection: Alone
There are two places where I can completely relax: in nature and by the piano.Collection: Nature
I'm always with my band; they're my best friends.
I always have days off before and after I go to the studio. That's really important for me that I know that I have days off after, 'cause then I can give my everything when I'm in the studio. I love being in the studio and being able to think, 'Okay, I'm not doing anything tomorrow.'
I think festivals have a responsibility to show different genres of music to people.
Festival line-ups should have all types of music. It's part of cultural growth.
When a different type of music is put in front of you, you can choose for yourself what you're supposed to like.
If there's only one genre that it's possible to listen to or possible to see live, then how can you explore different styles? How can you evolve, musically?
My favorite thing to do is to get something good out of something bad.
I was not a good singer. You know those children who are like, 'I'm gonna be a pop star,' and they sound amazing from the day they were born? I was not like that.
Even in high school, music was just a really fun thing on the side. I don't think I grasped the fact that it could be a profession.
When I wake up in the morning, the one thing I think about is being comfortable and wearing enough clothes.
Sometimes it's really weird being an artist, and I deal with that best by being myself.
That's the thing: pop music has sometimes had a bad reputation for being about a lot of other stuff than the music. And I am just a lover of pop music. I love pop. I love big choruses. Dramatic choruses - they're the best thing in the world. And I do this because I love making music and performing the songs.
I'm obsessed with wool.
I'm quite obsessed with words.
Scandinavia can be quite fashionable.
Whenever my friend says something cool, and especially if my team says something, like a cool line in English, I'll write it down, and maybe I'll rephrase or use in a different way or something.
Not being treated OK is something everyone can relate to, no matter what age or gender.
Writing songs about having a nice time - 'Oh I'm so happy on tour with my band' - I'd find it really difficult to write a good song about it.
I find it easier to write about stuff that is frustrating.
I didn't think music was possible for me - it's such an up-and-down life.
I'm so glad I didn't go into the big-music industry until I was 19 or 20.
Just because I'm a girl and it's pop doesn't mean I have to write about love and heartbreak.
I wanted to show that pop music can be about something else other than the big love songs.
Feminism has always been a theme that I'm very interested in.
I think I always kind of wanted to be a musician but never dared to say it out loud because I never thought it was possible. I wanted to be a teacher, a lawyer, a doctor - I wanted to be a lot of other things growing up.
I get inspired by everything - everything that is around me.
I try to make explosive and catchy music, haha.
My sister taught me how to use my voice, and my brother taught me how to play guitar.
My family didn't push me into the music industry; they just wanted me to do something I loved.
I'm lucky to be collaborating with a lot of great songwriters/producers - and it's all about chemistry!
There's a Norwegian equivalent to 'BBC Introducing' called 'P3 Untouched,' and I remember when they played the first song I ever wrote that I'd put online. I was 16 at that point. That was the first moment where I was like, 'Oh, maybe this is something I want to do more of.'
What I want people to take away from my music is that it's important to listen. Especially for young people, your opinion is the one that counts the most when it comes to your craft.
I just really enjoy humming.
I didn't look up to only pop stars, but I did look up to Adele, Amy Winehouse, Grimes, Robyn, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, M.I.A., Coldplay, Keane, and more.
It kills my vibe when cats don't wanna cuddle!
My sister's job does not involve music, but she is an amazing singer and songwriter.
My parents are both music lovers; they are not musicians.
I first started doing theatre, as my sister did it, so I wanted to do the same.
I liked theatre because I could hide behind a role I was playing, but now, I just love being on stage. I don't pretend that I'm anyone else, I just show my full range when I am up there, and it's very liberating.
Teachers have been some of the most important people in my career.
Teamwork is the best kind of work, really.
I'm very ambitious. But my overall goal, above ambition, is that I want to be happy with what I'm doing, and I want to be happy with myself.
I remember when I started writing lyrics, I was very grand. I tried to use a lot of symbols,because I thought that's how songwriting should be - with imagery and metaphor. I figured, after a while, maybe I should just write it as I would say in real life.
It's so special to meet people after the show, getting that connection during the actual concert. It creates a stronger bond.
I have sunglasses; that is very important when you're out traveling.
I'm from a small town called Alesund in Norway.