Julia Alfrida
Birth nameJulia Alfrida Ridderdal
Born (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995
Åkersberga, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
LabelsIndependent

Julia Alfrida Ridderdal (born 25 June 1995) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.

Career

In 2018, Alfrida released her debut single titled "Sweet Escape".[2] In 2019, Alfrida released a single, "HER", leading her to perform at the Stockholm Pride and Copenhagen Pride.[3][4]

In 2020, Alfrida participated in the competition P4 Nästa with the song "Dark Doom", placing sixth.[5] Despite not winning, Alfrida was given a wildcard to participate in the music competition Melodifestivalen 2021.[6] She participated with the song "Rich", co-written by her, along with Jimmy Jansson and Melanie Wehbe.[1] However, the song failed to qualify from the semi-finals.

Influences

Alfrida's influences include Lady Gaga, Tove Lo, Billie Eilish and Charli XCX.[7]

Personal life

Alfrida identifies herself as queer and a lesbian, stating that Eurovision Song Contest and Melodifestivalen are as a "part of coming out journey".[7]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
EPISODE23

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
Heat.
[8]
"Sweet Escape" 2018 — Non-album singles
"Her" 2019 —
"Sober" — Episode23
"Dark Doom" 2020 26
"Oh God" —
"Rich" 2021 1 Non-album single

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "🇸🇪 SVT reveals the last 10 artists for Melodifestivalen 2021". ESCXtra. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Abelsted, Magnus (3 September 2019). "Julia Alfrida - En 24-åring på musikalisk frammarsch". Mitt Österåker. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Video: Julia Alfrida – HER (LGBT+ themed)". EILE Magazine. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Larsson, Ronny (8 November 2019). "Julia släpper singel om destruktiva relationen med ex-flickvännen". QX. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Sieczka, Sean (12 September 2020). "🇸🇪 Julia Alfrida wins the P4 Nästa ticket to Melodifestivalen 2021". ESCXtra. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Adams, William Lee (12 September 2020). "Melodifestivalen 2021: Julia Alfrida books semi-final place through P4 Nästa". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 Santos, Pedro (24 September 2020). "Julia Alfrida from Melodifestivalen 2021: "Eurovision is part of my coming out"". Eurovision World. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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