Julia Alfrida | |
Birth Name: | Julia Alfrida Ridderdal |
Birth Date: | 25 June 1995 |
Birth Place: | Åkersberga, Sweden |
Years Active: | 2018–present |
Label: | Independent |
Julia Alfrida Ridderdal (born 25 June 1995) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
In 2018, Alfrida released her debut single titled "Sweet Escape".[1] In 2019, Alfrida released a single, "HER", leading her to perform at the Stockholm Pride and Copenhagen Pride.[2] [3]
In 2020, Alfrida participated in the competition P4 Nästa with the song "Dark Doom", placing sixth.[4] Despite not winning, Alfrida was given a wildcard to participate in the music competition Melodifestivalen 2021.[5] She participated with the song "Rich", co-written by her, along with Jimmy Jansson and Melanie Wehbe. However, the song failed to qualify from the semi-finals.
Alfrida's influences include Lady Gaga, Tove Lo, Billie Eilish and Charli XCX.
Alfrida identifies herself as queer, non-binary,[6] and a lesbian, stating that Eurovision Song Contest and Melodifestivalen are as a "part of coming out journey".[7]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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SWE Heat. [8] | ||||
"Sweet Escape" | 2018 | — | rowspan="2" | |
"Her" | 2019 | — | ||
"Sober" | — | Episode23 | ||
"Dark Doom" | 2020 | 26 | ||
"Oh God" | — | |||
"Rich" | 2021 | 1 |