Linnea Södahl Explained

Nea
Birth Name:Anna Linnea Södahl
Birth Date:17 September 1987
Birth Place:Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Origin:Alingsås, Sweden
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2014–present
Label:Sony Music

Anna Linnea Södahl (born 17 September 1987), also known as simply Nea, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.[1]

Early life and education

Södahl was born in South Africa to Swedish parents. Her parents were residing in South Africa as missionaries for the Church of Sweden, but also performed undercover missions supporting efforts to combat apartheid.[2] When Södahl was three years old, the family returned to Sweden, where she was raised in Alingsås. Södahl returned to South Africa as a teenager, working as a volunteer for three months at an orphanage and writing music with the non-profit organization Star For Life.[3] [4]

Södahl studied songwriting and producing at Musikmakarna in Örnsköldsvik, graduating in 2015.[5] [6]

Music career

As a songwriter Nea has been using her real name, Linnea Södahl, and has written songs for Zara Larsson, Tove Styrke, Tinie Tempah, Felix Jaehn, Twice and Axwell, among others.[7] [8] [9] Her songs have received a total of almost two billion streams worldwide on Spotify.[10] One of her most famous songs, Lush Life, which became an international hit and the most played song in Sweden during the summer of 2015, has sold ten times platinum in Sweden and platinum in the UK[11] and US.[12] [13] As for Swedish artists, Södahl has, in addition to Zara Larsson, Axwell and Tove Styrke, also written songs for Linnea Henriksson, Sabina Ddumba, Skott, Kasbo and Shy Martin.

On 22 December 2019, Nea was placed number one as a singer and number three as a songwriter on Svensktoppen with the songs "Some Say" (which interpolates Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)") and "Fira jul med mig" (performed by Linnea Henriksson).[14] Other Swedish artists she has written for are Sabina Ddumba,[15] Skott, Kasbo[16] and SHY Martin.[17]

On September 6, 2019, Södahl released her first own song as an artist under the artist name Nea.[18] The debut single "Some Say" was released through Milkshake Label (Sony Music Sweden)[19] and became a major international hit and the 13th most played song on European radio in 2020.[20] In Sweden, the song was on Svensktoppen for 57 weeks.[21] On January 10, 2020, a remix of "Some Say" made by German DJ Felix Jaehn was released.[22]

On June 12, 2020, Nea released her debut EP "Some Say EP" which in addition to "Some Say" also included the singles "Dedicated", "TG4M" and "Drunk Enough To".[23]

Nea performed at the Spanish music festival Los40 Music Award in 2020 and received two nominations, where she won in the category "Best international dance".[24]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
SWE
[26]
AUS
[27]
AUT
[28]
BEL
(Fla)

[29]
BEL
(Wal)

[30]
FRA
[31]
GER
[32]
NOR
[33]
SLK
[34]
UK
[35]
"Some Say"201912 13 9 4 1 14 15 6 1 89 Some Say
"Dedicated"[41] 2020
"TG4M"86 rowspan="2"
"Diablo"
(with Nio Garcia)[42]
"Don't Deserve This"
[43] [44]
2021rowspan="2"
"Sucker for You"[45]
"Heard About Me"[46]
Breathe
"No Regrets"[47]

As featured artist

Notes

  1. Web site: Linnea Södahl: "Jag fick ett infall att spela upp min egen låt". SKAP. sv. 3 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Stjärnlåtskrivaren Nea debuterar med singeln "Some Say". Manager. Senior PR. Minbkahielina.lwluahndjpbehirgfr@saeonflymlvusaciczl.cqkomdk. Mynewsdesk. 2019-12-26. sv.
  3. Web site: "Jag skulle vilja säga att det var en fantastisk upplevelse, men det var det inte" - P4 Extra – Gästen. Poddtoppen. 2020-09-26. sv.
  4. Web site: ÅRSREDOVISNING 2017, Star for Life insamlingsstiftelse. star for Life. 2017. 21 June 2021.
  5. News: Musikmakarelever prisade - ligger bakom världshit med Zara Larsson - P4 Västernorrland. Radio. Sveriges. sverigesradio.se. 12 November 2016 . 2021-06-21. sv.
  6. Web site: News Denniz Pop Awards. 2021-06-21.
  7. Web site: Linnea Södahl: "Jag fick ett infall att spela upp min egen låt". SKAP. 2019-12-25. sv.
  8. Web site: FÖRLAG Linnea Södahl till Warner/Chappell. Musikindustrin. 2017-10-23. 2019-12-26. sv-SE.
  9. Web site: Linnea Södahl. Discogs. 2020-11-17. en.
  10. Web site: Nea, the successful composer and singer with almost 2 billions streams on Spotify.. Young People. 2021-05-03. 2021-06-02. el.
  11. Web site: Award. BPI. 2021-06-21. en.
  12. Web site: Gold & Platinum. RIAA. 2021-06-21. en-US.
  13. Web site: hitparad.se - Zara Larsson - Lush Life. hitparad.se. 2019-12-25.
  14. News: Fullträff i topp 3 – Hon är både etta och trea!. Sveriges Radio . 22 December 2019 . sv. 3 June 2020.
  15. Web site: Stjärnlåtskrivaren kliver in i rampljuset som artist. Liljemalm. Anna. gp.se. 2021-03-20. 2021-06-02. sv.
  16. Web site: Kasbo – Artists. www.insomniac.com. 2021-06-02. en-US.
  17. Web site: SONG: SHY Martin - 'Same Old' » Scandipop.co.uk. Scandipop.co.uk. 2019-07-27. 2021-06-02. en-US.
  18. Web site: Swedish Artist Nea Debuts With Single 'Some Say'. Milligan. Kaitlin. BroadwayWorld.com. 2021-06-21. en.
  19. Web site: Some Say. . 2021-06-21. sv.
  20. Web site: Spotifys studiokoncept Studio It's Hits presenterar: Nea släpper egen version av Zara Larssons "TG4M". Mynewsdesk. 2021-06-21. sv.
  21. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Nea - Some Say. swedishcharts.com. 2021-06-21.
  22. Web site: Some Say - Felix Jaehn Remix. . 2021-06-21. sv.
  23. Web site: Nea releases debut album 'Some Say'. TotalNtertainment. TotalNtertainment. 2020-06-13. 2021-06-21. en-GB.
  24. Web site: LOS40 Music Awards 2020: artistas ganadores. LOS40. LOS40. 2021-06-21. es.
  25. Web site: Some Say – EP by Nea. 23 June 2020. Spotify.
  26. Web site: Nea Search on Sverigetopplistan. Sverigetopplistan.
  27. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 June 2020. 27 June 2020.
  28. Web site: Discographie Nea - austriancharts.at. 2021-03-05. austriancharts.at.
  29. Web site: Discografie Nea. 2021-03-05. ultratop.be.
  30. Web site: Discographie Nea. 2021-03-05. ultratop.be.
  31. Web site: lescharts.com - Discographie Nea. 2021-03-05. lescharts.com.
  32. Web site: Discographie Nea. offziellecharts.de. 2021-05-16.
  33. Web site: Nea – Discography. 3 June 2020. Norwegiancharts. Hung Medien. Click on the respective songs/albums to see the peaks.
  34. Web site: ČNS IFPI. 2020-09-24. hitparada.ifpicr.cz.
  35. Web site: Nea full Official Chart History . . 13 March 2022.
  36. Australia. single. 2021. 7 July 2021.
  37. United Kingdom. Nea. 13 March 2022.
  38. Germany. Nea. 8 August 2022.
  39. Austria. Nea. 8 August 2022.
  40. France. Nea. Some Say. 25 April 2021. single.
  41. Web site: Dedicated - single. Apple Music. 28 February 2020. 5 March 2021.
  42. Web site: Diablo - single. Apple Music. 25 September 2020. 5 March 2021.
  43. Web site: Don't Deserve This (Sandro) - single. Apple Music. 5 March 2021. 5 March 2021.
  44. Web site: Don't Deserve This (Tibz)- single. Apple Music. 5 March 2021. 5 March 2021.
  45. Nea presenterar en sommarhit – singeln "Sucker for you" släpps idag. 21 May 2021. sv. Sony Music. 21 May 2021.
  46. Web site: Heard About Me - Single by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Felix Jaehn & NEA on Apple Music. Apple Music. 25 June 2021.
  47. Web site: No Regrets - Single by NEA & SHY Martin. 2021-08-12. Apple Music. en-US.

Awards

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! Year! Award! Category! Result! Ref.
2008Svensktoppen nästaP4 Göteborg
2016Denniz Pop AwardsRookie Songwriter of the Year
Musikförläggarnas prisThe Song of the Year[48]
The Most Played Song of the Year
2017SKAP-galanTopliner Award[49]
2020Grammisgalan 2020Composer of the Year[50]
NRJ Music AwardsBest Debutant of the Year[51]
LOs40 Music AwardsBest International Debutant of the Year
Best international Dance of the Year
P3 GuldArtist of the Future
Music Moves Europe Talent AwardsBest Pop[52]