| Winona Oak | |
| Birth Name: | Johanna Ewana Ekmark |
| Birth Place: | Umeå, Sweden |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Associated Acts: | The Chainsmokers |
Johanna Ewana Ekmark (born 8 October 1994), also known as Winona Oak and sometimes as Oaks,[1] is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is best known for her collaborations with What So Not and The Chainsmokers for the songs "Beautiful" and "Hope".
Oak was born in Umeå but grew up on Sollerön,[2] an island in Lake Siljan in the central-southerly locality of Mora. She graduated from Moragymnasiet in 2013[3] and later moved to Stockholm.[4]
In February 2018, Oak collaborated with What So Not for the single "Beautiful",[5] which won Best Independent Dance/Electronica/Club single at the AIR Independent Music Awards in July 2019.[6]
In October 2018, Oak signed to Neon Gold and Atlantic.[7]
Oak was featured on The Chainsmokers second studio album, Sick Boy (released December 2018), in the song "Hope". For the music video of the song, Oak appeared in "dressed in a tan trench coat and red flannel shirt".[8]
On 10 December 2018 Oak released a music video for her cover of the song "Don't Save Me” by Haim, via Neon Gold and Atlantic.[7]
Oak released her debut studio album Island of the Sun on 10 June 2022.
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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| CZE [10] | SVK [11] | SWI [12] | |||||||||||||
| "Don't Save Me"[13] | 2018 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "He Don't Love Me"[14] | 2019 | — | — | — | Closure & Island of the Sun | ||||||||||
| "Break My Broken Heart"[15] | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Let Me Know"[16] | — | — | — | Closure | |||||||||||
| "Lonely Hearts Club" | 2020 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Oxygen" (with Robin Schulz) | 7 | 33 | 81 | rowspan="2" | |||||||||||
| "Thinking About You"[17] (with R3hab) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "With Myself" | — | — | — | She | |||||||||||
| "Piano in the Sky" | — | — | — | She & Island of the Sun | |||||||||||
| "She" | — | — | — | She | |||||||||||
| "Winter Rain" | 2021 | — | — | — | rowspan="4" | ||||||||||
| "Nobody Loves Me" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Lonely Hearts Club" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Old Insecurities" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "World We Used to Know" | — | — | — | World of Walker | |||||||||||
| "Island of the Sun" | 2022 | — | — | — | Island of the Sun | ||||||||||
| "Baby Blue" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Jojo" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "With or Without You" | 2023 | — | — | — | Void | ||||||||||
| "Fire Escapes" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Fragile Thing" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "If I Were to Die" | 2024 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Inside Out" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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| SWE [18] | AUS [19] | AUT [20] | CZE | NL [21] | NOR [22] | NZ [23] | SWI | ||||||||
| "Beautiful"[24] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Hope" | 63 | 36 | 56 | 20 | 70 | 40 | 27 | 71 | Sick Boy | ||||||
| "One by One" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Carry You" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | IDEM | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.|-| 2019[25] |"Beautiful" (featuring What So Not)| Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single| |-