Marie Ulven

Norwegian indie pop artist Girl In Red got her start making and sharing lo-fi bedroom pop anthems, attracting a massive fanbase and millions of monthly streams.Born Marie Ulven Ringheim in Horten in 1999, she had a relatively late introduction to music at the age of 14 when she began playing the guitar and writing songs. She went on to teach herself piano and production and in 2016 began releasing Norwegian music on Soundcloud under the alias 'Lydia X'. She reportedly picked up her moniker while trying to identify herself to a friend in a crowd via text, and it was under this new stage name that she had her first hit with 'I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend' in 2017. When NRK Urørt, a website showcasing emerging Norwegian talent, featured the song the following year, it attracted a surge in streams and online followers. She hadn't been idle in the months between the song's release and its surge in popularity, and her new fans quickly took to 'Summer Depression' and 'Girls', racking up millions of plays for the tracks.She went on to release her debut EP 'Chapter 1' in September 2018, supporting Clairo on tour in Europe around the same time then heading over the Atlantic to support Conan Gray in March 2019. Later in the year she began a headline tour of Europe. © ©Copyright Music Story 2020