Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Sigrid

I love that there's always something happening at festivals. It takes some of the pressure away, too, because you're one person on the bill.

My sister and I wrote some songs together under a project called Sala Says Mhyp when I was 17. Sala is our cat. She died, and we wanted to do something in honor of our her. We were a proper cat family.

I'm from a small town called Alesund in Norway.

I've got ambitions. I've always been very ambitious. But I think there's something nice about not saying all of my dreams, in case they don't happen and then it's just really embarrassing.

Playing piano and singing whatever comes naturally is the best thing for me - the only thing that feels genuine.

There are two places where I can completely relax: in nature and by the piano.

I'm very close to my family; they're the most important people to me.

It kills my vibe when cats don't wanna cuddle!

When you're surrounded by majestic Norwegian nature, it's very easy to start thinking about stuff you don't have time to in everyday life.

Most of the songs I write are full of power, and I'm suspecting it may come from my love for grotesque Renaissance art and the Eurovision Song Contest.

It's so special to meet people after the show, getting that connection during the actual concert. It creates a stronger bond.

I always come back to the piano. It's like home.

I always start with writing vocal melodies before writing lyrics.

I don't think I would participate in 'Eurovision,' but I would love to write a song for it. But it would have to be for Norway, obviously. Do it for my country.

My goal is to write catchy songs that make people feel something.

I remember when I started writing lyrics, I was very grand. I tried to use a lot of symbols,because I thought that's how songwriting should be - with imagery and metaphor. I figured, after a while, maybe I should just write it as I would say in real life.

Making vocal hooks is my favorite thing to do. That's what I love about songwriting - making catchy stuff.

'Don't Kill My Vibe' was made in a writing session, by Martin Sjolie and I, after he'd asked me what I'd been thinking about lately. I started talking about this earlier writing session that was quite difficult. The song is about the feeling of not being respected as a person, and I think that's something that speaks to millennials.

Pop music is what touches me the most.

I really just like to sit alone at the piano. I need my me time.

I need to do music.

I was a very shy kid. Very shy. But I started doing theatre when I was six years old, and that really changed something. My more playful side came out of me.

I'm very ambitious. But my overall goal, above ambition, is that I want to be happy with what I'm doing, and I want to be happy with myself.

Sometimes it's really weird being an artist, and I deal with that best by being myself.

I didn't grow up listening to him - my parents listened more to Neil Young and Joni Mitchell - but I lived in a flatshare for two years, and my flatmate loved Leonard Cohen. He would always play him when he got home from the studio or something.

Teamwork is the best kind of work, really.

You don't know how long it's going to last. I don't know what's going to happen after I put out my first album.

The thing I love about being on stage is I can do whatever I want.

I've always been the shy one.

I can't do anything else apart from be myself.

I was definitely quirky. Me and my sister played a lot together. She's my best friend - and we would put on fashion shows.

I would love to meet or work with Sofia Coppola. Or Wes Anderson or Spike Jonze. I'd love to meet them. The way they film, it's all so geometric.

The first time I listened to Coldplay, I was at a train station in Paris with my family on holiday. I put on 'Clocks' on my discman, and I fell in love.

I love Lorde's music.

I wasn't a huge fan of superhero movies before I watched 'Wonder Woman.' That was a really cool film - I really like all the stunts.

When I first heard my song on the radio, I started crying. My baby was out there, and it all became very real.

I always have a lot of hand cream.

We have some fans that come to almost all of our shows, and they will travel to different countries to see us - that's pretty amazing.

My favourite thing about being in nature is that I feel so small and kind of insignificant.

The thing I love about Norwegian cities is that you often have nature right at your doorstep - you don't need to go that far. That makes it a lot easier to just get out.

It's a lot to take in to have won something as prestigious as BBC Music Sound Of.

Adele's one of my favourite artists!

I didn't think it would be possible for me to do music professionally. I was afraid to speak up and say I wanted to become a musician.

I just really enjoy humming.

My favorite thing to do is to get something good out of something bad.

I love Robyn. 'Dancing on My Own' is one of my favourite songs.

My mum loves jazz, and together we listen to loads of Chet Baker back home.

I have sunglasses; that is very important when you're out traveling.

I don't write about nature, but I'm definitely very inspired by it.

When you are young in this industry, it's difficult to know when to speak up.

The emotional power of creating something... Nothing gives me as much joy as that.

I hate working out; it's the worst thing to do.

I appreciate hearing different stories. It inspires me.

I'm a huge fan of Renaissance art. It's very direct. They're paintings that hit you in the face in the same immediate way that a huge pop tune hits you in the face.

I am inspired by many young women, not only in my industry but across others.

I love shifting between being super cute and aggressive. It's funny.

That's the thing: pop music has sometimes had a bad reputation for being about a lot of other stuff than the music. And I am just a lover of pop music. I love pop. I love big choruses. Dramatic choruses - they're the best thing in the world. And I do this because I love making music and performing the songs.

To win BBC's Sound of 2018 was a huge honour. A lot of my favourite artists have won it before.

I decided to move to Bergen because I like the music environment there.

I'm very close with my family and friends.