You’d be forgiven for believing that everything had started to fall into place for 24-year-old SKAAR (real name Hilde Skaar). Her 2018 double-platinum certified debut single Higher Ground earned a prominent placement in Norwegian Netflix drama Battle when she was only nineteen years old. Her voice seemed to burst forth from a crystal spring out of a fjord: clear, fresh and exhilaratingly sharp. She found a natural ally in pop – it lifted her to danceable heights, and she, in turn, lent a sense of feeling and gravitas to the dancefloor. Met with both commercial and critical success in Norway, SKAAR has amassed over 50 million all-time streams on Spotify, with eight top 40 singles and numerous award nominations.