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Rhys Clarstedt (born 27 October 1997), better known as simply Rhys, is a Swedish-American singer and songwriter. Her singles "Swallow Your Pride" and "Last Dance" became hits in Sweden. In 2018 she released her debut album Stages.
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 Rhys in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rhys Clarstedt |
| Born | 27 October 1997 Portland, Oregon, US |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Sweden |
Rhys moved to Stockholm, Sweden from Portland, Oregon at the age of ten with her parents and sister.[1] During this time she showed interest in arts, theater, dance and music, and she participated in several talent shows.[1] She studied music at Kulturama, and theater at Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium.[2][3]
At the age of eighteen she got to meet music producer Jörgen Elofsson to record a demo. Elofsson really liked her voice, and he started to work with her and help her with her music.[4]
Her first music single "Swallow Your Pride" was released on 25 November 2016 and was written by Rhys herself and Elofsson.[5] The song was named Song of the Week by Sveriges Radio.[6][7] Rhys performed in Musikhjälpen on 14 December 2016.[8]
On 17 February 2017, she released her next music single called "Last Dance" written by Elofsson.[9] During the summer of 2017 Rhys has performed at Swedish television shows like Sommarkrysset and Lotta på Liseberg.[10] During the same summer she performed in several music festivals such as Way Out West, Storsjöyran and We Are Sthlm.[11]
On 30 August 2017, the US fashion magazine Vogue published an article about Rhys, while she appeared at Stockholm Fashion Week.[12]
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
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| SWE [13] | |||
| 2016 | "Swallow Your Pride" | — | Stages |
| 2017 | "Last Dance" | 51 | |
| "Too Good to Be True" | 43 [14] | ||
| "The World Is A Beautiful Place" | — | Non-album single | |
| 2018 | "Maybe I Will Learn" | — | Stages |
| "No Vacancy" | —[A] | ||
| "Starfish" (featuring Felix Sandman) |
—[B] | ||
| 2020 | "Better Break My Heart" | — | |
| "We Don't Talk Anyway" | 87 | ||
| 2021 | "Over You" | — | |
| "Single At 40" | — |
Notes
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