Like I'm a Warrior
| Like I'm a Warrior | ||||
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| Studio album by Emilie Nicolas | ||||
| Released | 19 August 2014 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 42:03 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records / Sony Music Norway | |||
| Emilie Nicolas chronology | ||||
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Like I'm a Warrior is the 2014 debut album of the Norwegian singer-songwriter Emilie Nicolas[1][2] released on Sony Music.[3][4][5][6]
Background
Like I'm a Warrior won Best Pop Singer and Best Newcomer at the 2014 Spellemannprisen. Nicolas is headlining the Øya Festival in Oslo 2015,[7] and will also appear at the 2015 Moldejazz international festival.[8]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Aftenposten |  [9] |
| Dagbladet | [1] |
| Verdens Gang |  [3] |
| Romerikes Blad | [10] |
| Gaffa.com | [2] |
Like I'm a Warrior reached number 1 on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Albums Chart. The reviewer Robert Hoftun Gjestad of the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten awarded the album grade 6,[9] the reviewer Torgrim Øyre of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 6,[1] the Verdens Gang review awarded the album dice 5,[3] the reviewer Torstein Davidsen of the Norwegian newspaper Romerikes Blad awarded the album dice 6.[10] and the reviewer Brand Barstein of the Scandinavian website Gaffa.com awarded the album 6 stars.[2]
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nobody Knows" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Let You Out" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Grown Up" | [11]3:33 |
| 4. | "Melancholia" | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Fail" | [12]3:26 |
| 6. | "Charge" | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Us" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Pstereo" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Games" | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Put Me Down" | 4:18 |
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 1 |
References
- 1 2 3 Øyre, Torgrim (2014-11-22). "Et usedvanlig velmodnet og helstøpt debutalbum - Emilie Nicolas balanserer kunst og kommers på utsøkt vis". Musical reviews (in Norwegian) (Dagbladet). Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- 1 2 3 Barstein, Brand (2014-09-29). "Emilie Nicolas - Like I'm A Warrior". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Gaffa.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- 1 2 3 "Plateanmeldelse: Emilie Nicolas - «Like I’m A Warrior»". Musical reviews (in Norwegian) (Verdens Gang). 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ↑ Gjestad, Robert Hoftun (2014-11-28). "Emilie Nicolas: - Nå må jeg snart lære meg å si «Yess, jeg får det til»". Musical reviews (in Norwegian) (Aftenposten). Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ↑ Hambro, Maya (2014-11-26). "Emilie Nicolas: “It has to be personal”". Interview. TheBestFit.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ Ålvik, Jon Mikkel Broch (2014-10-03). "Voksesmerter". Musical reviews (in Norwegian) (Morgenbladet). Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Emilie Nicolas opplevde et stort gjennombrudd i 2014" (in Norwegian). Øya Festival. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Youth and critics favorite!". Moldejazz. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- 1 2 Gjestad, Robert Hoftun (2014-09-22). "Nicolas overgår hypen". Musical reviews (in Norwegian) (Aftenposten). Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- 1 2 Davidsen, Torstein (2014-10-14). "Emilie Nicolas: «Like I'm A Warrior»". Musical reviews (in Norwegian) (Romerikes Blad). Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Emilie Nicolas - Grown Up". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Emilie Nicolas - Fail". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Emilie Nicolas – Like I'm a Warrior". Hung Medien.
External links
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Monica Heldal |
Recipient of the Pop vocalist Spellemannprisen 2014 |
Succeeded by Susanne Sundfør |
| Preceded by Monica Heldal |
Recipient of the Newcomer Spellemannprisen 2014 |
Succeeded by AURORA |