Greta Svabo Bech
Greta Svabo Bech (born 1987 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese singer-songwriter. She first became known for her work with Canadian producer Deadmau5, when "Raise Your Weapon" was nominated for Best Dance Record at the 2011 Grammy Awards and hit the 100 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Bech went on to work with Italian artists the Bloody Beetroots on their second album, Hide, and with Ludovico Einaudi on the remix version of his album In a Time Lapse.
Greta Svabo Bech
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- Name
- Greta Svabo Bech
- Born
- 1987
- Birthplace
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Fields
- electropop
- Honours
- Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Languages
- Faroese · English
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Greta Svabo Bech (born 1987 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese singer-songwriter. She first became known for her work with Canadian producer Deadmau5, when "Raise Your Weapon" was nominated for Best Dance Record at the 2011 Grammy Awards and hit the 100 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Bech went on to work with Italian artists the Bloody Beetroots on their second album, Hide, and with Ludovico Einaudi on the remix version of his album In a Time Lapse.
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She started releasing solo material in 2013.
Greta Svabo Bech, photograph by Beinta á Torkilsheyggi
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Key facts
• Background — person • Name — Greta Svabo Bech • Landscape — no • Born — 1987 • Birthplace — Tórshavn, Faroe Islands • Genre — * Electropop • alternative pop • electronic • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Instrument — Vocals • Years Active — 2008–present • Website — gretasvabobech.com
EPs
EPs
• Shut Up & Sing Reloaded (2013) • Bones (2019) • My Body Is a Cage (2025) • Islands (2025)
Singles
Singles
• "Shut Up & Sing" (2013) • "Broken Bones" (2013) • "Brave Moon" (2013) • "All My Bones" (2019) • "Before You Go" (2019) • "Breathe" (2021) • "Dominoes" (2021) • "Poison" (2021) • "Changes" (2024) • "Just a Feeling" (2024) • "Song for Bella" (2024) • "Efflorescence" (2024) • "Sober" (2025) • "My Body Is a Cage" (2025) • "Islands" (2025) • "Over the Moon" (2026)
As featured artist
As featured artist
• "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – 6ix Toys (2011) • "Another Day" – 6ix Toys (2011) • "Black or White" – 6ix Toys (2011) • "Fire Inside" – Gemini (2012) • "Invisible" – the Bloody Beetroots (2017) • "The Great Run" – The Bloody Beetroots (2017) • "tu: Orbit" – Tom Ashbrook (2022) • "Erase" – Rebūke (2025)
Other appearances
Other appearances
• Year — Song — Artist — Album — Contribution • 2010 — "Raise Your Weapon" — Deadmau5 — 4×4=12 — Vocalist • 2013 — "My Love" — Cher — Closer to the Truth — Co-writer • 2013 — "Circles" — Ludovico Einaudi and Greta Svabo Bech — In a Time Lapse (Ludovico Einaudi Remixes, EP) — Vocalist/writer • 2013 — "Runaway" — The Bloody Beetroots — Hide — Vocalist/co-writer • 2013 — "Chronicles of a Fallen Love" — The Bloody Beetroots — Hide — Vocalist/co-writer
Life and career
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1987
Greta Svabo Bech born at Tórshavn.
Awards and nominations
• Year — Recipient — Award — Category — Result • 2012 — "Raise Your Weapon" Deadmau5 ft. Greta Svabo Bech — 54th Annual Grammy Awards — Best Dance Recording • 2012 — Greta Svabo Bech — Planet Awards 2012 in the Faroe Islands — Best Female Artist • 2014 — Greta Svabo Bech — Faroese Music Awards — Female Artist of the Year (pop) • 2014 — Greta Svabo Bech — Faroese Music Awards — Video of the Year ("Broken Bones") • 2015 — Greta Svabo Bech — Faroese Music Awards — Female Artist of the Year (pop) • 2015 — Greta Svabo Bech — Faroese Music Awards — Song of the Year ("Myrkablátt")
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Greta Svabo Bech is recorded as having received Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording.
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