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Dagny Norvoll Sandvik, born on 23 July 1990, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter known mononymously as Dagny. Her music is primarily pop-based, with elements of indie, dance, synth-pop, electropop, and disco. She has released two studio albums, Strangers / Lovers in 2020 and Elle in 2024, as well as an EP titled Ultraviolet in 2016. Her single "Somebody" received the Song of the Year award at the 2020 P3 Gull. The track "Love You Like That" from 2017 served as the basis for Katy Perry's 2019 song "Never Really Over." Dagny has performed at various festivals in Norway and the United Kingdom, including Øyafestivalen, Stavernfestivalen, and Bergenfest. She was nominated for Newcomer of the Year at the Spellemannprisen in 2016 and for Songwriter of the Year in 2018. Her songs "Backbeat," "Wearing Nothing," and "Somebody" were nominated for Song of the Year at the Spellemannprisen in 2016, 2017, and 2020, respectively.