Linnea Södahl

Anna Linnea Södahl (born 17 September 1987), also known as simply Nea, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.^[1]

Nea
Birth name	Anna Linnea Södahl
Born	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Origin	Alingsås, Sweden
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Sony Music

Early life and education

Södahl was born in South Africa to Swedish parents. Her parents were residing in South Africa as missionaries for the Church of Sweden, but also performed undercover missions supporting efforts to combat apartheid.^[2] When Södahl was three years old, the family returned to Sweden, where she was raised in Alingsås. Södahl returned to South Africa as a teenager, working as a volunteer for three months at an orphanage and writing music with the non-profit organization Star For Life.^[3][4]

Södahl studied songwriting and producing at Musikmakarna in Örnsköldsvik, graduating in 2015.^[5][6]

Music career

As a songwriter Nea has been using her real name, Linnea Södahl, and has written songs for Zara Larsson, Tove Styrke, Tinie Tempah, Felix Jaehn, Twice and Axwell, among others.^[7][8][9] Her songs have received a total of almost two billion streams worldwide on Spotify.^[10] One of her most famous songs, Lush Life, which became an international hit and the most played song in Sweden during the summer of 2015, has sold ten times platinum in Sweden and platinum in the UK^[11] and US.^[12][13][8] As for Swedish artists, Södahl has, in addition to Zara Larsson, Axwell and Tove Styrke, also written songs for Linnea Henriksson, Sabina Ddumba, Skott, Kasbo and Shy Martin.

On 22 December 2019, Nea was placed number one as a singer and number three as a songwriter on Svensktoppen with the songs "Some Say" (which interpolates Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)") and "Fira jul med mig" (performed by Linnea Henriksson).^[14] Other Swedish artists she has written for are Sabina Ddumba,^[15] Skott, Kasbo^[16] and SHY Martin.^[17]

On 6 September 2019 Södahl released her first own song as an artist under the artist name Nea.^[18] The debut single "Some Say" was released through Milkshake Label (Sony Music Sweden)^[19] and became a major international hit and the 13th most played song on European radio in 2020.^[20] In Sweden, the song was on Svensktoppen for 57 weeks.^[21] On 10 January 2020 a remix of "Some Say" made by German DJ Felix Jaehn was released.^[22]

On 12 June 2020 Nea released her debut EP "Some Say EP" which in addition to "Some Say" also included the singles "Dedicated", "TG4M" and "Drunk Enough To".^[23]

Nea performed at the Spanish music festival Los40 Music Award in 2020 and received two nominations, where she won in the category "Best international dance".^[24]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Some Say	Released: 12 June 2020[25] Label: Milkshake, Sony Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certification	Album
		SWE [26]	AUS [27]	AUT [28]	BEL (Fla) [29]	BEL (Wal) [30]	FRA [31]	GER [32]	NOR [33]	SLK [34]	UK [35]
"Some Say"	2019	12	13	9	4	1	14	15	6	1	89	ARIA: 2× Platinum[36] BPI: Silver[37] BVMI: Platinum[38] IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum[39] SNEP: Diamond[40]	Some Say
"Dedicated"[41]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"TG4M"[42]		86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Diablo" (with Nio Garcia)[43]		—	—	—	—[A]	—[B]	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't Deserve This" (with Sandro Cavazza or Tibz)[44][45]	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sucker for You"[46]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Heard About Me"[47] (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Felix Jaehn)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Breathe
"No Regrets"[48] (with Shy Martin)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Angels"	2024	—[C]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		AUT [28]	BEL (Fla) [29]	BEL (Wal) [30]	GER [32]
"No Therapy" (Felix Jaehn featuring Nea and Bryn Christopher)	2020	64	—[D]	—[E]	14	Breathe

Notes

1. "Diablo" did not enter the Tipparade of Flanders, but did enter the Bubbling Under.
2. "Diablo" did not enter the Tipparade of Wallonia, but did enter the Bubbling Under.
3. "Angels" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[49]
4. "No Therapy" did not enter the Tipparade of Flanders, but did enter the Bubbling Under.
5. "No Therapy" did not enter the Tipparade of Wallonia, but did enter the Bubbling Under.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2008	Svensktoppen nästa	P4 Göteborg	Won
2016	Denniz Pop Awards	Rookie Songwriter of the Year	Won	[6]
	Musikförläggarnas pris	The Song of the Year	Won	[50]
		The Most Played Song of the Year	Won	[50]
2017	SKAP-galan	Topliner Award	Won	[51]
2020	Grammisgalan 2020	Composer of the Year	Nominated	[52]
	NRJ Music Awards	Best Debutant of the Year	Nominated	[53]
	LOs40 Music Awards	Best International Debutant of the Year	Nominated	[53]
		Best international Dance of the Year	Won	[24]
	P3 Guld	Artist of the Future	Nominated	[53]
	Music Moves Europe Talent Awards	Best Pop	Nominated	[54]