Pil (singer)

Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen (born 17 April 1990), known mononymously as Pil, is a Danish singer and songwriter, known for her hits "Dronning af Månen", “Nattely” and "Omvendt", the latter written together with musician Andreas Odbjerg.^[1]

Pil
Birth name	Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen
Born	(1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 35) Farum, Denmark
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2016–present

Early life

Pil was born in Farum on 17 April 1990.^[2] Growing up there, she learned to play the family piano as a child. She was taught at Furesø Music School, and throughout her youth used music as her outlet in her spare time. According to her, it was never her goal to become a professional musician. In fact, she managed to study psychology at Aarhus University for a year and a half, before she started publishing songs under her own name in 2016 - first in English, but since 2018 also in Danish.^[3]

Musical career

According to the music magazine "HQ Music", singer Medina played a big role for the young Pil, when she chose to follow the path of a musician anyway. According to the magazine, Medina was to become to be a great role model, which has since been confirmed by Pil.^[4] Pil's debut single "Nattely" was released on 9 March 2018, and the following year, on 18 October, she released the critically acclaimed EP, "Når Du Går Herfra".^[5][6] Pil released her debut album entitled, "Kom Vi Flyver, Siger Du" on 13 May 2022.^[7][8] The single "Dronning af Månen" was her most played number on DR up to 2023.^[1]

Pil co-wrote the Saba song Sand.^[9]

Awards and nominations

In 2021, Pil won the talent project, Karrierekanonen, at Danmarks Radio, with which a talent development course followed. In October 2023, Pil was also awarded DR's "P3 Talent Award" and a prize of DKK 100,000.^[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		DEN
Kom Vi Flyver, Siger Du	Released: 13 May 2022 Label: No3 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album	—	—
Hvis Du Tør At Drømme	Released: 9 February 2024 Label: No3 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		DEN
Når Du Går Herfra	Released: 18 October 2019 Label: The Arrangement Format: Vinyl, LP, Album	—	Gold[11]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

• 2018 – Nattely
• 2020 – Gulvet
• 2021 – Omvendt
• 2021 – Inde I Mig
• 2022 – Gulvet 22
• 2022 – Ingenting Jeg Hellere Vil
• 2023 – Dronning af Månen
• 2023 – Dér
• 2023 – Andre Venner