Rhys (singer)

Rhys Clarstedt (born 27 October 1997), better known as simply Rhys, is a Swedish-American singer and songwriter. Her singles "Swallow Your Pride" and "Last Dance" became hits in Sweden. In 2018 she released her debut album Stages.

Rhys
Rhys in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Rhys Clarstedt
Born	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27) Portland, Oregon, US
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Pop electronica
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Warner Music Sweden

Early life

Rhys moved to Stockholm, Sweden from Portland, Oregon at the age of ten with her parents and sister.^[1] During this time she showed interest in arts, theater, dance and music, and she participated in several talent shows.^[1] She studied music at Kulturama, and theater at Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium.^[2][3]

Career

At the age of eighteen she got to meet music producer Jörgen Elofsson to record a demo. Elofsson really liked her voice, and he started to work with her and help her with her music.^[4]

Her first music single "Swallow Your Pride" was released on 25 November 2016 and was written by Rhys herself and Elofsson.^[5] The song was named Song of the Week by Sveriges Radio.^[6][7] Rhys performed in Musikhjälpen on 14 December 2016.^[8]

On 17 February 2017, she released her next music single called "Last Dance" written by Elofsson.^[9] During the summer of 2017 Rhys has performed at Swedish television shows like Sommarkrysset and Lotta på Liseberg.^[10] During the same summer she performed in several music festivals such as Way Out West, Storsjöyran and We Are Sthlm.^[11]

On 30 August 2017, the US fashion magazine Vogue published an article about Rhys, while she appeared at Stockholm Fashion Week.^[12]

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		SWE [13]
2016	"Swallow Your Pride"	—	Stages
2017	"Last Dance"	51
	"Too Good to Be True"	43 [14]
	"The World Is A Beautiful Place"	—	Non-album single
2018	"Maybe I Will Learn"	—	Stages
	"No Vacancy"	—[A]
	"Starfish" (featuring Felix Sandman)	—[B]
2020	"Better Break My Heart"	—
	"We Don't Talk Anyway"	87
2021	"Over You"	—
	"Single At 40"	—

Notes

1. "No Vacancy" did not enter the Swedish Singellista chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[15]
2. "Starfish" did not enter the Swedish Singellista chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[16]