Born and raised in Sollerön -- a small crop of land to the north of Stockholm known for its forests -- in 1994, Ekmark was surrounded by music; her grandma performed in the Swedish Royal Orchestra, inspiring Ekmark to take up violin at age five and piano at nine. In her teenage years, she trained as a horse acrobat, writing poetry on the side. Eventually she moved to Stockholm to pursue a career in music. She was snapped up by Neon Gold/Atlantic Records in 2018, who put her in touch with What So Not and the Chainsmokers to collaborate on "Beautiful" and "Hope," respectively. Her debut single was released later the same year, in the form of the Haim cover "Don't Save Me." The single was featured on Neon Gold's tenth anniversary compilation, NGX: Ten Years of Neon Gold. In June 2022, she released her full-length debut, Island of the Sun, which found her working with a handful of producers, including Andrew Wells and Julian Gillström, among others. ~ Liam Martin, Rovi