Seinabo Sey
Seinabo Sey
Seinabo Seyis a Swedish recording artist and songwriter...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth7 October 1990
CountrySweden
beat bit feeling life met originally sent time wrote
I met Magnus Lidehall about two years ago, and the beat that I originally wrote 'Younger' on was one of the first ones that he sent me. I must have been around 21 at that time, feeling a bit lazy and disappointed with myself and my life.
brown came coast hard looked moved music people school sweden time town until west
I had a hard time when I came back to Sweden and started school, because I looked different. And we moved to a really small town on the west coast of Sweden, and there were no brown people around. It didn't really get any better until I started music school at about 10 years old.
along mostly music school sing time
I got along with mostly everyone, but music school does that to you. We had to sing in a choir all the time, so we had to get along with everyone.
environment realized sang time
By the second time I sang by myself in school, I just realized that I was more in control of my environment than I had ever been before.
entertain learning maybe time
Some days, I think maybe we should try and be a little more conventional, but every time I try, I fail, so I'm learning to not even entertain that thought anymore.
good hope since singing time
Since I'm not good at anything else, I hope I can keep singing for a long time.
heard introduced liked love loved maps original quite result time version
I got introduced to Maps by my label, and I liked his sound. I had been living with the original version of 'Younger' for quite a long time when I heard the result of his remix, and I loved it. It actually made me find a new love for the track.
along people released songs
It's so crazy to see people singing along to songs that aren't even released yet. I'm like, 'How do you even know the lyrics? Have you been watching YouTube?'
comparing influenced message
It was the part of Gambian culture where they give each other advice a lot, how they're always comparing things in order to get a message across... that really influenced the way I write.
master onstage suddenly
I suddenly got used to that feeling of being in control, which I never, ever feel when I'm not onstage - a feeling that you're the master of your own universe.
genuine music people press record
At the beginning, at my shows, there were a lot of press and people from record companies. Now there are people who are there to just listen to the music and are genuine fans.
dad definitely moved six sweden
We moved to Gambia from Sweden when I was six years old because my dad was from there. It was definitely a culture shock.
performing until
Performing didn't feel comfortable until I was about 17. I loved to sing, but I always said I would never perform because I was too scared.
full songs work
It's really important to me that the songs not only stand out individually but work as a full body of work, too.