Renaida Braun

Renaida
Renaida at Melodifestivalen 2018
Renaida at Melodifestivalen 2018
Background information
Birth nameRenaida Kebyera Braun
Born (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 27)
Dodoma, Tanzania
OriginNyköping, Sweden
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2016–present
LabelsSony Music Sweden

Renaida Kebyera Braun (born 14 August 1997), sometimes known simply as Renaida, is a Swedish singer. She first began her singing career participating in Idol 2016 which was broadcast on TV4, where she placed sixth.[1] Afterwards, she began performing in the musical Aladdin.[2]

Braun competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "All the Feels", and qualified to Andra Chansen from the first semi-final.[3][4] She was drawn in a duel with singer Olivia Eliasson for a place in the final, and won, therefore qualifying to the Grand Final, where she finished in ninth place.[5]

In October 2019, Braun revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer.[6][7] The following month she stated that her cancer was successfully removed from her neck, and she will not need to undergo any further treatments.[8]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
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"All the Feels" 2018 17
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Non-album singles
"Loco Notion"
"Waste My Time"[11]
"I Like It"[12] 2019
"Ett andetag i taget"[13] 2020
"Dansant ångestattack"[14]

References

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  1. ^ Nyheter, SVT (26 January 2018). "Känd från Idol – nu ska Renaida erövra mellon". SVT Nyheter. Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Renaida får roll i stor musikalföreställning". 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ Radio, Sveriges (28 November 2017). "Renaida Braun gör debut i Melodifestivalen - P4 Sörmland". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Renaida Braun till andra chansen: "Helt sjukt"". Expressen. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Piken mot rivalen: "Hon dansar faktiskt inte"". Aftonbladet. 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  6. ^ “I’m gonna make it” — Melfest alum Renaida reveals battle against cancer in emotional Instagram post Archived 2019-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Wiwibloggs Retrieved 16 October 2019
  7. ^ Johansson, Tommy (14 October 2019). "Renaida allvarligt sjuk: "Jag har cancer"". www.sn.se. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  8. ^ Adams, William Lee (7 November 2019). ""I am so grateful!" Renaida shares joyful Insta post that celebrates cancer removal". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Renaida discography – Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  10. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Waste My Time by Renaida". Spotify. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  12. ^ "I Like It by Renaida". Spotify. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Ett andetag i taget by Renaida". Spotify. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Dansant ångestattack". Spotify. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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