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]
Renaida | |
|---|---|
 Renaida at Melodifestivalen 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Renaida Kebyera Braun |
| Born | 14 August 1997 Dodoma, Tanzania |
| Origin | Nyköping, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Sweden |
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 edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [9] | |||
| "All the Feels" | 2018 | 17 [10] |
Non-album singles |
| "Loco Notion" | — | ||
| "Waste My Time"[11] | — | ||
| "I Like It"[12] | 2019 | — | |
| "Ett andetag i taget"[13] | 2020 | — | |
| "Dansant ångestattack"[14] | — |
References edit
- ^ Nyheter, SVT (26 January 2018). "Känd från Idol – nu ska Renaida erövra mellon". Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Renaida får roll i stor musikalföreställning". 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Renaida Braun gör debut i Melodifestivalen - P4 Sörmland". Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Renaida Braun till andra chansen: "Helt sjukt"". Expressen. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Piken mot rivalen: "Hon dansar faktiskt inte"". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ “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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Renaida discography – Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Waste My Time by Renaida". Spotify. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "I Like It by Renaida". Spotify. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Ett andetag i taget by Renaida". Spotify. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Dansant ångestattack". Spotify. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Renaida Braun at Wikimedia Commons
