Cherrie (singer)

Not to be confused with Cherie (singer).
Cherrie
Cherrie in 2021
Cherrie in 2021
Background information
Birth nameShiriihan Mohamed Abdulle
Born (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33)
Oslo, Norway
OriginSomalia
GenresR&B, pop, soul
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter

Shiriihan Mohamed Abdulle (born 16 June 1991), known mononymously as Cherrie, is a Swedish singer of Somali descent. She has released three albums and mixtapes, collaborated with international artists such as Stormzy and Kehlani, and in 2019 a short film was released about her life and rise to stardom.[1] Cherrie was raised in Lohja, Finland, where her parents fled from Somalia. At the age of 10 she and her brother, Kalid Abdulle, moved to Rinkeby in Stockholm together with their mother.[2]

Biography

Cherrie was born in Oslo, Norway but grew up in Lojo in Finland. Her parents had fled from Somalia. At the age of ten, she and her younger brother Kalid Abdulle – better known by his stage name K27 [sv] – moved with their mother to Rinkeby in Stockholm.[3][2] She is also a cousin of the rappers Imenella and Yasin.[4][5] In 2013, Cherrie appeared in choruses on 24K's music, which was the starting shot for her music career.

The single "Tabanja" was released in 2015 and gained attention. Her debut album Sherihan was released in April 2016, and many of the songs are about Rinkeby where she had previously lived. The album was produced by Leslie Tay and Amr Badr. At the 2016 Grammis, she was nominated for "Newcomer of the Year" and at the 2017 Grammis she was awarded the Grammis for "Hip Hop/Soul of the Year" and was also nominated for "Album of the Year".[3] In 2017, she received the P3 Guld award in the category "Hip Hop/Soul of the Year".[6] In 2019, she was awarded Stockholm city's honorary award.[7] Cherrie has also collaborated with other artists, including featuring on Abidaz's song "En dag".[3]

On July 6, 2017, she was a summer talk show host on Sveriges Radio.[8] On September 29, 2017, she released the single "163 forever" where the rapper Z.E also participates. 163 refers to the postal code for Rinkeby. On February 28, 2018, a remix of the song came out where Kehlani sings a verse in English.

In the spring of 2018, the SVT Edit series Cherrie – Out of the Darkness premiered on SVT Play, a series where Cherrie wants to highlight the people behind the statistics when media reports on shootings. She wants to inspire others with her music and show a way out of the darkness. In the series, viewers follow the artist on tour but also home to Rinkeby. On May 11, 2018, she released the single "It hits me sometimes", which she followed up with her second album Araweelo on June 15 the same year.

Her third album, Naag Nool, was released on June 4, 2021. That year, she was also one of the participants in the entertainment program Så mycket bättre.[9] During the summer of 2022, she participated as an artist in the Kalasturnén.[10]

In 2023, she participated in SVT's entertainment program Songland.[11]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[12]
Sherihan 18
Araweelo
  • Released: June 2018
  • Label: Araweelo
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 20
OG (The Mixtape)
  • Released: May 2019
  • Label: Araweelo
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 50
Naag nool
  • Released: 4 June 2021[13]
  • Label: Araweelo
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 17

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[12]
"Ingen annan rör mig som du"[14]
(with Leslie Tay [sv]) 		2015 89
[15] 		Non-album single
"Inget kommer mellan oss"[16]
(featuring Linda Pira) 		—[A]
"Tabanja"[18] —
"Aldrig igen (må sådär)"[19]
(featuring Stormzy) 		2016 70
[20] 		Sherihan
"Änglar"[21] — Non-album single
"Lämna han"[22] 2017 —[B] Sherihan
"163 för evigt"[24]
(featuring Z.E) 		58
[25] 		Non-album single
"Det slår mig ibland"[26] 2018 —[C] Araweelo
"Samma flagga"[28] — Non-album single
"Kungsliften"[29]
(with Fricky) 		54
[30] 		OG (The Mixtape)
"OG"[31] 2019 80
"Familjen"
(with K27 [sv]) 		93
[32]
"Auf wiedersehen" 22 Spotify Singles
"Mami" 59 Non-album single
"Mazza" —[D]
"Ingen annan än du" 2020 64
"Maria"[34] —[E]
"123"[36]
(featuring Yasin) 		64
"VHS"
(with Benjamin Ingrosso) 		2021 14
[37]
"Mamma är lik sin mamma" 78 Så mycket bättre
"Stockholm i natt" 26
[38]
"Röda himlar" 81
[39]
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[12]
"Vi två"[40]
(AMR featuring Cherrie and Keya) 		2017 — Non-album single
"Torka dina tårar"
(Stor featuring Cherrie) 		—[F] Under broarna
"D&G"[42]
(Unge Ferrari featuring Cherrie) 		— Non-album single
"Säg till mig"
(Pablo Paz featuring Linda Pira and Cherrie) 		46
[43]
"Andetag"[44]
(Erik Lundin [sv] featuring Cherrie) 		2018 — Zebrapojken
"Vinnare"
(Ison & Fille featuring Cherrie and Imenella [sv]) 		2019 61
[45] 		Vackra liv
"Minne blått"[46]
(Pato Pooh featuring Cherrie and Simeon) 		— Non-album single
"Tider som dessa"
(Guleed featuring Cherrie) 		17
[47] 		50 grader i februari
"Mi amor (Blåmärkshårt)"
(Miriam Bryant featuring Cherrie, Molly Sandén and Stor) 		5
[48] 		Mi amor
"Håll om mig"
(Sami featuring Cherrie) 		2022 —[G] Non-album single

Other charting songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[12]
"Sanningen"
(Z.E featuring Cherrie) 		2018 —[H] Min penna blöder
"Känns som 05'" —[I] Araweelo
"Hasta luego"
(Dree Low featuring Cherrie) 		2020 37
[52] 		Flawless 2
"Sommardag" 2021 —[J] Naag nool

Awards

Sweden GAFFA Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result ref.
2019 Herself Årets Soloartist Nominated [54]

Notes

  1. ^ "Inget kommer mellan oss" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[17]
  2. ^ "Lämna han" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[23]
  3. ^ "Det slår mig ibland" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[27]
  4. ^ "Mazza" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[33]
  5. ^ "Maria" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[35]
  6. ^ "Torka dina tårar" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[41]
  7. ^ "Håll om mig" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[49]
  8. ^ "Sanningen" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[50]
  9. ^ "Känns som 05'" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[51]
  10. ^ "Sommardag" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[53]

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