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Like I'm a Warrior

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Like I'm a Warrior
Studio album by
Released19 August 2014 (2014-08-19)
GenreElectropop
Length42:03
LabelColumbia Records / Sony Music Norway

Like I'm a Warrior is the 2014 debut album of the Norwegian singer-songwriter Emilie Nicolas[1][2] released on Sony Music.[3][4][5][6]

Background

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Like I'm a Warrior won Best Pop Singer and Best Newcomer at the 2014 Spellemannprisen. Nicolas headlined the Øya Festival in Oslo 2015,[7] and also appeared at the 2015 Moldejazz international festival.[8]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftenposten[9]
Dagbladet[1]
Verdens Gang[3]
Romerikes Blad[10]
Gaffa.com[2]

Like I'm a Warrior reached number 1 on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Albums Chart. The reviewer Robert Hoftun Gjestad of the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten awarded the album grade 6,[9] the reviewer Torgrim Øyre of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 6,[1] the Verdens Gang review awarded the album dice 5,[3] the reviewer Torstein Davidsen of the Norwegian newspaper Romerikes Blad awarded the album dice 6,[10] and the reviewer Brand Barstein of the Scandinavian website Gaffa.com awarded the album 6 stars.[2]

Track list

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No.TitleLength
1."Nobody Knows"4:34
2."Let You Out"3:38
3."Grown Up"[11] 3:33
4."Melancholia"5:01
5."Fail"[12] 3:26
6."Charge"5:19
7."Us"3:07
8."Pstereo"3:58
9."Games"5:03
10."Put Me Down"4:18

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[14] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Øyre, Torgrim (2014-11-22). "Et usedvanlig velmodnet og helstøpt debutalbum - Emilie Nicolas balanserer kunst og kommers på utsøkt vis". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  2. ^ a b c Barstein, Brand (2014-09-29). "Emilie Nicolas - Like I'm A Warrior". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Gaffa.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Plateanmeldelse: Emilie Nicolas - "Like I'm A Warrior"". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  4. ^ Gjestad, Robert Hoftun (2014-11-28). "Emilie Nicolas: - Nå må jeg snart lære meg å si "Yess, jeg får det til"". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  5. ^ Hambro, Maya (2014-11-26). "Emilie Nicolas: "It has to be personal"". Interview. TheBestFit.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  6. ^ Ålvik, Jon Mikkel Broch (2014-10-03). "Voksesmerter". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Morgenbladet. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  7. ^ "Emilie Nicolas opplevde et stort gjennombrudd i 2014" (in Norwegian). Øya Festival. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  8. ^ "Youth and critics favorite!". Moldejazz. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  9. ^ a b Gjestad, Robert Hoftun (2014-09-22). "Nicolas overgår hypen". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  10. ^ a b Davidsen, Torstein (2014-10-14). "Emilie Nicolas: "Like I'm A Warrior"". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  11. ^ "Emilie Nicolas - Grown Up". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  12. ^ "Emilie Nicolas - Fail". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Emilie Nicolas – Like I'm a Warrior". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Emilie Nicolas – Like I'm a Warrior" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
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