Sigrid

That's the thing: pop music has sometimes had a bad reputation for being about a lot of other stuff than the music. And I am just a lover of pop music. I love pop. I love big choruses. Dramatic choruses - they're the best thing in the world. And I do this because I love making music and performing the songs.

I don't think I would participate in 'Eurovision,' but I would love to write a song for it. But it would have to be for Norway, obviously. Do it for my country.

Most of the songs I write are full of power, and I'm suspecting it may come from my love for grotesque Renaissance art and the Eurovision Song Contest.

Making vocal hooks is my favorite thing to do. That's what I love about songwriting - making catchy stuff.

I love that there's always something happening at festivals. It takes some of the pressure away, too, because you're one person on the bill.

I love Lorde's music.

I love Robyn. 'Dancing on My Own' is one of my favourite songs.

I didn't think music was possible for me - it's such an up-and-down life.

I remember when I started writing lyrics, I was very grand. I tried to use a lot of symbols,because I thought that's how songwriting should be - with imagery and metaphor. I figured, after a while, maybe I should just write it as I would say in real life.

I've got ambitions. I've always been very ambitious. But I think there's something nice about not saying all of my dreams, in case they don't happen and then it's just really embarrassing.

It's a lot to take in to have won something as prestigious as BBC Music Sound Of.

To win BBC's Sound of 2018 was a huge honour. A lot of my favourite artists have won it before.