Miriam Melanie Bryant (born 8 March 1991) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. On 14 February 2016, she became the first act to simultaneously hold the top three entries on the Svensktoppen weekly record chart since its original release on 13 October 1962.
Biography Bryant was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a British father and a Finnish mother. She attended Finnish school there and also spent time in Finland, in her mother's hometown of Iisalmi. According to Bryant, during her childhood, people of Finnish background were looked down upon in Sweden, which is why she highlighted her English side as a child.
She began to write songs in 2011 together with her childhood friend, Victor Rådström who is a producer and songwriter. Four months later, she produced three songs released in her single debut "Finders, Keepers" in March 2012 through the record label 100 songs. The song received worldwide attention among bloggers and music sites. She is signed to Warner Music in Sweden and to Interscope Records in the United States.
She has collaborated with music producer and DJ Zedd, who first heard her on the German radio. Zedd made a remix of her song "Push Play" on his re-released album.
Bryant released her Push Play EP on 8 October 2013 through Interscope Records, her debut release in the United States. In 2015, Bryant was one of eight artists being involved in the programme Så mycket bättre on the Swedish commercial channel TV4. After that, her popularity grew quickly.
The single "Black Car" became a hit in homeland Sweden, winning Song of the Year in 2016. In 2017, Bryant was nominated for Best Live Act on the Swedish Grammis. In 2018, British press wrote the following about her single—Clash magazine wrote "Highly Intelligent and completely infectious", and The Line of Best Fit wrote "Miriam Bryant is your next pop superhero". In 2018, she played at Roskilde Festival and The Great Escape Festival,https://greatescapefestival.com/artists/miriam-bryant/ to name a few.
In December 2019, she hosted the TV and radio fundraising project Musikhjälpen in Västerås together with Daniel Hallberg and Farah Abadi.
PS jag hatar dig (2021) was Bryant's first Swedish-language studio album; on the previous two she had sung in English. In 2024 she released her first Finnish-language single "Mustelmilla (Mi Amor)". Later that year, she was a guest at the reception for Finland's Independence Day.
Discography Studio albums Year Title Peak positions CertificationsSWE2013Raised in Rain122017Bye Bye Blue5 GLF: Gold2021PS jag hatar dig62025Okej att dö4
Extended plays Year Title Peak positionsSWE2013Push Play—2015I Am Dragon182016Hisingen och hem igen22019Mi amor15
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak positions Certifications AlbumSWEAUTGERNOR "Finders, Keepers" 2012 — 51 46 — GLF: Gold Raised in Rain "Raised in Rain" — — — — "Push Play" 2013 12 — — — GLF: 2× Platinum "Last Soul on Earth" — — — — "Dragon" 2014 29 — — — GLF: Platinum I Am Dragon "Black Car" 2016 2 — — — GLF: 4× Platinum Bye Bye Blue "Everything" 2017 16 — — — "Rocket" 21 — — — "Words" 60 — — — "O A O A E vi förlorade" 2018 — — — — GLF: Gold I huvet på en idiot, i en bar, på en ö, i ett hav, på en ö, i en bar, i huvet på en idiot "Du med dig" 2019 42 — — — GLF: Platinum Mi amor "Neråt / Uppåt" 55 — — — GLF: Gold "Blåmärkshårt (Mi amor)" 5 — — — GLF: Platinum "Du med dig" (acoustic) — — — — GLF: Platinum "Nån av oss" 2020 18 — — — GLF: 2× Platinum PS jag hatar dig "Passa dig" 21 — — — "Ditt fel" 12 — — — GLF: Platinum "Ge upp igen" 1 — — — "Tystnar i luren" 2021 1 — — — GLF: 5× Platinum PS jag hatar dig "Mitt hjärta blöder" 6 — — — Satan i gatan 10 år "Lonely in a Crowd" 16 — — — PS jag hatar dig "Rosor från en loser" — — — "VinterNoll2" — — — — "Gubben i lådan" 47 — — — Så mycket bättre "Gråter om du vill" 2022 2 — — — "Under någon ny" 2023 4 — — — Okej att dö "Sarkofag" 39 — — — "Vem fan e du?"2024 1 — — — GLF: 2× Platinum "Okej att dö" 32 — — —Okej att dö "Dum" 26 — — — "Regnblöta skor" 1 — — — "In kom en ängel" 47 — — — "Halleluja" 2025 31 — — — "Nothing 4-Ever" 45 — — — "So Cool" — — — 39 "FaceTime" 40 — — — Okej att dö "Der du brente vår bro" 2026 — — — 45 rowspan="3" "Superlim & silvertejp" 10 — — — "Higher Calling" — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
As featured artist +List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak positions Certifications AlbumSWEFINAUSBEL(FL) TipKORInt.US BubblingUSDance "Push Play" 2013 — — — — — — — Clarity "Find You" 2014 — — 68 34 61 1 1 GLF: Gold ARIA: Gold RIAA: Gold Divergent "How Did I Find You" 2018 — — — — — — — Best of Hard Drive "Den sommaren" 2020 20 — — — — — — Sex känslor "Avundsjuk på regnet" 33 — — — — — — GLF: Gold Döda hjärtan kan slå igen "Otan kii" 2024 — 3 — — — — — Vanhasta uuteen "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak positions Certifications AlbumSWE "One Last Time"20154 GLF: 3× Platinum Hisingen och hem igen "Ett sista glas"4 GLF: 5× Platinum "Life Is a Flower"11 GLF: 2× Platinum "Stationen"6 GLF: 2× Platinum "The Only One"15 GLF: Gold "Allt jag behöver"2 GLF: 4× Platinum "Serendipity"— I Am Dragon "Game"201697 "Black Car" single "PS jag hatar dig"202124 PS jag hatar dig "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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Official website