Annika Hedegaard Wedderkopp (born 14 December 2004), known mononymously as Annika, is a Danish actress and singer. As a child, she starred in The Hunt (2012) opposite Mads Mikkelsen. As a singer signed to Universal Music Denmark, she has charted three number-one songs in Denmark, starting in 2024 with "", a collaboration with Marstein. The song also reached number-one in Norway, marking her second after "". Her debut album, AW, topped the Danish albums chart in 2025 and has been certified quadruple-platinum by IFPI Danmark.
Early life and education Annika Hedegaard Wedderkopp was born on 14 December 2004 and grew up in Vejby in North Zealand. At the age of six, she was cast as Klara in the Danish drama film The Hunt (2012); in the film, her character's lies lead to a male teacher (played by Mads Mikkelsen) being wrongly accused of sexually abusing her. She subsequently had a small role in the film (2017).
Wedderkopp started writing songs at the age of seven, and competed in the 2017 edition of MGP Junior at the age of twelve. In the song contest, she and classmate Maja Løve Nielsen entered with "", a song they wrote themselves. In 2024, she completed her gymnasium education at .
Career In March 2023, Wedderkopp started uploading music to TikTok just for fun under the alias Youngmammi, which led to her getting attention from the music industry. Her posts usually feature acoustic covers or self-written songs while playing a grand piano. Wedderkopp was offered a recording contract three months before finishing gymnasium. She released her first single, "", in March 2024 through Universal, which became the most-streamed song in Denmark on Spotify after a few days. It reached the top five of the singles chart in Denmark and was followed up by her debut EP, , released in May 2024.
Her single "" was successful in both Denmark and Norway, becoming her first number-one single in the latter. The follow-up single "", a collaboration with Norwegian rapper Marstein, reached number-one in both countries.
In October 2024, Wedderkopp won the award in the category of , along with its prize of 100,000 DKK. The next month, she won in the category of New Danish Name of the Year () at the Danish Music Awards. She was also nominated in the category of Danish Hit of the Year for "". At age 20, she became the youngest performer to open the Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival on 2 July 2025, together with 22 year old Norwegian Marstein. In December 2025, she was named as the third most-streamed artist in Denmark on Spotify.
Filmography The Hunt (2012), Klara (2017), Sarah
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications DEN NOR AW Released: 8 May 2025 Label: Universal Format: Digital download, streaming 1 84 IFPI DEN: 5× Platinum
EPs +List of EPs, with chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications DEN 2024 9 IFPI DEN: Platinum
Singles + List of singles, with year released and chart positions Single Year Peak positions Certifications Album DEN NOR "" 2024 5 — IFPI DEN: 3×Platinum "" 37 — IFPI DEN: Gold "" 3 1 IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum IFPI NOR: Platinum "" 1 1 IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum "" 3 — IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum rowspan="4" "" 2026 1 — "Jaloux" (live) 32 — "Desperado" 1 —
Featured singles + List of singles, with year released and chart positions Single Year Peak positions Certifications Album DEN "" 2025 1 IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum
Other charted songs + List of songs, with year charted and chart positions Song Year Peak positions Certifications Album DEN "" 2024 19 IFPI DEN: Platinum "" 2025 — IFPI DEN: Gold "" 13 AW "" 2 IFPI DEN: Platinum "" 12 "" 8 IFPI DEN: Gold "" 17 IFPI DEN: Gold "" 22 "" 1 IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum "" 21 "" 3 IFPI DEN: Platinum "" 27 "" 28 "" 37 "" 3 IFPI DEN: Platinum
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Danish Music Awards 2024 New Danish Name of the Year Annika Danish Hit of the Year "" Gaffa Awards 2025 New Danish Name of the Year Annika Danish Pop Release of the Year 2024 Annika 2025 "" Spellemannprisen 2024 Song of the Year "" Gaffa Awards 2026 Album of the Year AW
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