Julie Bergan’s ‘Hard Feelings’ project sees the Norwegian pop sensation make a global impression. Its tracks have already accumulated over 35 million streams as Julie is now approaching 5 million monthly listeners at Spotify. Meanwhile, her profile has been boosted by fresh support at tastemaker media. Today Julie continues her upward trajectory with the release of her EP, Hard Feelings: Ventricle II’ featuring the standout single ‘One Touch’.
Powered by Julie’s explosive vocal range and boundless charisma, ‘One Touch’ demonstrates exactly why she’s destined for global star status. It’s a fiery cocktail of arena-ready alt-pop dynamics and EDM energy, topped with some throwback ‘80s flavor. It’s also as relatable as we’ve come to expect from Julie, as it expresses the rush and excitement of a new relationship. The single is co-written by Julie Bergan together with fellow Norwegian singer/songwriter Dagny and produced by Rat City.
Julie commented: “The two volumes of ‘Hard Feelings’ are a collection of all the feels I’ve had over the last year. It goes from being blessed with a broken heart to just wanting to be out there on the dance floor and kiss somebody. I have worked a lot on allowing myself to actually get to know my own feelings and through that process I created these two EPs. In different ways they both describe what has been going on lately. The good and the bad. In one moment you feel low, alone and heartbroken, and in the next one you feel free, strong and it’s like you’re coming up for air. That is totally okay and absolutely normal, and I guess it’s just what life is about. Also, as a female in 2020 I really hope I can inspire other girls out there to speak their mind, be confident and believe in themselves. We’ve been oppressed and underestimated for way too long. Let’s be girls who support girls!”
Initially inspired by icons such as Rihanna, Destiny’s Child and Robyn, Julie Bergan has already played shows as guest to both Dua Lipa and Justin Bieber. Still just 26-years-old, she’s already packed a lot into her career. Her early single ‘Arigato’ went to #1 in Norway, as it earned her Breakthrough Artist of the Year from the Norwegian songwriters’ association NOPA and a Spellemann (the Norwegian Grammy / BRIT equivalent) nomination for Song of the Year.
A feature on K-391 feat. Alan Walker’s global smash ‘Ignite’ continued her rise. Returning to #1 in Norway, its success saw her perform all over the world, ranging from a huge Coachella set to EDC Japan. She built on that with her double-Platinum debut album ‘Turn On The Lights’ in 2018 and the double-Platinum single ‘STFU’ which won Song of the Year at the NRJ Awards.
In addition to the two-part ‘Hard Feelings’ project, Julie has also impacted with some major features this year: ‘Get To Know Me First’ with Molly Hammar and AWA; ‘Don’t You Wanna Play?’ with ‘Kiss Somebody’ collaborators SEEB; ‘Outline’ with Crazy Cousinz; and ‘Outta My Head’ with Love Harder.
‘Hard Feelings: Ventricle II’ Tracklist
- ‘One Touch’
- ‘Kiss Somebody’
- ‘Commando’
- ‘All Of Them’
