“My biggest challenge is the life-stuff.”

Anna of the North is a native of Gjøvik, Norway. She met New Zealand producer Brady Daniell-Smith at one of his shows while studying in Melbourne, Australia. They hit it off and recorded her debut single, “Sway,” over Skype, and released it in 2014. The song became an Internet hit, and got her record deals with +1 Records/Honeymoon in the U.S. and PIAS’ Different Recordings in the U.K. 2018 she put out her debut album, Lovers, which was led by the single “Someone” and the title track. In 2019 Lotterud released “Leaning on Myself.” Enjoy our sidewalk talk where she opens up about childhood, struggling with live performance and working with Frank Ocean.