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Myra
Background information
Birth nameRegina Tucker
Born (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 30)
Kenema, Sierra Leone
OriginBergen, Norway
Genres
OccupationRapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Websitemyraofficial.no

Regina Tucker (born 8 December 1994),[1] known professionally as Myra (stylized in all caps), is a Norwegian rapper and songwriter, originally from Sandviken, Bergen, Norway. Her musical style is a mixture of alternative rap and R&B, and she has been rapping in Bergen dialect since 2016.[2][3][4]

Myra performing the Bergen regional anthem "Nystemten" during the boxing event Battle of Bergen at Koengen on 9 June 2017

She competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Heart on Fire".[5] She did not manage to qualify for the final.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Details
Bokser & Ballerina
  • Released: 15 October 2021[7]
  • Label: Oslo Records [no], Universal Music AS
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Hver gang vi møtes 2022
  • Released: 18 February 2022[8]
  • Label: Oslo Records, Universal Music AS
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Single Year Album or EP
"Link opp" 2017 Non-album singles
"Lever i bassen"
"Føler meg selv" 2018
"Hola"
"Opplevelse og kos"
"Ekstremsport"
"Stylist" 2019
"Dette er mitt navn"
"Motorola"
"Hjemløs i egen by"
"Hundre" 2020
"Dum & deilig"
"Hasta La Vista"
(with Kappekoff)
"Tørstig"
"Dovre faller" 2021 Bokser & Ballerina
"Svart Lamborghini"
"Se vekk"
"Kan ikke falle"
"DIY"
(with Vin og Rap and Basmo Fam)
2022 Non-album singles
"Vi ble til i hverandres blikk" 2023
"Heart on Fire" 2024
Single Year Album or EP
"Tarzan & Jane"
(Snow Boyz [no] featuring Myra)
2017 Hvitt

References

  1. ^ "Jubilanter. 20 år". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian Bokmål). 12 August 2014. p. 35.
  2. ^ "Er dette byens nye r&b-stjerne?". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Myra drev med musikk i smug. Noen måneder senere sang hun "Nystemten" foran 10.000 på Koengen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "NRK Radio – Tett på norske artister: Myra". NRK Radio (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ Contreras Real, Carlos (13 January 2024). "Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Gothminister, Ingrid Jasmin y Margaret Berger primeros clasificados para la final de la preselección noruega" [Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Gothminister, Ingrid Jasmin and Margaret Berger are the first qualifiers for the final of the Norwegian preselection]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Bokser & Ballerina - Album by Myra". Spotify. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Hver Gang Vi Møtes 2022 - Single by Myra". Spotify. Retrieved 7 January 2024.