Annika Norlin
Annika Norlin | |
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Norlin performing at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 22 November 1977 Östersund, Sweden |
| Genres | indie pop |
| Occupations | Journalist, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Annika Norlin (born 22 November 1977) is a Swedish musician, journalist and author who makes music under the names Hello Saferide (in English) and Säkert! (in Swedish).
She released her first book, Texter (Lyrics), in 2014, which was a collection of her lyrics – both Swedish and English – for every song she had released so far, and to a few previously unreleased songs.
She released her second book, Jag ser allt du gör (I see everything you do), in 2020. The book is a collection of eight short stories written by Norlin. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Borås Tidnings debutantpris.
Her first novel, Stacken was published in 2023 in Sweden and released in a Europa Edition as The Colony in the United States in 2025. It was a bestseller in Sweden and won the Vi Literature Award and Swedish Radio's Novel Prize.