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This week I’m off to Sweden for the second annual Where’s The Music festival. One of the artists I’m looking forward to seeing is Sabina Ddumba, a pop-R&B singer who has been a breakthrough star over the past year in Sweden, including winning Best Newcomer at the P3 Guld awards. Her uplifting, gospel-inspired single Effortless went platinum and was a huge radio hit, and now she’s back in the charts with Not Too Young. 21-year-old Sabina may have only made her name in her home country so far, but she is also signed with Warner Bros. in the US. She has worked with a promising mix of producers and writers on her forthcoming album, including Max Martin collaborators past and present, Arnthor Birgisson and Ilya Salmanzadeh. Not Too Young was co-written with LunchMoney Lewis among others. It’s not an innovative sound, but it’s strong, radio-friendly pop, and I like the original take on the “follow your heart” message in the lyrics.
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