DAGNY launches new project with 'Dancefloor Erotica'

Norwegian pop force Dagny returns with new single ‘Dancefloor Erotica’ - a bold, high-gloss left turn that signals the start of a fearless new chapter. This summer, Dagny headlines both Øya Festival alongside Lily Allen, Nick Cave and The Cure, and Bergenfest - underlining her position as both a bonafide pop star and cultural mainstay in Norway.

New single ‘Dancefloor Erotica’ is a rush of sweat-slicked, Scandinavian ’80s shimmer, written at a moment of reckoning. During a 2024 soundcheck, for the first time in her career, Dagny recalls feeling detached from the songs she was performing: "They felt like somebody else’s melodies and somebody else’s words. They’re songs that I will always love - but I knew right then that I needed something new, something that gave a renewed sense of purpose, a sense of evolution - something I could move to in a new way."

Produced by Matias Tellez (CMAT, Girl in Red, Maisie Peters) and co-written with Nick Hahn (Zayn, Sigrid, Mimi Webb), 'Dancefloor Erotica' is the first single from a new project from Dagny - the follow-up to 2024 mini-album 'ELLE'. The track marks a move towards a more self-directed and uncompromising expression, introducing a more physical, more direct and dance-driven sound, as Dagny explains:

"Forget about falling in love and heartbreaks; my new era is all about self expression, movement and desire. The dancefloor does not refer to a physical place - it’s a mindset. It’s freedom. It’s a space where everyone can do their thing. This is the mantra: everyone’s a dancer."

When Dagny broke through with her debut single 'Backbeat' in 2015, she was 25, focused outward. Eleven years later, increased visibility and expectation made her more aware of how she was perceived - and how that perception could shape her decisions. 'Dancefloor Erotica' marks a hard reset and the beginning of unapologetic and self-assured new era.

New single 'Dancefloor Erotica' is out now via Universal Music AS Norway & Polydor DE / Little Daggers Records LLP.

Dagny headlines Øya Festival and Bergenfest this summer.

MORE ABOUT DAGNY

Tromsø, Norway born Dagny Norvoll Sandvik is an irrepressible pop force. Dagny's music has been streamed over a billion times, she's been nominated for 7 Norwegian Grammy's (Spellemannprisen), co-written songs for Katy Perry, Ashnikko, and Julie Bergan, and collaborated with acts including Liverpool indie-rock heroes The Wombats, American super-producer Steve Aoki, fellow Norwegian powerhouses Kygo, Astrid S and Seeb, and Spanish-English indie-pop outfit Crystal Fighters.

Dagny's debut album 'Strangers / Lovers', released in May 2020 proved her credentials, spawning hit single "Somebody" with over 100 million streams on Spotify alone, with high praise coming in for the album from The Guardian ("thundering synthpop explosion”), The Independent ("dazzling pop - 8/10"), BBC Music ("one of 2020's most assured debuts"), The Metro ("sleak, neat set of bops - Albums Of The Week") and more.

Mini-album 'ELLE' followed in 2024. Another tantalising snapshot into her pop-powers, the album received widespread support from The Independent, CLASH, The Line of Best Fit, NME, Dork Magazine & more -culminating in a momentous sold-out 10,000 Oslo Spektrum Arena headline show.

2025 saw Dagny tour Europe and Norway extensively, with an array of Norwegian festival headline slots, and runs as main support to Jess Glynne and Justin Timberlake.

LIVE DATES (tickets)

12 June - Bergenfest, Bergen (NO)

15 August - Øya Festival, Oslo (NO)