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Dagny in Two-Piece Workout Gear is “Celebrating”

“I'm celebrating every release week in Italy from now on!"

Dagny is a very successful singer. She released her album last month. Dagny celebrated the release by sharing some photos from Italy on Instagram. She captioned the post, β€œI’m celebrating every release week in Italy from now on! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‹ Thank you for all the love on ELLE! Ti amo!” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Dagny stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1

She Takes Her Time

Dagny opened up about her career in an AMA on Reddit. She says that she takes her time when writing songs. β€œCreativity requires time. And sometimes that means time away from everyday life and all the little things that steals your attention – and so I try to allow myself that once in a while. To go somewhere, for example, and just be all-consumed by the writing (I’ll put my phone away for a start and not make any other plans, he he). And I give myself time to actually listen to my own thoughts to try and understand what I’m actually feeling, however clichΓ© that sound. I also try to remember why I do this: because I madly love music and I fall in love with songs by other artists, and so I’ll just LISTEN to music without feeling like I have to perform in any way.”

2

She Enjoys What She Does

Dagny said in her AMA that music is a pick-me-up for her. β€œRegardless of what’s going on in the world, in your mind or just generally in your life. Music is amazing like that. It can work as a pick-me-up, or a warm hug or it can make a special moment feel even more special. Whatever you might need in that moment. If people ever say that music isn’t important, I know that’s not true, because I know what it can do and I think life would be just a little bit less colorful without music in it. So I feel very lucky to be able to spend so much time singing, making and sharing music, and I feel very lucky to connect with people through it.”

3

She’s Inspired

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Dagny shared her influences in her AMA. β€œI’m a child of the 90s, so it’s probably not so surprising that I LOVED the Spice Girls! That’s how I go into pop. I would always dress up as Mel B and dance around the living room. During my upbringing and teenage years, I think I’ve been influenced by different artists at different times. Eva Cassidy made me pick up the guitar around 14-15 years old, I adore her voice and all the emotions in it. Then, I had a long period of Feist, a Canadian singer. She’s just so fun, cool and quirky – I was heavily inspired by her in my early 20s. More recent years, I’d probably have to highlight Robyn as an inspiration. I actually first started listening to her because her name kept coming up in conversations in studio – then I became a MASSIVE fan. She’s amazing. I love a lot of music that’s a little bit β€œleft of centre”, so generally I listen to a lot of indie bands.”

4

She Works Hard

Dagny makes sure to work hard, and shared the process behind her album in her AMA. β€œWhen making the album, I took lots of songs and productions that I loved and really zoomed in on the details. I wanted it to feel like an album – a journey – not just 12 songs that was randomly put together. For me, that was a really exciting process and I think I learned and grew a lot during those months in the studio. It was challenging, as I’d only done singles up until that point, but it felt very musical and I feel it gave the music more layers and depth in a way. When it comes to writing: some songs are just fun and energizing to write, whilst others feels so important but also heartbreaking to write. Used To You was kinda heartbreaking, but I love that song so much. Backbeat was just fun and carefree and vibey!”

5

She Loosens Up

Dagny revealed to BBC that she makes sure to let loose when recording. β€œI guess what happens is that you loosen up a little bit,” she says. β€œWe decided to do an EP without really putting too much thought into where it was going to lead us – but just more because it was fun and we wanted to just be in the studio and play music together.”

Anna Bechtel
Anna Bechtel is a writer currently based in Hamden, CT. Read more
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