By: Sarah Pittman
Girl In Redcover photo of Pollstar May 31, 2021 issue
While growing up in the small town of Horten, Norway, like many Gen Zers who are now in their early 20s, Marie Ulven listened to “whatever was on the radio, a lot of Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber.” Once she was in her early teens the singer/songwriter better known as Girl In Red started getting into moody indie rock and finding her own music – bands “like The Smiths and The Shins” – but Ulven’s admiration for Swift has been a constant.
“I really looked up to Taylor Swift when I started writing songs and I still look up to her. I feel like I talk about her every time anyone asks me who my inspiration is,” Ulven tells