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WHERE IT ALL STARTED

Marie Ulven Ringheim was born in Horten, Norway on February 16, 1999. She grew up in the small town — which she described as “quiet and kinda boring” — with her sisters and divorced parents. Marie never really had an interest in music; her true passion at the time was fingerboarding, a sport where a person “rides” a small working replica of a skateboard and maneuvers it with their fingers. You can even find videos of her competing in some fingerboarding battles on YouTube. Marie first released Norwegian music on Soundcloud under the moniker of “Lydia X”. She then coined the stage name “girl in red” after her crush looked really pretty in a red sweater.