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Clara Blom Christensen (born October 15, 1996), known professionally as COBRAH (stylised in all caps) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. Prior to releasing music, COBRAH worked as a primary school music teacher. COBRAH started using the name COBRAH (stylized in all caps) in November 2018, with the release of her debut single "IDFKA", with the music video being nominated for Music Video of the Year at the Swedish Grammis.

COBRAH extended her discography in 2019 with an EP, ICON. Following the 2019 venture, she released another EP in 2021, eponymously titled COBRAH. It was nominated for Grammis 2022 The EP spawned the single "Good Puss", which later in 2022 got a remix featuring Cupcakke. Her EP Succubus won a Swedish Grammi 2024, in the category "Electro/Dance".

Early life

Born Clara Havdahl, she was raised in Gothenburg, Sweden. At the age of four, she moved from the urban part of the city to the suburban community. She was a flautist and in high school, studied musical theatre. As a teenager, she expressed adoration for goth clothing, which her mother disapproved of. As a result, she hid these pieces of clothing in her backpack and changed into them before going to school. In 2017, she moved to Berlin in order to find music producers to collaborate with.

Career

2017–2019: Early career and Icon

After moving to Berlin, COBRAH connected with various music producers and began experimenting with numerous types of music. She eventually stuck with the music producers Hannes Roover and Isaac Hördegård, the former of whom she met in Sweden before moving to Berlin. COBRAH created her record label, GAGBALL Records, to release her first single in 2018. She released her debut single, "IDFKA" (an acronym for "I Don't Fucking Know Anymore"), in 2018. In a 2020 interview about her debut single she said, "Like, honestly, everything... That song just keeps giving me a new meaning every week. It was about growing up and having a very ambivalent relationship with sex and romance. As I think most teenagers do, especially teenage girls that are looking for a place of belonging. It's easy to be taken advantage of, and it's very hard when you're a kid to realize when it happens." She released more singles throughout 2019 to promote the upcoming release of her debut EP, Icon. The singles include "Wet" and "U Know Me". After the promotion cycle of Icon, she released the single "Tea" in collaboration with British radio station Rinse FM and performed with Charli XCX.

2020–2022

She released the single "Debut" in 2020, which was followed by critical acclaim. Paper called it "no exception" and did an interview with her prior to release. She released her self-titled EP on her label GAGBALL on May 21, 2021. She followed up the release of COBRAH with the "Good PusS" remix, featuring Cupcakke. COBRAH was included on the 2022 edition of NME's essential new artists for the year.

2023–present: Succubus and world tour

In 2023, she gave her distribution rights to Atlantic Records and released "Suck" in June 2023, her first single with them. On August 11, the second single, "Manic", was released and a third, "Feminine Energy", was released on September 8 alongside the announcement of her third EP, Succubus, which was released on October 13. Succubus then won best Electro/Dance album of the year at the 2024 Swedish Grammis.

On October 12, COBRAH announced a 14-date tour for 2024 across North America starting on February 22 in Vancouver and ending on March 19 in Atlanta. Later on, she also extended the tour across Europe after performing at two Australian headline shows and four festivals.

In 2024, her 2022 single "Brand New Bitch" was used as a theme, and in the marketing and trailers, for Yorgos Lanthimos' film Kinds of Kindness. In the film, the song appears in a scene where the lead actress Emma Stone dances energetically to the song.

Influences

COBRAH told Vogue Adria: "Although I make electronic music, and it sounds completely different , I think when you're an artist, it's important to come into the music industry with an artistic, new, exciting point of view. And artists like Kate Bush really inspired me to find that within myself..." COBRAH makes music influenced by the BDSM scene in Stockholm, Sweden. She became immersed in the BDSM scene after she connected with photographer Katrin Unge.

Personal life

COBRAH worked as a teacher until late 2020.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

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27. "Tea - Single - Album by Cobrah". Apple Music. July 29, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
28. "Debut by Cobrah on Amazon Music". Amazon. March 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

1. Solo version of "Good Puss" is included on the Cobrah EP while remix with cupcakKe is a stand-alone release.

External links

• COBRAH at AllMusic

• COBRAH discography at MusicBrainz

• COBRAH at IMDb

• COBRAH discography at Discogs

• Living people
• 1996 births
• Swedish lesbian musicians
• Swedish women rappers
• Lesbian rappers
• Swedish LGBTQ singers