Winona Oak | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Johanna Ewana Ekmark |
Born | 8 October 1994 Umeå, Sweden |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2018–present |
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Johanna Ewana Ekmark (born 8 October 1994), also known as Winona Oak and sometimes as Oaks, [1] is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is best known for her collaborations with What So Not and The Chainsmokers for the songs "Beautiful" and " Hope".
Oak was born in Umeå but grew up on Sollerön, [2] an island in Lake Siljan in the central-southerly locality of Mora. She graduated from Moragymnasiet in 2013 [3] and later moved to Stockholm. [4]
In February 2018, Oak collaborated with What So Not for the single "Beautiful", [5] which won Best Independent Dance/Electronica/Club single at the AIR Independent Music Awards in July 2019. [6]
In October 2018, Oak signed to Neon Gold and Atlantic. [7]
Oak was featured on The Chainsmokers second studio album, Sick Boy (released December 2018), in the song " Hope". For the music video of the song, Oak appeared in "dressed in a tan trench coat and red flannel shirt". [8]
On 10 December 2018 Oak released a music video for her cover of the song " Don't Save Me” by Haim, via Neon Gold and Atlantic. [7]
Oak released her debut studio album Island of the Sun on 10 June 2022.
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Island of the Sun |
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Closure |
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She |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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CZE [10] |
SVK [11] |
SWI [12] | ||||||||||||
" Don't Save Me" [13] | 2018 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
"He Don't Love Me" [14] | 2019 | — | — | — | Closure & Island of the Sun | |||||||||
"Break My Broken Heart" [15] | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Let Me Know" [16] | — | — | — | Closure | ||||||||||
"Lonely Hearts Club" | 2020 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
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Oxygen" (with Robin Schulz) |
7 | 33 | 81 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
"Thinking About You"
[17] (with R3hab) |
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"With Myself" | — | — | — | She | ||||||||||
"Piano in the Sky" | — | — | — | She & Island of the Sun | ||||||||||
"She" | — | — | — | She | ||||||||||
"Winter Rain" | 2021 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
"Nobody Loves Me" (featuring Elio) |
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"Lonely Hearts Club" (with Leebada) |
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"Old Insecurities" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"World We Used to Know" (with Alan Walker) |
— | — | — | World of Walker | ||||||||||
"Island of the Sun" | 2022 | — | — | — | Island of the Sun [9] | |||||||||
"Baby Blue" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Jojo" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"With or Without You" | 2023 | — | — | — | TBA | |||||||||
"Fire Escapes" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Fragile Thing" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"If I Were to Die" | 2024 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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SWE [18] |
AUS [19] |
AUT [20] |
CZE |
NL [21] |
NOR [22] |
NZ [23] |
SWI [12] | |||||||
"Beautiful"
[24] ( What So Not featuring Winona Oak) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
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Hope" ( The Chainsmokers featuring Winona Oak) |
63 | 36 | 56 | 20 | 70 | 40 | 27 | 71 | Sick Boy | |||||
"One By One"
[1] ( Robin Schulz x Topic featuring Oaks) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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AIR Awards of 2019 [25] | "Beautiful" (featuring What So Not) | Best Independent Dance, Electronica Or Club Single | Won |