Norway’s X Factor has just produced its next star and its latest bonafide hit. The star is Gabrielle, and the hit is ‘Ring Meg’, a song which has just spent three weeks at the number 1 spot in the Norwegian singles chart.
It’s an infectiously summer tune. A little bit ‘WTF’ on first listen, but upon further listens it soon sinks in that you’re listening to a cracking little pop gem. If you’re looking for something to compare it to before you listen, we’d suggest you expect something in the same vein as the UK’s Jessie J. Less ‘Do It Like A Dude’ though, and more ‘Price Tag’. And without any annoying references to coconut heads and moon men. Actually, for all we know, there could well be a lot of even more horrendously annoying references in the lyrics – but it’s all in Norwegian, so we can’t tell. Although the translation of the song’s title is pretty easy to guess.
The happy-as-larry video was shot in London and features our Gabrielle lording it up around her favourite tourist hotspots. She seems to have taken a particular shine to Camden Market. Oh, and don’t be fooled by that phone ringing sound you’ll hear at the start of the video, like we were the first few times. It’s definitely coming from the video, not your own phone.
