# Annika Wedderkopp

Annika Wedderkopp (born 2004), known by her stage name Annika, is a Danish actress and singer. As a child, she starred in The Hunt (2012) opposite Mads Mikkelsen. In 2024, her song "Sammen" with Marstein [no] reached number-one in Denmark as well as in Norway, where it became her second number-one in the country after "Så længe jeg er sexy".

## Early life and education

Annika Wedderkopp was born in 2004 and grew up in Vejby in North Zealand. At the age of six, she was cast as Klara in the Danish drama film The Hunt (2012); in the film, her character's lies lead to a male teacher (played by Mads Mikkelsen) being wrongly accused of sexually abusing her. She subsequently had a small role in the film Man Divided [da] (2017).
Wedderkopp started writing songs at the age of seven, and competed in the 2017 edition of MGP Junior at the age of twelve. In the song contest, she and classmate Maja Løve Nielsen entered with "Ikke mere", a song they wrote themselves. In 2024, she completed her gymnasium education at Gribskov Gymnasium [da].

## Career

In March 2023, Wedderkopp started uploading music to TikTok just for fun under the alias Youngmammi, which led to her getting attention from the music industry. Her posts usually feature acoustic covers or self-written songs while playing a grand piano. Wedderkopp was offered a recording contract three months before finishing gymnasium. She released her first single, "Knuser hjerter", in March 2024 through Universal, which became the most-streamed song in Denmark on Spotify after a few days. It reached the top five of the singles chart in Denmark and was followed up by her debut EP, Nye tider, released in May 2024.
Her single "Så længe jeg er sexy" was successful in both Denmark and Norway, becoming her first number-one single in the latter. Follow-up single "Sammen", a collaboration with Norwegian rapper Marstein [no], reached number-one in both countries.
In October 2024, Wedderkopp won the P3 Guld [da] award in the category of P3 Talentet, along with its prize of 100,000 DKK. The next month, she won in the category of New Danish Name of the Year (Årets nye danske navn) at the Danish Music Awards. She was also nominated in the category of Danish Hit of the Year for "Knuser hjerter".

## Filmography

* The Hunt (2012), Klara
* Man Divided [da] (2017), Sarah

## Discography
### EPs

List of EPs, with chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification |
| Title | Year | DK | Certification |
| Nye tider | 2024 | 9 | IFPI Danmark: Gold |

### Singles

List of singles, with year released and chart positions :
| Single | Year | Peak positions | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
| Single | Year | DK | NO | Certifications | Album |
| "Knuser hjerter" | 2024 | 5 | — | IFPI Danmark: 2× Platinum | Nye tider |
| "Nye tider" | 2024 | 37 | — | | Nye tider |
| "Så længe jeg er sexy" | 2024 | 3 | 1 | IFPI Danmark: Platinum | TBA |
| "Sammen" (with Marstein [no]) | 2024 | 1 | 1 | IFPI Danmark: Platinum | Frihet i lenker |
| "Luk mig ind" | 2024 | 3 | — | IFPI Danmark: Gold | TBA |

### Featured singles

List of singles, with year released and chart positions :
| Single | Year | Peak positions | Album |
| Single | Year | DK | Album |
| "Blodigt" (Anton Westerlin [da] featuring Annika) | 2025 | 1 | TBA |

### Other charted songs

List of songs, with year charted and chart positions :
| Song | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
| Song | Year | DK | Certifications | Album |
| "Hun" | 2024 | 19 | IFPI Danmark: Gold | Nye tider |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| Danish Music Awards | 2024 | New Danish Name of the Year | Annika | Won |
| Danish Music Awards | 2024 | Danish Hit of the Year | "Knuser hjerter" | Nominated |
| P3 Guld [da] | 2024 | P3 Talentet | Annika | Won |