Cobrah

Swedish singer COBRAH is a maverick, proudly queer performer whose self-styled "BDSM pop" makes shape-shifting dance music an art form. It's a sound she introduced on a string of EPs, including 2019's ICON, 2021's COBRAH, and 2023's SUCCUBUS, scoring underground club hits like "IDFKA," "Biggest Bitch," and "Good Puss." In 2026, she delivered her debut full-length, Torn. Clara Blom Christiensen was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1996 -- a city that birthed such eclectic musicians as Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA and death metal band In Flames. In her teenage years, she gravitated toward the latter style, sneaking black outfits in her school bag to wear at clubs after hours. Having studied musical theater and flute performance, Christiensen honed her musical style while working by day as an elementary school teacher, an occupation she left only a few years into her recording career. COBRAH self-released her debut single, "IDFKA," in 2018, and it was immediately noticed for its minimalist beats and a music video that picked up a Swedish Grammy nomination. A year later, she issued her first EP, ICON, which took aural and visual inspiration from BDSM wear and ballroom culture. COBRAH started to earn notice outside of Europe when, at a show in Stockholm, she was invited to perform on-stage at a Charli xcx concert, flanked by a posse of drag queens. After releasing the single "Debut" the same week COVID-19 lockdowns swept America in 2020, COBRAH laid low, re-emerging with a self-titled COBRAH EP in 2021, also featuring the single "Good Puss." A remix of the song appeared the following year, adding a verse from rapper CupcakKe. Her third EP, SUCCUBUS, appeared in late 2023, her first release in a deal with Atlantic Records. A companion album, SUCCUBUS XXXTENDED, followed in July 2024. In March 2026, COBRAH returned with her full-length debut album, Torn, featuring the title track as well as the singles "Hush" and "Dog." ~ Matt Collar & Mike Duquette