Snoh Aalegra (Snoh Sheri Nowrozi) is a singer from Sweden. Shahrzad Fooladi is Snoh Aalegra’s birth name. Similarly, she released her debut album Feels in 2017.

Quick Facts

Snoh Aalegra Biography

Snoh Aalegra was born on September 13, 1987, in Uppsala, Sweden. Snoh will turn 36 in 2023. She was born to Persian parents. There is no information or details on her parents, siblings, and friends. After her parent’s divorce, she lived with her mother in Enköping, Sweden. Snoh and her mother later relocated to Stockholm, Sweden’s capital city.

She began writing songs when she was nine years old. She signed an artist development deal with Sony Music Sweden in 2001 at the age of 13 but she left Sony Music Sweden ultimately without releasing music. There is no information or specifics about her education.

Snoh Aalegra Height, Weight

Snoh Aalegra stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 68 kilograms. Aalegra’s hair is brown, and her eyes are black. She has body measurements of 32-24-35.

Career

Snoh Aalegra began her singing career in 2009 under the stage name Sheri. Andreas Carlsson produced “Hit and Run,” her debut single, which was released on February 16, 2009. The single reached number 12 on the Swedish Single Charts. On December 4, 2009, she released her second single, “U Got Me Good,” which charted at number two in Sweden.

On April 6, 2010, she released her first studio album, First Sign, through Universal Music Sweden. It included a cover of Sade’s 1984 song “Smooth Operator,” as well as the singles “Hit And Run” and “U Got Me Good.” Snoh signed with No I.D.’s ARTium Recordings in 2013.

In 2014, she made her debut as Snoh Aalegra. She then made an appearance on Common’s tenth studio album, Nobody’s Smiling, in the song “Hustle Harder.” Snoh’s debut single, “Bad Things,” featuring Common, was released in 2014. On November 17, 2014, she released her debut EP, There Will Be Sunshine, through ARTium/Epic. The EP featured “Stockholm, Pt. II (Outro)” and Cocaine 80s.

She became Prince’s protégés after he discovered her music and approached her in 2014. Until his death in 2016, he was her mentor. In February 2015, Aalegra announced that she had changed her legal name to Snoh Nowrozi. She then added “Aalegra” to her stage name as there was already an artist named Snoh.

Aalegra released her first single as Snoh Aalegra, “Emotional,” on February 11, 2015, which was produced by RZA. She also contributed vocals to Vince Staples’ debut album, Summertime ’06, which was released in June 2015. Aalegra released the EP Don’t Explain on April 8, 2016, which featured features and production from James Fauntleroy, No I.D., Boi-1da, Christian Rich, and DJ Dahi.

The EP also featured “Don’t Explain” by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr, a cover of the 1944 song. In 2017, she embarked on her first North American tour in support of Daniel Caesar. Snoh released her debut album, Feels on 20 October 2017, which featured Vince Staples, Vic Mensa, Logic, and Timbuktu. Her debut album is described as a “nostalgic blend of soul and R&B” that she refers to as “cinematic soul.”

Drake sampled her song “Time” on the closing track of his 2017 mixtape More Life, “Do Not Disturb.” On September 12, 2018, Apple used her single “Nothing Burns Like the Cold,” produced by Christian Rich and featuring Vince Staples, in their iPhone XS introduction video and advertisements. In the fall of 2018, she headlined her first North American tour, with Mereba and Leven Kali on the bill.

Snoh’s second album, Ugh, Those Feels Again, was released in August 2019 by ARTium Recordings. With a similar mood and thematic content to Feels, the album is seen as a follow-up. The album reached 3rd on the Billboard R&B Album Sales Chart, 6th on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, and 73rd on the Billboard 200 chart.

On March 9, 2020, she signed a recording contract with Roc Nation/Universal Music Group in collaboration with her current label ARTium Records, and on July 10, she released her first single “Dying 4 Your Love” through both labels. In an interview, she announced that she was working on her next album. When It’s All Said and Done, Giveon’s second EP, featured Aalegra on “Last Time.”

Snoh’s third album, Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies, was released on July 9, 2021 by ARTium Records and Roc Nation. Maneesh and No I.D. produced the singles “Dying 4 Your Love,” which was released on June 10, 2020, and “Lost You,” which was released on June 21, 2021. She began her ‘Ugh, These Temporary Highs Tour’ in Manchester, UK on February 13, 2022. Her performance at London’s O2 Brixton Academy received rave reviews, with musician and Aalegra’s personal inspiration – Janet Jackson – in attendance. Her North American tour will begin in late March.

Snoh Aalegra Boyfriend, Dating

Snoh Aalegra is currently single. In 2021, she and Joe Budden were rumored to be dating after Budden posted a photo of himself leaning against Snoh with the flirty caption, “And lemme tell you another thing about pianos….. (she’s not for play!!)”. She later shut down the rumors by tweeting. On Twitter, she wrote, “she just met Budden at the event and spoke for 20 seconds.” She was also rumored to be dating Michael B. Jordan after he appeared on her mv Whoa and kissed her. There is no information or detail available about her other relationships.

Snoh briefly lived in London before relocating to Los Angeles. She has been in Los Angeles since 2012. She is fluent in three languages (Persian, Swedish, and English) and speaks a little Spanish.

Snoh Aalegra Net Worth

Snoh’s fortune came from her music career. Aalegra’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 and $5 million as of November 2023.

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