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".
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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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Early life
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]
Career
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.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Island of the Sun |
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EPs
| Title | Details |
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| Closure |
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Singles
As lead artist
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Oxygen" (with Robin Schulz) | 7 | 33 | 81 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Thinking About You"[17] (with R3hab) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "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) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Lonely Hearts Club" (with Leebada) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "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. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| 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 | ||||
| "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 | ||||
| "Carry You" (Martin Garrix x Third Party featuring Oaks & Declan J Donovan) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | IDEM | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
AIR Awards
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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| 2019[25] | "Beautiful" (featuring What So Not) | Best Independent Dance, Electronica Or Club Single | Won |