Cobrah

Clara Blom Christensen (born October 15, 1996), known professionally as COBRAH is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. Prior to releasing music, COBRAH worked as an elementary school music teacher. COBRAH started using the name COBRAH (stylized in all caps) in November 2018, with the release of her debut single "IDFKA", with the music video being nominated for Music Video of the Year at the Swedish Grammis.

COBRAH extended her discography in 2019 with an EP titled "ICON". Following the 2019 venture, she released another EP in 2021, eponymously titled "COBRAH". It was nominated for Grammis 2022 This EP spawned the single "Good Puss", which later in 2022 got a remix featuring Cupcakke.

Her EP "Succubus" won a Swedish Grammi 2024, in the category "Electro/Dance".

Early life
COBRAH was raised in Gothenburg, Sweden and was born as Clara Havdahl. At the age of four, she moved from the urban part of the city to the suburban community. COBRAH was a flautist. In high school, she studied musical theatre. As a teenager, she expressed adoration for goth clothing, but her mother didn't. This made her hide these pieces of clothing in her book bag and change into them before going to school. In 2017, she moved to Berlin in order to find music producers to work with.

2017–2019: Early career and Icon
After moving to Berlin, COBRAH connected with various music producers and began experimenting with numerous types of music. She eventually stuck with the music producers Hannes Roover and  Isaac Hördegård, the former of whom she met in Sweden before moving to Berlin. COBRAH created her record label, "Gagball," to release her first single in 2018. She released her debut single, "IDFKA" (an acronym for "I Don't Fucking Know Anymore"), in 2018. In a 2020 interview about her debut single she said, "Like, honestly, everything… That song just keeps giving me a new meaning every week. It was about growing up and having a very ambivalent relationship with sex and romance. As I think most teenagers do, especially teenage girls that are looking for a place of belonging. It's easy to be taken advantage of, and it's very hard when you're a kid to realize when it happens." She released more singles throughout 2019 to promote the upcoming release of her debut extended play, "Icon". The singles include "Wet" and "U Know Me". After the promotion cycle of Icon, she released the single "Tea" in collaboration with British radio station Rinse FM and performed with Charli XCX.

2020–2022
She released the single "Debut" in 2020, which was followed by critical acclaim. Paper Magazine called it "no exception" and did an interview with her prior to release. In 2021, COBRAH licensed her track "Good Puss". She released her self-titled extended play on her label GAGBALL on 21 May 2021. She followed up the release of "COBRAH" with the "Good PusS" remix, featuring Cupcakke. COBRAH was included on the 2022 edition of NME's essential new artists for the year.

2023–present: Succubus and world tour
In 2023, she gave her distribution rights to Atlantic Records and released her first single with them, titled "Suck" in June 2023. On August 11, the second single "Manic" was released and a third one titled "Feminine Energy" was released on September 8 alongside the announcement of her third EP, "Succubus", released on October 13. Her EP “Succubus” then won best Electro/Dance album of the year at the 2024 Swedish Grammis.

On October 12, COBRAH announced a 14 date tour for 2024 across North America starting on February 22 in Vancouver and ending on March 19 in Atlanta. Later on she also extended the tour across Europe after performing at two Australian headline shows and 4 festivals.

In 2024, her song ”Brand new bitch” was used as theme, and in the marketing and trailers, for Yorgos Lanthimos’ film Kinds of Kindness. In the film, the song appears in a scene where main actress Emma Stone dances energetically to the song.

Influences
COBRAH makes music influenced by the BDSM scene in Stockholm, Sweden. She became immersed in the BDSM scene after she connected with photographer Katrin Unge.

Personal life
COBRAH worked as a teacher until late 2020.