Sara Hjellström, known professionally as Shy Martin, was born on November 5,
1993, in Lerdala, Sweden. She began writing songs at a young age and signed with
EMI at 17 after winning a school music contest. After studying songwriting at
Musikmakarna in Örnsköldsvik, she moved to Stockholm and signed with BLNK Music.
Shy Martin's breakthrough came as a songwriter with Mike Perry's "The Ocean (ft.
Shy Martin)", which won the Most Streamed Song of the Year award in 2017. Her
career as a lead vocalist took off in 2017 with the release of "Good Together",
followed by her debut EP, Over...