Cherrie (singer)

Cherrie
Cherrie in 2021
Background information
Birth nameShiriihan Mohamed Abdulle
Born (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991
Oslo, Norway
OriginSomalia
GenresR&B, pop, soul
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter

Shiriihan Mohamed Abdulle (born 16 June 1991), known mononymously as Cherrie, is a Swedish singer of Somali descent. She has released three albums and mixtapes, collaborated with international artists such as Stormzy and Kehlani, and in 2019 a short film was released about her life and rise to stardom. Cherrie was raised in Lohja, Finland, where her parents fled from Somalia. At the age of 10 she and her brother, Kalid Abdulle, moved to Rinkeby in Stockholm together with their mother.