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Norway In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song " Fairytale", written and performed by Alexander Rybak. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in order to select its entry for the contest. 21 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 21 February 2009 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from four regional jury groups and a public televote. Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igorevich Rybak (; born 13 May 1986) or Alyaksandr Iharavich Rybak () is a Belarusian-born Norwegian musician and actor. Based in Oslo, Norway, Rybak extensively worked on television programs and on tours in Europe, particularly in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe throughout the early 2010s. Performing in English language, English, Russian language, Russian and Norwegian language, Norwegian, Rybak has released five albums. His debut 2009 album, ''Fairytales (Alexander Rybak album), Fairytales'', charted in the top 20 in nine European countries, including a top position in Norway and Russia. After two pop albums in ''Fairytales'' and ''No Boundaries (Alexander Rybak album), No Boundaries'' (2010), Rybak switched to become a family-oriented artist, focusing on children's and classical music and frequently performing with youth orchestras. Rybak in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and won the competition with 387 points—the highest tally any country achieved in the his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Sundnes
Per André Sundnes (born 16 June 1966 in Bodø) is a Norwegian journalist and talk show host. He is often described as a trend and pop culture expert with a particular interest for music and fashion. Eurovision commentator In autumn 2006 it became known that Sundnes from 2007 would take over the job as the commentator in Melodi Grand Prix and the Norwegian commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, after Jostein Pedersen. Sundnes' first shows were the Melodi Grand Prix 2007 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. It was announced in December 2007 that Sundnes would not be commentating the 2008 Eurovision finals. The reason given was that both Sundnes and previous commentator Jostein Pedersen were strong personalities with a colorful language, and NRK wanted someone more anonymous, as they didn't want the commentator to overshadow the songs in the competition. Sundnes did however host the four Norwegian semi-finals and the final, in the national selection, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sichelle
Sichelle Mcmeo Aksum (born 14 May 1988), better known by her stage name Sichelle, is a Norwegian- Grenadian singer. She has released four singles: ''Fuck deg'', ''Min'', ''Freaky'', and ''Kun for meg''. Her debut album was produced by David Eriksen, and was released in 2008. Background Sichelle has a Grenadian father and a Norwegian mother. She was born and grew up in Ullevål Hageby in Nordre Aker, but now lives on Hasle. Sichelle attended Elvebakken videregående skole. Career Sichelle became well known when she was selected by David Eriksen to sing ''Fuck deg''. It was originally a Danish song performed by Anna David (who also sings the German and English translations), translated into Norwegian by Kai Lofthus. ''Fuck deg'' was number 1 on VG-lista for three weeks, and stayed in the chart for 19 weeks. The single was awarded platinum with more than 10,000 copies sold, and was nominated for Hit of the Year () in Spellemannprisen 2008. In October 2007 Sichelle was a guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simen Eriksrud
Simen Matre Eriksrud (born 12 November 1975) is a Norwegian DJ, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as one half of the producing/songwriting duo Seeb, alongside Espen Berg, and a producer for several Norwegian artists. Simen is married to singer Simone Eriksrud Simone Eriksrud (; born 21 August 1970) is a Norwegians, Norwegian musician, singer and composer from Volda Municipality, and a member of D'Sound. She was earlier in her career known as Simone Larsen or just with the mononym Simone. Career In .... He has produced Sie Gubba album ''Søndag e'det fæste'', which was released in April 2002, and has been a songwriter and producer for Donkeyboy. He produced the song " Yes man", which was sung by Bjørn Johan Muri. He has also produced Ovi's " Playing with fire" and Maria Haukaas Storeng's on " Hold On Be Strong". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksrud, Simen 1975 births Living people Norwegian record producers Norwegian songwriters Musicians fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Eriksrud
Simone Eriksrud (; born 21 August 1970) is a Norwegians, Norwegian musician, singer and composer from Volda Municipality, and a member of D'Sound. She was earlier in her career known as Simone Larsen or just with the mononym Simone. Career In D'Sound As Simone Larsen, she is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the Norwegian band D'Sound often stylized as d'sound. The band was established by drummer Kim Ofstad and bassist Jonny Sjo in 1993 with Larsen on lead vocals. To date, the band has released seven studio albums, namely ''Spice of Life'' (1996), ''Beauty Is a Blessing'' (1998), ''Talkin' Talk'' (2001), ''Doublehearted'' (2003), ''My Today'' (2005), ''Starts and Ends'' (2009) and ''Signs'' (2014) in addition to the live album ''D'Sound – Live at Rockefeller Music Hall 2001'' and a compilation album ''Smooth Escapes – The Very Best of D'Sound'' in 2004. In June 2018, she announced her departure to spend more time with the rest of her family. The band became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (; born 23 August 1974), also known by his stage names Ovi Martin, Ovi Jacobsen, or simply Ovi, is a Romanian-Norwegian singer and songwriter. After being raised in Botoșani, he moved to Norway in 1995. He rose to fame in Norway in 2006 when he first took part in the Melodi Grand Prix 2006 with the song "The Better Side of Me" where he did not qualify to the final. The next year he was a finalist of the Melodi Grand Prix 2009 with the song "Seven Seconds" but lost to Alexander Rybak. In 2010 he participated in the Selecția Națională 2010 for Romania alongside duet partner Paula Seling. They won with the song " Playing with Fire" with which they represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. They qualified for the grand final where they took the third position, only behind winner Germany and runner-up Turkey. After Eurovision, Ovi released a new duet with Seling; "We Got Something". In 2012 he was back in the Melodi Grand Prix 2012 this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Hegerland
Anita Hegerland (born 3 March 1961 in Sandefjord) is a Norwegian singer, most known for her childhood career in Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, and subsequent vocal contributions to Mike Oldfield's work, among others. She is Norway's biggest selling solo artist and one of Norway's best-selling female artists in history. In 1971, she was, along with Michael Jackson, one of the world's best-selling child singers. At age 10, she became Norway's first artist to sell over a million copies. She is one of the best-selling solo singers in Norway, with sales of more than 7 million albums and singles. Her songs have been released on nearly 30 million albums worldwide, most of which are with Roy Black and Mike Oldfield. She is also an actress and has appeared in Norwegian, German, Swiss, and Austrian films and television series. She has participated in Melodi Grand Prix in 1971 («Gi meg en zebra»), 1972 («Happy Hippie»), 1983 («N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanne Sørvaag
Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag (born 27 December 1979) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. For many years she was based in Stockholm, Sweden, mostly composing for other artists via Universal. Today she works from Oslo, Norway and has a career as a recording and performing artist. She released her first album, ''You Know Me'' ( Sony/Columbia), under the artist name Paris in 2002, an album that gave her three fair radio hits in Norway. Her second album, ''Talk of the Town'' (Diamond Road Music), was released in 2006 under her own name. The first single from the album was "I Don't Feel a Thing". Apart from her career as a performing artist, she has also been successful writing for other artists, notably " My Destiny" (co-written by Tim Baxter and Harry Sommerdahl), which was performed by Katharine McPhee in the ''American Idol'' finals in 2006. Several other international and Norwegian artists have performed her songs. She often cites Sheryl Crow as a major influence on her music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Marstrander
Hilde Marstrander (born 8 December 1969) is a Norwegian artist, illustrator and art critic. Hilde Marstrander has an academic and professional background as a fashion designer in London and Paris. Her journalism career includes positions as a host for fashion TV-shows on ZTV and TV3 and fashion editor for ''ELLE''. She has also worked as a reporter for '' VG'', ''Aftenposten'', Avisenes Pressebyrå and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation(NRK). She had the position as the Editor-in-Chief of the Norwegian publication ''SNITT'' – Magazine for visual communication during the years 2006–2010. However, Marstrander switched paths, and started studying contemporary art in 2010; first at Einar Granum Kunstfagskole, Then at the Academy of Art at the Arctic University of Norway and Parsons New School for Design in New York. She has later had art shows in Norway, Germany, England, Thailand and the US. She is currently an art critic for the Norwegian Association for Arts and Craft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ingebrigtsen
Christian Ingebrigtsen (born 25 January 1977) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the pop group A1. Biography Ingebrigtsen was born in Oslo, Norway, into a musical family. His father Stein Ingebrigtsen was the biggest-selling recording artist in Norway in the 1970s. At the age of three, Christian joined his father on tour. He learned to play the violin at six, and later started playing the piano and guitar. At school he concentrated on music and drama, and eventually played the piano at local events and at church. At 16, he started composing his own songs, and as an exchange student in Kentucky in the U.S. he participated in musicals, talent contests and held his own concerts. In 1995, he was given the state award Kentucky Colonel, something he shares with the likes of Bing Crosby, Colonel Sanders and Winston Churchill. In 1996, Ingebrigtsen got into the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), where he studied songwriting and production. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud (born 2 May 1975) is a Norwegian-Danish singer-songwriter. Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3. They released two albums, ''Juno'' in 2001 and ''Rainboy'' in 2003, and took part in Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008, qualifying to the ''Siste Sjansen'' (Last Chance) round. In 2009 Stenerud competed in Melodi Grand Prix as a solo singer, with the song "Find My Girl", finishing in third place in the final behind Alexander Rybak and Tone Damli Aaberge. In 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ... he took part in the Contest once again as a solo artist, with the song "Give It To Me", qualifyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenche Myhre
Wenche Synnøve Myhre (born 15 February 1947), known in German as Wencke Myhre, is a Norwegian singer who has had a great number of hit songs since the 1960s in the Norwegian, Danish, German and Swedish markets and languages. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. Early career Myhre was born in Kjelsås, Oslo. She got her first recording contract with composer and producer Arne Bendiksen at age of 13, after winning a talent contest staged by ''Verdens Gang'' newspaper at the Chat Noir theatre in Oslo in 1960. In 1963 she became the first performer to have three songs in the Top 10 at the same time. She got her first film role the same year. Eurovision Myhre made her first appearance in the Norwegian heats for the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the songs "God gammel firkantet vals," which the juries placed second, and "La meg være ung" which placed third but went on to become a big hit. She was supposed to participate in the Norwegian selection the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
