Alexandra Rotan (born 29 June 1996) is a Norwegian singer. Rotan began her career as a child singer, becoming a superfinalist in
Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010
The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010 was Norway's ninth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
NRK, an abbreviation of ...
with the song "Det vi vil". She later joined the group
Keiino in 2018, and
represented Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broa ...
with the song "
Spirit in the Sky
"Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in late 1969 from the album of the same name. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies ...
", placing sixth. She had previously competed in
Melodi Grand Prix 2018
Melodi Grand Prix 2018 was the 56th edition of Melodi Grand Prix, Norway, Norway's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was held on Saturday, 10 March 2018 in the Oslo Spektrum; which has hosted all the Norwegian fin ...
in a duet with
Stella Mwangi, placing third.
Biography
Rotan competed in
MGPjr 2010 with the song "Det vi vil" ("What we want"), where she reached the superfinal, and in
Melodi Grand Prix 2018
Melodi Grand Prix 2018 was the 56th edition of Melodi Grand Prix, Norway, Norway's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was held on Saturday, 10 March 2018 in the Oslo Spektrum; which has hosted all the Norwegian fin ...
along with
Stella Mwangi performing the song "You Got Me", which came third.
Rotan competed on ''
Norwegian Idol'' in 2016, which was broadcast on
TV 2, but she was eliminated in the semifinal rounds. In 2017, Rotan joined
Alan Walker on his European tour.
Rotan represented Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broa ...
as part of the group
KEiiNO with the song "
Spirit in the Sky
"Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in late 1969 from the album of the same name. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies ...
".
In 2022, during a tour of
Australia with KEiiNO, Rotan was admitted to hospital due to an infected
koala
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the ...
scratch.
Discography
Albums
As part of Keiino
* "
OKTA
In meteorology, an okta is a unit of measurement used to describe the amount of cloud cover at any given location such as a weather station. Sky conditions are estimated in terms of how many eighths of the sky are covered in cloud, ranging from ...
" (2020)
Singles
As lead artist
*"Det vi vil" (2010)
*"Hawaii" with and Vliet (2017)
*"You Got Me" with
Stella Mwangi (2018)
*"Crazy 'Bout U" (2018)
As featured artist
*"Need You" - Alphabeat featuring Alexandra Rotan (2016)
*"Fargene i meg" - Chris Baco featuring Alexandra Rotan (2016)
*"Crzy" - Marius featuring Alexandra Rotan (2017)
*"F.I.L" - Stella Mwangi featuring Alexandra Rotan (2018)
*"Into You" - HOURS featuring Alexandra Rotan (2019)
As part of Keiino
*"
Spirit in the Sky
"Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in late 1969 from the album of the same name. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies ...
" (2019)
*"
Shallow
Shallow may refer to:
Places
* Shallow (underwater relief), where the depth of the water is low compared to its surroundings
* Shallow Bay (disambiguation), various places
* Shallow Brook, New Jersey, United States
* Shallow Inlet, Victoria, ...
" (2019)
*"
Praying
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified an ...
" (2019)
*"
Vill ha dej
"Vill ha dej" (also spelled "Vill ha dig", en, "I Want You") is a 1980 single by Swedish synthpop group Freestyle. While being about love, the song also references school and school classes. Side B of the vinyl contains English-language versions ...
" (2019)
*"
Monument
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...
" (2021)
*"Drivers Licence" (2021)
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotan, Alexandra
Living people
1996 births
Musicians from Eidsvoll
Norwegian songwriters
Norwegian pop singers
Idol (Norwegian TV series) participants
Melodi Grand Prix contestants
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2019
21st-century Norwegian singers
21st-century Norwegian women singers