Ingvild Helljesen (born 1971) is a program presenter and journalist in

NRK The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company. The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...

. She is the daughter of Geir Helljesen and sister of Siril Helljesen. She debuted as a channel host in NRK on 31 August 1998, and replaced Kristin Johnson, who ended the same year. She led the quiz program ''Midt i blinken'' autumn 2003, and has also been the voice-over in some purchased documentaries from abroad. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, she presented the Norwegian points in the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...

. She also filled this role in 2024 as a late replacement for

Alessandra Mele Alessandra Watle Mele (born 5 September 2002), known mononymously as Alessandra, is an Italian-Norwegian singer. She competed in the seventh season of in 2022, reaching the live shows. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 ...

, who withdrew a few hours before the final "due to the inflamed situation that follows the music show in Malmö this year".

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