Lene Alexandra Øien (born 29 October 1981 in

Trøgstad Trøgstad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjønhaug. The municipality is divided into the parishes of Skjønhaug, Havnås and Båstad. The parish of ''Trygstad'' was ...

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) is a Norwegian singer, television personality and model.

History and career

2001–06: Career beginnings

Alexandra was a model for the FHM magazine as well for the Norwegian lad's mags Lek and Cats. At 19 she appeared on the Norwegian counterpart of popular show "Survivor". She made friends with the host who also has his own record label and offered to work at the label free without a salary as long as one day she might be able to make music with them.

2007–08: ''Welcome To Sillycone Valley'' and ESC 2008

After years of working at the record company, she began her musical career in 2007 at age 25 and released her first single entitled " My Boobs Are OK". The single charted in several European countries and broke the top 10 in

and

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followed by her second single "Hot Boy, Hot Girl". In 2008, Alexandra released her debut album ''Welcome to Sillycone Valley'' and her third single "Sillycone Valley". She was an entrant in the Norwegian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2008, where she sang "Sillycone Valley". She made it to the second chance round where she ended up in 3rd place and missed a place in the finals. Alexandra's fourth and final single "Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy Me" from her debut album was originally recorded by Thai pop singer Tata Young titled "Sexy Naughty Bitchy" on her first English album ''I Believe''. In November 2008 Alexandra won the fourth season of ''

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'', the Norwegian version of ''

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''.

2009–11: ESC 2010 and other ventures

She is now signed for Sony Music. She entered the national selection for

Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organise ...

with the song "Prima Donna" which ended up in one of the bottom two positions in the semi-final.Melodi Grand Prix 2010
In 2011, she is educated as personal trainer, and works for SATS in Storo. A new album was set for a release in autumn 2011.

2012–present: ''Try to Catch Me''

In 2012, Alexandra is releasing a 5-track EP album called ''Try to Catch Me'' in which she uses more of a jazz sound rather than her previous dance/pop sound. The first single of the EP is the song of the same name.

Personal life

Alexandra speaks Norwegian as well as English and

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. She has done promotions in both Norwegian and English. She and another woman claimed that they had sex with

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, which she later has admitted was a lie. In 2005, Williams said about the two women, "You two are big liars. You are fine, and I would have slept with you." '"Dere to er store løgnere. Dere er flotte, og jeg ville ha ligget med dere"'' In 2013, she revealed that when she worked as a

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, she had a habit of using

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before she started her shifts.

Discography

Albums

* 2008: ''Welcome to Sillycone Valley'' * 2012: ''Try to Catch Me'' (EP)

Singles

* 2007: " My Boobs Are OK" No. 3 NOR * 2007: "Hot Boy, Hot Girl" No. 12 NOR * 2008: "Sillycone Valley" No. 17 NOR * 2008: "Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy Me" ( Tata Young Cover) * 2010: "Prima Donna" * 2012: "Try to Catch Me"

Filmography

* 2001: ''Survivor'' (as herself) * 2008: ''

'' (as herself)

References

External links

*
Officiell webbplats
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