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. She performed on the

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Life and career

Mona Berntsen was born and raised in Norway by a Moroccan mother and a father from

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. After having her dance career breakthrough as the winner of '' So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia'' at the age of 18, Berntsen was signed by Bloc Agency and moved from Norway to Los Angeles. In the coming years Berntsen worked with some of the world's biggest artists, including

and

, before traveling on two world tours with

. Berntsen has since performed at some of the world's biggest stages and shows, including the

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and several MTV Award Shows. In 2015, Berntsen also performed for

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during a clothing line launch. Berntsen grew up as a member of street dance crew Cre-8, with fellow ''So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia'' contestant Daniel Sarr and '' So You Think You Can Dance Norway'' contestant

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as some of the other members. With Maria Karlsen as lead choreographer, Cre-8 got to the semi-finals in '' Norway's Got Talent''. Berntsen will be the choreographer of '' Melodi Grand Prix 2024'', taking the role from Mattias Carlsson.

''So You Think You Can Dance Norway''

''So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia''

References

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