Alexander Stenerud
Encyclopedia
Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian
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 he took part in the Contest once again as a solo artist, with the song "Give It To Me", qualifying to the final from the second semi-final.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer/songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
.
Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma
Zuma
-People:* Jacob Zuma , the President of South Africa and the African National Congress* Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , South African Minister of Foreign Affairs and Jacob Zuma's ex-wife* Sibusiso Zuma -People:* Jacob Zuma (b. 1942), the President of South Africa and the African National Congress*...
, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3
NRK P3
NRK P3 is one of three nation-wide analogue radio channels operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established as NRK's third radio channel in 1993, and focuses on youth culture: principally music, together with humour, entertainment, and health education.Over the years NRK P3...
. They released two albums, Juno in 2001 and Rainboy in 2003, and took part in Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960.The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and...
, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
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
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
and Tone Damli Aaberge
Tone Damli Aaberge
Tone Damli Aaberge is a Norwegian singer. She became famous for participating as a young contestant in the Norwegian version of the Idol series....
. In 2010 he took part in the Contest once again as a solo artist, with the song "Give It To Me", qualifying to the final from the second semi-final.