Didrik Solli-Tangen
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Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
with the song "My Heart Is Yours
".
As of 2011, Didrik is a full-time student at the Barratt Due Institute of performing arts in Oslo. He's called "the opera singer" by several Norwegian media, but he claims not to accept that label.
and composer Fredrik Kempe
wrote for him My Heart Is Yours
, for the 2010 national Eurovision selection. On February 6, Didrik won the national final at Oslo Spektrum, earning the right to represent Norway in Eurovision 2010.
Being the host country representative, he qualified directly to the final, in which he performed in third position. At the end of the voting, he placed 20 out of 25 contestants.
On 3 September 2010 Solli-Tangens second single "Best Kept Secret
" was released under the record label Universal Records
. The release of his debut-album, called "Guilty Pleasures
", was on 1 November 2010.
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Norway will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, after Alexander Rybak won the 2009 Contest with "Fairytale"....
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
with the song "My Heart Is Yours
My Heart Is Yours
"My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian pop ballad composed by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum in May 2010...
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Biography
Since his early years he was interested in music, and at 15 years old he joined a band first as drum player, and later as lead singer, performing in front of classmates and family, and joined the local “high school musical.” By the time he reached upper-secondary school his father had him receive voice coaching from Anders Vagen. Though at the beginning he refused to try singing in an operatic style, considering it old fashioned, he began slowly to accept the idea.As of 2011, Didrik is a full-time student at the Barratt Due Institute of performing arts in Oslo. He's called "the opera singer" by several Norwegian media, but he claims not to accept that label.
Eurovision 2010
In 2009, Stockholm-based songwriter Hanne SørvaagHanne Sørvaag
Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag is a Norwegian singer/songwriter born in Stavanger, Norway, December 27, 1979. She is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden....
and composer Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....
wrote for him My Heart Is Yours
My Heart Is Yours
"My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian pop ballad composed by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum in May 2010...
, for the 2010 national Eurovision selection. On February 6, Didrik won the national final at Oslo Spektrum, earning the right to represent Norway in Eurovision 2010.
Being the host country representative, he qualified directly to the final, in which he performed in third position. At the end of the voting, he placed 20 out of 25 contestants.
On 3 September 2010 Solli-Tangens second single "Best Kept Secret
Best Kept Secret (song)
Best Kept Secret is a 2010 single release by Norwegian recording artist Didrik Solli-Tangen, released as the second single from his first studio album Guilty Pleasures . The song features the Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth....
" was released under the record label Universal Records
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
. The release of his debut-album, called "Guilty Pleasures
Guilty Pleasures (Didrik Solli-Tangen album)
-Charts:-See also:*Didrik Solli-Tangen*My Heart Is Yours*Best Kept Secret-External Links:* - Didrik Solli-Tangen official site* - Product description* - Didrik Solli-Tangen represented by Class A...
", was on 1 November 2010.
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
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| 2010 | Guilty Pleasures Guilty Pleasures (Didrik Solli-Tangen album) -Charts:-See also:*Didrik Solli-Tangen*My Heart Is Yours*Best Kept Secret-External Links:* - Didrik Solli-Tangen official site* - Product description* - Didrik Solli-Tangen represented by Class A...
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
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| 2010 | "My Heart Is Yours My Heart Is Yours "My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian pop ballad composed by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum in May 2010... " |
2 | Guilty Pleasures Guilty Pleasures (Didrik Solli-Tangen album) -Charts:-See also:*Didrik Solli-Tangen*My Heart Is Yours*Best Kept Secret-External Links:* - Didrik Solli-Tangen official site* - Product description* - Didrik Solli-Tangen represented by Class A... |
| "Best Kept Secret Best Kept Secret (song) Best Kept Secret is a 2010 single release by Norwegian recording artist Didrik Solli-Tangen, released as the second single from his first studio album Guilty Pleasures . The song features the Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth.... " |
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| 2011 | "Compass" | TBA | |