Malin Reitan
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Malin is a Norwegian singer. She finished 3rd in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
with her song Sommer og skolefri. She is also a recording artist with two released albums. She sings in her regional dialect.
, the Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005
, and she was selected to sing among ten contestants in the final show. Her song was too short though, so she had to write one more verse for it on the way home from the audition. After surprising herself by winning MGP jr by a landslide, she went on a summer concert tour, singing on festivals and television shows. In November she performed in the JESC 2005
in Hasselt
, Belgium
and finished 3rd, the best position for Norway so far.
The next year Malin signed a record deal and in 2006 she released two albums. Malin på månen was released in May. It's a children's album that includes Sommer og skolefri and she participated in writing most of the original songs on it. Malin's jul is a Christmas album with familiar Christmas songs. Third album Pang was released in April 2008, and it was certified gold in few weeks.
In October 2011 it was announced that Malin will compete in the adult version of Melodi Grand Prix
in 2012
.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and...
with her song Sommer og skolefri. She is also a recording artist with two released albums. She sings in her regional dialect.
Biography
Malin's career as a singer started when she was nine years old. She auditioned for the Norwegian selection for JESC 2005Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and...
, the Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005
Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005
The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005 was Norway's fourth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on May 28, 2005, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway with a live television show of 1 hours and 15 minutes presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Nadia Hasnaoui...
, and she was selected to sing among ten contestants in the final show. Her song was too short though, so she had to write one more verse for it on the way home from the audition. After surprising herself by winning MGP jr by a landslide, she went on a summer concert tour, singing on festivals and television shows. In November she performed in the JESC 2005
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and...
in Hasselt
Hasselt
Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and finished 3rd, the best position for Norway so far.
The next year Malin signed a record deal and in 2006 she released two albums. Malin på månen was released in May. It's a children's album that includes Sommer og skolefri and she participated in writing most of the original songs on it. Malin's jul is a Christmas album with familiar Christmas songs. Third album Pang was released in April 2008, and it was certified gold in few weeks.
In October 2011 it was announced that Malin will compete in the adult version of 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...
in 2012
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Norway will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and will select their entry through the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2012, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK.-Melodi Grand Prix 2012:...
.
Discography
| Year | Information | Chart positions NOR 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... |
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| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
Malin på månen Malin på månen Malin På Månen is Malin Reitan's first album and was released in 2006. It contains the song "Sommer & skolefri" that she performed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005.-Track listing:#Dagen æ bli stor#Dum og deilig#Bare bare#Sommer & skolefri...
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| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
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| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
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| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
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Julekonserten (with Celine Celine Helgemo Celine Solemsløkk Helgemo is a Norwegian child singer and songwriter. She won an international song competition MGP Nordic 2007 with her song "Bæstevænna" when she was 12 years old, and has released a platinum-certified album.Helgemo comes from Orkdal, near Trondheim... ) |
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