The 2008 series of Norske Talenter

Norske Talenter

Norske Talenter is a Norwegian talent show with the same format as Britain's Got Talent. 16-year old singer Erlend Bratland won the first series and hip hop dance group Quick won the second series. Judges are music producer Jan Fredrik Karlsen, singer and actress Mia Gundersen and comedian/actor...

was the first series of this television programme. It began airing on TV 2 February 13, 2008 with audition in Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

, and the live final was held May 8, 2008. The winners this season, was the hip hop dance group Quick

Quick (dance group)

Quick is a hip hop dance group. The group started 2007 and has six members. The crew won the second series of Norway's Got Talent show Norske Talenter.-Background:...

 at the ages 17–18. Runner-up became 14-year old classical singer Lydia Hoen Tjore and 6-year old magician Brian Aksnes Hoseth finished in third place.

Judges and hosts

• Judges:
  • Jan Fredrik Karlsen
    Jan Fredrik Karlsen
    Jan Fredrik Karlsen is a Norwegian artist manager and television personality.Karlsen has worked in the Norwegian music industry since his late teens working for popular Norwegian comedians/singer/songwriters Herodes Falsk and Tom Mathisen...
    
     (music producer, was a judge in Norwegian Idol many of the seasons and is going to be a judge in X Factor: Norway)
  • Mia Gundersen (actress and singer)
  • Thomas Giertsen
    Thomas Giertsen
    Thomas Giertsen is a Norwegian producer, stand-up comedian and actor from Oslo.He runs a production company named Feelgood Scene, Film & TV...
    
     (actor and stand-up comedian)
• Presenters (hosts):
  • Pia Lykke
  • Sturla Berg-Johansen
    Sturla Berg-Johansen
    Sturla Berg-Johansen is a Norwegian stand-up comedian, imitator, actor and television host.He grew up in Tønsberg where he started his acting at Tønsberg Amateur Theater. He worked at a traveling agency at the end of the 1980s, and he was, among other things, in charge of entertainment for...
    
     (also judge 2008)

Auditions

Dates auditions were sent on TV:

• February 13 (Bergen): Absence & Blipp
• February 20 (Bergen): Lydia Hoen Tjore, René Skar
• February 27 (Oslo): Quick, Sebastian James Hekneby
• March 6 (Oslo): Røa Eldresenter
• March 13 (Trondheim): Aaro Petrus Kontio, Håkon Ricardo
• March 20 (Trondheim): Brian Aksnes Hoseth

Semi-finalists

Key	Winner	Runner Up	Third Place	Finalist	Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote)/2nd-3rd place wild cards

Name of Act	Age(s)	Genre	Act	From	Semi	Position Reached
Aaro Petrus Kontio	24	Circus Act	Diabolo	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	4	Finalist
Absence & Blipp	18-24	Dancing	Breakdancing & Beatboxing	Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....	1	Finalist
Alexander Haugaas	16	Magic	Card Tricking	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	2	Semi-finalist
Arez Mehraban	22	Balance	Hand Balance	Trondheim	5	Wild card (auditioner)
Baard Kolstad	17	Instrumental	Drumming	Oslo	3/5	Wild card (semi-finalist)
Bergens Munnspillorkester		Music	Harmonica & Singing	Bergen	2	Semi-finalist
Bjørn-Erik Ulvatne	18	Singing	Singing	Os OS OS may refer to:* O.S. Old Stonyhurst, an old boy of the ancient Jesuit public school, Stonyhurst College* O.S. Engines, a Japanese manufacturer of model aircraft engines* Ocean Science, an Oceanographic Journal published by the European Geosciences Union....	2	Semi-finalist
Brian Aksnes Hoseth	6	Magic	Magic	Verdal Verdal Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...	1	3rd Place
Christer & Pål	19/21	Comedy	Impersonation/Comedy/Acting	Trondheim	4	Semi-finalist
Cre-8		Dancing	Hip Hop Dancing	Oslo	2/5	Wild card (semi-finalist)
Diem Tran	14	Instrumental	Piano Playing	Bergen	2	Semi-finalist
Eirik Gjendemsjø	13	Singing	Singing	Slependen Slependen Slependen is a relatively large and diffuse restricted area in Bærum, Norway.It has a station, Slependen stasjon.Slependen is also the home of one of the two IKEA in the Oslo area....	4	Semi-finalist
Henrik Nordin	11	Dancing	Locking/Popping Dancing	Bergen	3	Semi-finalist
Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo	14	Singing	Opera Singing	Vukku	3	Finalist
Ingve Connolly Gran	24	Comedy	Impersonation	Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...	1/5	Wild card (semi-finalist)
Jan Anders Presthus	8	Dancing	Tap Dancing	Stord Stord Stord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....	4	Semi-finalist
Jan Are Sæther	20	Circus Act	Drilling	Trondheim	1	Semi-finalist
John Chen	16	Instrumental	Piano Playing	Oslo	4	Semi-finalist
John Stistrup	22	Dancing	Michael Jackson Dancing	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	5	Wild card (auditioner)
Lene Hosøy	20	Singing	Singing & Guitar	Osterøy Osterøy Osterøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is located in Lonevåg in the central part of the island, while the settlement with the largest population is Valestrandfossen with 1,012...	1	Semi-finalist
Little Superstars	6-9	Dancing	Indian Dancing	Trondheim	2	Semi-finalist
Lydia Hoen Tjore	14	Singing	Classical Singing	Radøy Radøy Radøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lindås.-Name:...	3/5	Runner-up (semi-finalist lost judges' vote, wild card)
Mâret Hildur Stueng	16	Singing	Yoiking	Sápmi Sapmi Sapmi can refer to:* Nation of the Sami people* Sápmi , the area where the Sami people live in northern Europe* A Sami cultural park located in Kárášjohka...	1	Semi-finalist
Marika Lejon	24	Singing	Singing	Oslo	4	Semi-finalist
Martin Hemmer	19	Sports	Trial Cycling Stunts	Oslo	3	Semi-finalist
Maximillian Berle-Østraat	10	Art	Poetry Writing	Bergen	5	Wild card (auditioner)
Ole Gaasø	17	Instrumental	Piano Playing	Oslo	1	Semi-finalist
Pernille Brenni Brovold	11	Dancing	Acrobatic Broadway Show Dancing	Oslo	2/5	Wild card (semi-finalist)
Popping Grandpa	64	Dancing	Popping Dancing	Oslo	3	Semi-finalist
Quick Quick (dance group) Quick is a hip hop dance group. The group started 2007 and has six members. The crew won the second series of Norway's Got Talent show Norske Talenter.-Background:...	17-18	Dancing	Hip Hop Dancing	Oslo	3	Winners
René Skar	24	Singing	Rapping	Bergen	2	Finalist
Robert Smith-Hald	41	Singing	Singing & Guitar	Bergen	4	Semi-finalist
Røa Eldresenter	69-83	Singing	Rapping	Røa Røa Røa was a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the Vestre Aker district.Røa is also a suburb of Oslo, located approximately 7 kilometers away from downtown Oslo. It primarily consists of duplex houses and apartment blocks as well as single-family...	4	Finalist
Sebastian James Hekneby	18	Singing	Singing	Tønsberg Tønsberg is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....	2	Finalist
Urban Tribe	13-27	Dancing	Afro Fusion Dancing	Oslo	3	Semi-finalist

Semi-final 1

|-
!Nr.
!Place came
!Artist
!Talent
!Performance
!Buzzers
!Result
|-
!1
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Brian Aksnes Hoseth
|bgcolor="gold"|Magician
|Magic: Performed a magic routine with balloons, a bunny, a bird and a caps
|bgcolor="gold"|0
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
!5
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|Absence & Blipp
|bgcolor="silver"|Dance Troupe & Beatboxer
|Dancing and beatboxing: Performed a breakdance and beatboxing routine dancing to and beatboxing "Everybody Dance Now" and others
|bgcolor="silver"|0
|-
!8
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Lene Hosøy
|bgcolor="brown"|Singer
|Singing: Performed her own song "Changing Direction"
|bgcolor="brown"|0
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
!2
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|Bergens Munnspillorkester
|Harmonica Orchestra & Singer
|Harmonica: Performed their own "laid back" song with more harmonica than song than last time
|0
|-
!3
|Mâret Hildur Stueng
|Yoiker
|Yoik: Performed a yoik for her sick little brother
|0
|-
!4
|Jan Are Sæther
|Driller
|Drill: Performed a drill routine to "Livin' La Vida Loca"
|0
|-
!6
|Ole Gaasø
|Pianist
|Piano: Played Albert Aaberg theme, songs from The Jungle Book and other
|0
|-
!7
|Ingve Connolly Gran
|Impersonator
|Impersonation: Imitated Ingrid Espelid, Gollum, Mika, Janis Joplin, Louis Armstrong and others
|0
|-
!colspan="7"|

Semi-final 2

|-
!5
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Sebastian James Hekneby
|bgcolor="gold"|Singer
|Singing: Performed "Unchained Melody" by Alex North and Hy Zaret
|bgcolor="gold"|0
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
!2
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|René Skar
|bgcolor="silver"|Rapper
|Rap: Performed his own made song "Takin' it Home"
|bgcolor="silver"|0
|-
!4
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Pernille Brenni Brovold
|bgcolor="brown"|Dancer
|Musical dance: Performed a routine as Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to...

 to "Consider Yourself"
|bgcolor="brown"|0
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
!1
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|Little Superstars
|Dancers
|Indian dance: Performed an Indian dance routine
|0
|-
!3
|Alexander Haugaas
|Magician
|Card tricking: Tricked with cards
|bgcolor="purple"|2
|-
!6
|Cre-8
|Dance Troupe
|Hip Hop Dance: Danced a routine to a medley including a remix of "Rock It" by Herbie Hancock
|0
|-
!7
|Diem Tran
|Pianist
|Piano: Played a self-made peace
|0
|-
!8
|Bjørn-Erik Ulvatne
|Singer
|Classical singing: Performance of "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera
|0
|-
!colspan="7"|

Semi-final 3

|-
!8
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo
|bgcolor="gold"|Singer
|Opera singing: Performance of "Nessun Dorma"
|bgcolor="gold"|0
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
!5
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|Quick

Quick (dance group)

Quick is a hip hop dance group. The group started 2007 and has six members. The crew won the second series of Norway's Got Talent show Norske Talenter.-Background:...

|bgcolor="silver"|Dance Troupe
|Hip hop dance: Did a routine in white dresses and with eye linces to a self-mixed song
|bgcolor="silver"|0
|-
!2
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Lydia Hoen Tjore
|bgcolor="brown"|Singer
|Classical singing: Performance of "Time to Say Goodbye"
|bgcolor="brown"|0
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
!1
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|Urban Tribe
|Dance Troupe
|Afro fusion dance: Performed an afro fusion routine to a medley of songs included "Up in Her Belly" by Busy Signal
|0
|-
!3
|Henrik Nordin
|Dancer
|Popping/hiphop: Performed a popping routine beginning with a white mask and when the "bad weather" came, he changed to a hip-hop boy dancing hip-hop
|0
|-
!4
|Martin Hemmer
|Trial-cyclist
|Trial: Performed a trial routine with stunts, flames, a car and a woman burglar to Mission Impossible Theme
|0
|-
!6
|Popping Grandpa
|Dancer
|Popping: Performed a popping routine with a paper white flower to "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" by Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

|0
|-
!7
|Baard Kolstad
|Drum Soloist
|Drums: Performed a drum solo routine playing on drums and other things
|0
|-
!colspan="7"|

Semi-final 4

|-
!8
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Aaro Petrus Kontio
|bgcolor="gold"|Diabolo Artist
|Diabolo: Performed a diabolo routine with three diabolos to rock music
|bgcolor="gold"|0
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
!5
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|Røa Eldresenter
|bgcolor="silver"|Rap Troupe
|Rap: Performed their own rap with theme "Røa Røa Røa"
|bgcolor="silver"|0
|-
!7
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Eirik Gjendemsjø
|bgcolor="brown"|Singer
|Musical singing: Performed "The Outcast" from Chess
|bgcolor="brown"|0
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
!1
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|Jan Anders Presthus
|Tap Dancer
|Tap: Performed a tap routine to songs from Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography...

|0
|-
!2
|Robert Smith-Hald
|Singer & Guitarist
|Singing: Performed his own song "Little River" from his new album Innocence Said
|0
|-
!3
|Christer & Pål
|Comedians
|Comedy: Performed a comedy routine with Pål impersonating a doll
|bgcolor="red"|3
|-
!4
|John Chen
|Pianist
|Piano: Performed the peace "The Flight of the Bumble Bee"
|0
|-
!6
|Marika Lejon
|Singer
|Singing: Performance of "Perfect Sin"
|0
|-
!colspan="7"|

Wild Cards

|-
!8
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Lydia Hoen Tjore
|bgcolor="gold"|Singer
|Classical singing: Performed "All I Ask" from The Phanthom of the Opera
|bgcolor="gold"|0
|bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
!3
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|bgcolor="silver"|Pernille Brenni Brovold
|bgcolor="silver"|Dancer
|Musical dancing: Performed a musical Broadway routine to "Stupid Coupid" by Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore

Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...

|bgcolor="silver"|0
|rowspan="7" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
!6
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd
|bgcolor="brown"|Baard Kolstad
|bgcolor="brown"|Drum Soloist
|Drumming: Performed a drum routine when he drummed at dustbins, coloured water and drums
|bgcolor="brown"|0
|-
!1
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|John Stistrup
|Dancer
|Michael Jackson impersonating: Danced to a mix of "Thriller", "Bad", "Dangerous" and "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

|0
|-
!2
|Ingve Connolly Gran
|Impersonator
|Impersonating: Impersonated the Joker from Batman, Solan and Ludvig from Blåklypa Grand Prix and Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....

|0
|-
!4
|Maximillian Berle-Østraat
|Poetry Writer
|Poetry: Read his own poetry to violin music
|0
|-
!5
|Cre-8
|Dance Troupe
|Hip hop dancing: Performed a routine to different hip hop song including a remix of "Breakout" by Sean Paul
|0
|-
!7
|Arez Mehraban
|Handbalancer
|Handbalance: Climbed on a "work place" to "Feeling Good" by Michael Bublé

Michael Bublé

Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...

|0
|}

Final

Nr.	Place came	Artist	Age(s)	From	Talent	Performance	Result
8	1st	Quick Quick (dance group) Quick is a hip hop dance group. The group started 2007 and has six members. The crew won the second series of Norway's Got Talent show Norske Talenter.-Background:...	17-18	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	Dance Troupe	Hip hop dance: Performed a routine to a self-mixed song	Winners
2	2nd	Lydia Hoen Tjore	14	Radøy Radøy Radøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lindås.-Name:...	Singer	Classical singing: Performance of "The Prayer"	Runner-Up
3	3rd	Brian Aksnes Hoseth	6	Verdal Verdal Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...	Magician	Magic: Performed a routine with a tent, a teddy bear and a girl	3rd Place
1	4th-9th	Absence & Blipp	18-24	Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....	Dance Troupe & Beatboxer	Dancing and beatboxing: Performance to "Beat It", "I Like to Move it, Move it" and other songs beatboxing and breakdancing	4th-9th Place
4		Røa Eldresenter	69-83	Røa Røa Røa was a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the Vestre Aker district.Røa is also a suburb of Oslo, located approximately 7 kilometers away from downtown Oslo. It primarily consists of duplex houses and apartment blocks as well as single-family...	Rap Troupe	Rap: Performed a rap of "We Will Rock You We Will Rock You "We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century... "
5		Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo	13	Vukku	Opera Singer	Opera singing: Performance of "Torna a Surriento"
6		René Skar	24	Fyllingsdalen Fyllingsdalen Fyllingsdalen is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway, located south-west of the city centre in the valley to the west of Løvstakken. The early name of the valley, Fynö dalen, was the origin of the name of the farm which gave Fyllingsdalen its name, Fyllingen...	Rapper	Rap: Performed his own summer song "Beautiful Day" with many girls on stage
7		Aaro Petrus Kontio	24	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	Diabolo Artist	Diabolo: Performed a diabolo routine to rock music with 4 burning diabolos + he wore a burning hat
9		Sebastian James Hekneby	18	Tønsberg Tønsberg is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....	Singer	Singing: Performed "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...

Buzzers

1. Semi-final 2: Alexander got 2 buzzers (Jan Fredrik Karlsen and Thomas Giertsen)
2. Semi-final 4: Christer and Pål got all the judges' buzzers

Judges' choices

Semi-final	Jan Fredrik Karlsen	Mia Gundersen	Thomas Giertsen	Going thru
Semi-final 1	Lene Hosøy	Absence & Blipp	Absence & Blipp	Absence & Blipp
Semi-final 2	René Skar	René Skar	René Skar	René Skar
Semi-final 3	Lydia Hoen Tjore	Quick	Quick	Quick
Semi-final 4	Røa Eldresenter	Eirik Gjendemsjø	Røa Eldresenter	Røa Eldresenter

Absence & Blipp

Absence & Blipp (Absence Crew) is a dance crew with a beatboxer. The dance crew is called Absence and the beatboxer called Blipp. Members: Stian "Blipp" Glopholm (beatboxer), Ole Petter "Hoolio" Knarvik, Piero "Piero the Hero" Issa, Andreas "Rocks" Roksvåg and Christopher "Birdy" Bottolfsen. They were absent in Dansefeber (season 2)

Dansefeber (season 2)

Dansefeber is a Norwegian television reality program and dance competition airing on the TVNorge network. The show is a version of the US original version So You Think You Can Dance. Season two premiered with Merete Lingjærde, Geir Bie and Vibeke Sørlie as permanent judges and Henriette Lien...

 when Knarvik, Issa and Roksvåg made it to the Fever Days. Only Knarvik made it to the live shows and finished in 10th place. The ages in the crew is 18-24. In the final, they was unhappy with the sound, because TV 2 made a mistake. They had to perform 15 seconds without sound.

Lydia

Lydia Hoen Tjore (14) is a classical singer. She came runner-up in the competition. She is from Radøy

Radøy

Radøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lindås.-Name:...

 in Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

 and has a little brother, David, who also tried for Norske Talenter, but didn't make it to the semi-finals. Lydia was in the 3rd semi-final where she didn't got thru. She was picked to be in the wild cards, and then she won the public vote and got to the final.

Brian

6-year old Brian Aksnes Hoseth is the youngest contestant in the competition and is a magician. Now he has sold an own magician set for children. Brian's father, Boje Hoseth, came to the semi-finals last year with Håvard Sand where they called themselves Magic Touch. This inspired Brian to try in the competition. He finished in 3rd place.

Røa Eldresenter

Røa Eldresenter is the oldest in the competition, along with Bergens Munnspillorkester. The front artist Mette is 69, and the others in the ages 71–83. They are in the Røa older senter in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

. Many young people shows respect for them. They are a rap group with only Mette rapping and the others standing and being cool.

Håkon Ricardo

Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo became an opera singer at the age of 13. When he tried for the show, he was 13. He comes from Vuku in Verdal in Nord- Trøndelag, Norway. He is originally born in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. He sings arias in Italian language mostly. He wants to perform in large venues and sing opera to the people and make it more popular.

René

René Skar (24) is a rapper from Fyllingsdalen

Fyllingsdalen

Fyllingsdalen is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway, located south-west of the city centre in the valley to the west of Løvstakken. The early name of the valley, Fynö dalen, was the origin of the name of the farm which gave Fyllingsdalen its name, Fyllingen...

 in Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

. Sams.B makes the beats. René (aka RudeRen) and Stig (aka Sams.B) has a duo name called The D-Techs. René previously belonged to the rap crew CrippleCrew. René has a son named Shawn-Kevin. René wants him to be a doctor or something important. René wants to show him that nothing is impossible. René's good word for him is Sky Is the Limit.

Aaro

Aaro Petrus Kontio (24) is a diabolo artist. In the final, he diaboloed with 4 diabolos. Aaro comes from Finland, but lives now in Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

. Aaro got to the auditions together with his girlfriend from Finland, Tiina. She auditioned, with the circus talent trapes. She didn't make it to the semi-finals, but Aaro did. Aaro always performs his diabolo routines to rock/punk music.

Quick

Quick (17-18) is a dance group with 1 breaker and 3 hip-hop'ers. They ended up as winners of the competition.

Sebastian

Sebastian James Hekneby (18) is a singer. He is a big fan of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

. He did some MJ dance moves in the final. In the final, TV 2 made a mistake with the sound, that sounded like he was screaming at the middle of the song. At the auditions, Jan Fredrik Karlsen said "Now, a new star is born on that stage" when he sang "You Raise Me Up". At the semi-finals he sang "Unchained Melody" and "One Moment in Time" in the final.