Sandra Lyng Haugen is a Norwegian singer.

Biography

Sandra Lyng Haugen is from the town of Mosjøen

Mosjøen

-History:Mosjøen was founded in the 17th century as local farmers met here to trade, and has been growing since then. Sawmills were built here in 1866 by a British company, and Mosjøen got township rights in 1875. It is the oldest town in the Helgeland region and the second oldest town in Nordland...

 in the municipality of Vefsn

Vefsn

Vefsn is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mosjøen....

 in Nordland

Nordland

is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

 county, Norway

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...

. She rose to popularity after her participation in the TV 2 (Norway)

TV 2 (Norway)

TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....

 program in which she placed fourth in Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2004, the Norwegian version of Pop Idol

Idol (Norway)

Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne is a television show on the Norwegian television channel TV 2, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show describes itself as a "Search For A SuperStar". The contestants are first narrowed down to 100 contestants, and then down to 24-50 through several...

.

She released the single I morgen which stayed on the Norwegian charts for 16 weeks, peaking at number 2. She also released the summerhit Sommerflørt singing with Equicez-member Phillip. Sandra also released the album Døgnvill under the Universal Norway label. Døgnvill stayed on the charts for 9 weeks, peaking at #10, which is a longer period of time than Kjartan Salvesen

Kjartan Salvesen

Kjartan Salvesen is the winner of the second season of Norwegian version of Idol by 840.000 votes, the highest number for any participant on the show. His single "Standing Tall" sold five times platinum, making it the second most sold single of all time in Norway. He later released a self-titled...

 who won Sandra's season charted. Sandra is today fairly popular in Norway and is known for her easygoing pop music.

Idol Performances

Auditions: "Foolish Games" Jewel

Jewel (singer)

Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...

 / "Think Twice" Celine Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

Semi Finals: "My Immortal" Evanescence

Evanescence

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Top 11: "Panic" Venke Knutson

Venke Knutson

Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her...

Top 9: "Mysteriet Deg" Lisa Nilsson

Lisa Nilsson

Lisa Nilsson is a Swedish singer. She was discovered by the legendary producer William Butt and she is perhaps best known in Sweden for her 1992 hit, Himlen runt hörnet, witten by Mauro Scocco and Johan Ekelund. It was released in English in 1995, titled Ticket to Heaven...

Top 8: "We Are Family" Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs...

Top 7: "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" Cutting Crew

Cutting Crew

The Cutting Crew is a pop rock band formed in England in 1985, best known for their #1 hit, " Died in Your Arms".-Career:Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin MacMichael in 1985, and the two made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin...

Top 6: "Love Don't Cost A Thing" Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

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Top 5: "LOVE"

Top 4: "Can't Fight The Moonlight" LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...

/"Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...

Discography

Albums

• Idol: De Elleve Finalistene (April 2004)
• Døgnvill (June 2005)
  1. "I morgen" (with Whimsical and KleenCut)
  2. "Alt jeg vil ha"
  3. "Lykken er"
  4. "Døgnvill"
  5. "Ingenting"
  6. "Kan du føle det?"
  7. "Skilles"
  8. "Rykter"
  9. "Sommerminner"
  10. "Savner deg"
  11. "Vuggesang"

Singles

• Sommerflørt ft. Philip (2004)
• I Morgen ft. Whimsical & Kleen Cut (2005)
• Hjemsøkt (2009)

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