Christine Guldbrandsen
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christine Guldbrandsen |
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19 March 1985 Bergen, Norway |
| Genres | Folk, pop, Crossover |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress, Songwriter, Co-Producer |
| Instruments | Fiddle, Violin, Piano |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | Eurovision Song Contest 2006 |
| Website | Christine.bz |
Christine Guldbrandsen (born 19 March 1985 in Bergen, Norway) is a singer who is best known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. She has released three albums in Scandinavia: Surfing in the Air, Moments, and Christine. A new album, Colors, was released on 8 April 2011. She sings mainly in Norwegian and English.
Guldbrandsen began singing in the local church choir at age three; at age 13 she was discovered by Kjetil Fluge. At 15 in 2000, she sang "Kulturbyåpningen" in Bergen; in the audience was Sony Music Entertainment, who gave Guldbrandsen her first record deal after the performance. The contract was a result of long-dedicated time and work with Kjetil Fluge, Atle Halstensen, and Erlend Fauske in the Bergen Studio Sounds Familiar. In 2001, 16-year-old wrote her first song, "Fly Away," a tribute to her father who had just died.
Guldbrandsen's debut album, Surfing in the Air, became a success in Norway and was subsequently released in Finland. The album sold 30,000 copies and she received a Gold record. The song Surfing in the Air became a radio hit supported by a music video. After this release she received the Karoline-Prisen, an award given to a young artist who combines school with a musical career. Other songs from her debut album included The Far End, which entered the Norsktoppen top 40 at number 22, and Fly Away, which entered the ISC The International Songwriting Competition and finished in the Semi Final with 350 other songs out of 11,000 songs from the world over.
In January 2004, Christine Guldbrandsen and her team started working on her second album; Moments was released that December. It entered the official Norwegian album chart VG-lista Topp 40; the song Because of You entered the Norsktoppen Top 40 at Number 26.
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