Malin Reitan
Malin Reitan | |
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 Malin Reitan (2013) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Malin Reitan |
| Born | 8 August 1995 Trondheim,Norway |
| Genres | Pop,children |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2005–2012 |
| Labels | MBO MBN |
Malin(bornMalin Reitan;8 August 1995 inTrondheim,Norway) is a Norwegian singer. She finished 3rd in theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2005with her song "Sommer og skolefri".She is also a recording artist with several released albums. Malin sings in her regional dialect.
Biography
[edit]Malin's career as a singer started when she was nine years old. She auditioned for the Norwegian selection forJESC 2005,theMelodi 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 at festivals and on television shows. In November, she performed in theJESC 2005inHasselt,Belgiumand finished 3rd, the best position for Norway so far.
The following year, Malin signed a record deal and in 2006 she released two albums.Malin på månenwas released in May, a children's album that includes "Sommer og skolefri"and she participated in writing most of the original songs on it.Malin's julis a Christmas album with familiar Christmas songs. Her third albumPangwas released in April 2008, and was certified gold in a few weeks.[1]
In October 2011, it was announced that Malin would compete in the adult version ofMelodi Grand Prixin2012.[2]In the semi-final, she finished third and made it to the national final with the song "Crush".
Discography
[edit]| Year | Information | Chart positions NOR |
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| 2006 | På månen...
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6[4]
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| 2006 | Malin's Jul
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12[6]
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| 2008 | Pang!
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5[6]
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| 2009 | Malin
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22[6]
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| 2010 | Julekonserten(withCeline)
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17[8]
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| 2011 | Paradis
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29[6]
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certification | |
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| 2012 | "Crush" | 9 | 20 | |
References
[edit]- ^Gull til Malin og ny personlig rekord på VG-lista[permanent dead link],MBO sales Norway
- ^Busa, Alexandru (28 October 2011)."Norway: Malin Reitan enters MGP".ESCtoday.Retrieved28 October2011.
- ^"MBO: Artister".Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2007.Retrieved17 February2007.Malin – "Malin på månen", MBO sales Norway
- ^VG Nett Musikk album info,VG Nett
- ^Malin – «Malins Jul»Archived8 October 2007 at theWayback Machine,MBO sales Norway
- ^abcdVG Nett Musikk album info,VG Nett
- ^Malin «Pang»Archived8 October 2007 at theWayback Machine,MBO sales Norway
- ^VG Nett Musikk album infoArchived5 August 2011 at theWayback Machine,VG Nett
- Malins melodi,TV documentary, (NRK1, 20 November 2005)
- http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/melodi_grand_prix_junior/mgp_jr/4650681.html
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