- Kjartan Salvesen
Kjartan Salvesen (born
17 October ,1976 inSandnes ) 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 inNorway . He later released a self-titled album that sold platinum. He is also known to be a big fan ofViking FK and appeared in a performance on the opening ofViking Stadium .Recently, Kjartan and his girlfriend Inger welcomed the birth of their first child, a boy named Hugo.
Currently, Kjartan is working on breaking through in the North American music industry.
Idol Performances
Audition: "Unwell" by
matchbox twenty Top 50: "Unwell" bymatchbox twenty Top 11: "Sexed Up" byRobbie Williams Top 9: "Bare I Nått" Top 8: "Blame It On The Boogie" byJackson 5 Top 7: "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" byElton John Top 6: "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of " byU2 Top 5: "The Lady Is A Tramp" Top 4: "Eye of the Tiger " by Survivor Top 4: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing " byAerosmith Top 3: "Angels" byRobbie Williams Top 3: "Two Princes" bySpin Doctors Finale: "Unwell" bymatchbox twenty Finale: "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" byElton John Finale: "Standing Tall"Discography
* "KS EP" (2003)
* "Idol 2004: De Elleve Finalistene" (2004)
* "Kjartan Salvesen" (2004)
* "Then Silence" (2007)External links
* [http://www.kjartansalvesen.no Kjartan Salvesen] , official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/kjartansalvesen Kjartan's Myspace] , official myspace
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