Ellen Nikolaysen

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Ellen Nikolaysen (1974)

Ellen Helen Nikolaysen (born December 10, 1951 in Oslo , also Nicolaysen ) is a Norwegian singer , actress and musical artist .

biography

The then 18-year-old started her career at the state broadcaster NRK organized talent contest NRKs Talent '70 in 1970. Two years later she was the first time the Norwegian preselection for the Euro Vision Song Contest , the Melodi Grand Prix 1972 , represented, could but with the title Håp - in German hope - and fourth place out of five participants do not qualify for Edinburgh . The following year she was more successful, as part of the Bendik Singers , she qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg City . There they sang Å for ett spill in the English version It's just a game and reached number 7 - the best Norwegian result of this decade. In 1973 she also released her first album, Freckles .

Also in 1974 she took part in the preliminary decision, but could not qualify for the international contest with Lys og mørke (light and dark) , as she was third. Your second album Stans! Jeg vil gi deg en sang was released in the same year.

In the same year she won the World Popular Song Festival in Japan Tokyo entitled You made me feel I could fly did .

She also took part in the Melodi Grand Prix in 1975 , this time with the title Det skulle ha vært sommer nå - in German It should now be summer . She was able to convince most of the ten jurors and went to Stockholm with the title . At Euro Vision Song Contest in 1975 it was less successful, with the English version Touch my life with summertime - Touch my life with summer - it ranked 18 on 19 participant.

From now on she shouldn't be a regular guest at the Norwegian preliminary rounds, only in 1984 she tried her luck again. The title Opus took 6th place. However, until 1987 she brought out four albums.

From now on she devoted herself to acting , but she was also involved in the film Faneflukt in 1975 .

Discography

  • 1973: Freckles
  • 1974: Stans! Jeg vil gi deg en sang
  • 1976: Kom
  • 1978: Jul with Ellen and Hans Petter
  • 1983: Songar utan ord
  • 1987: Julekvad

Filmography (selection)

  • 1975: Faneflukt
  • 1993: Solens sønn og månens datter
  • 2002: Sejer - Djevelen holder lyset

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personal data
SURNAME Nikolaysen, Ellen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nikolaysen, Ellen Helen (full name); Nicolaysen, Ellen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian singer and actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo