Home page: juliebergan.com

Julie Bergan may only be 24 years old, but so far she’s proven herself to be one of Norways most sought after and fiery live acts the country has to offer. With her energetic persona, powerful vocals and vigorous performance style, she effortlessly blasts your expectations into outer space.

So far the spirited young talent has amassed millions of monthly listeners on Spotify, and doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. Bergan has performed concerts all over Europe, doing both solo gigs, and as a steady opening act for Alan Walker. Bergan served as the opening act for hitmachine Jess Glynne in early 2016 after her first bite of international success following the release of “All Hours”, as well as supporting Justin Bieber during his concerts in Norway and Spain in 2016 following the monster hit “Arigato”.

Bergan struck a multi-year deal with Warner Music Norway straight after finishing high school, and has released an impressive amount of nine fruitful singles before finally releasing her debut album “Turn On The Lights” February 2nd 2018. In her previous years Julie has been nominated for Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) for “Song of the year”, won “Breakthrough artist of the year” from the Norwegian songwriting association for “Arigato”, headlined multiple Norwegian festivals, as well as toured the country to sold out venues with both the “Arigato Tour” and “It’s LIT Tour - Part 1”.

Julie Bergan is on the brink of something big.

Homepage: www.marion-raven.com

In spite of her young age, Marion Raven has been a recording-artist for over 25 years. It all started at the age of 10 when she released an album with children songs on EMI Norway with her friend Marit Larsen. The album even ended up being nominated for a Norwegian Grammy. At the age of 14 Marion and Marit, now under the name “M2M”, signed with Atlantic Records and had big success in the US, Asia, South America and Scandinavia. They released 2 albums that sold over 2 million copies.

In 2005 Marion Raven released her first solo album on Atlantic Records in the US with success in countries like Japan where her song “Break You” was #1 for weeks.

Since then Marion has released 4 solo albums numerous of singles including a duet with Meatloaf, toured with P!nk and Lione Richie, stared as jugde in Idol and X-Factor and played Epoine in the successful Les Miserables musical.

in 2019 Marion debutes with her firs album in Norwegian. The first two singles has already received top reviews and the album titled “Mellom disse 4 vegger” that is set for release October 11th. The release will be followed with an exclusive 3 show mini-tour before the Artist hits the Musical stage again for another super success and main role in Chess at Folketeateret in Oslo.

Home page: www.christelalsos.no.

Christel started to sing and perform home at an early age. She grew up with her mom, sister and grandmother singing in choirs and with her guitar-loving dad. When Christel Alsos made her debut in 2007 she was a breath of fresh air in the Norwegian music scene. The talented girl from up north managed to mesmerize the audience with her distinctive voice and melancolic melodies.

Her debut album, Closing The Distance sold to platinum and Christel was nominated for three Norwegian Grammy Awards (Spellemann) in Norway. Her second album Tomorrow Is followed in 2010 and gave her another Norwegian Grammy nomination and in 2013 Presence was released to great reviews.

You might have discovered her music (Found and When The Light Dies Out) through Vampire Diaries and other American featured films. During the fall of 2016 Christel released At That Time Of The Night and did a following Norwegian tour for the album.

In November 2017 she released a brand new christmas song in Norwegian called Desember to amazing radio and streaming support.

Early 2018 Christel did the Norwegian television show Hver Gang Vi Møtes, where six artist meets and performs songs from each others careers. She received great feedback on her performances.

Hjemmeside: www.mariussamuelsen.com

It's been quiet from Marius Samuelsen after he went all the way to the top during Norwegian Idol in 2016. The pause might have been very long for those who have waited to hear new music from the distinctive voice they fell in love with. Now the wait is finally over with the release of his two new singles called «Gravity» and «Out Of Order»  

Musician and singer-songwriter Marius Samuelsen had already decided to focus on music before Idol came into play. At the age of 18 he had no plans to audition, but when he got a call from the production company behind the international success, he accepted the invitation to audition. Confident as he is he took the chance to perform the self-composed song "Paper Guns” for the judges. 

But from there even the Stavanger boy admitted that the whole thing has become like a fairytale. Unreal. Fantastic. For several months he lived in the «Idol-bubble». Where family, school, friends and everyday life was put on hold while he and the other young talents worked to develop as singers and performers. The weeks went on with hard work against liveshows every Friday where he risked everything to keep his place ahead of the competition.

Despite the fact that he has become more confident and outgoing as an artist, Marius is still humble and grateful for what a phenomenal springboard Idol was, and the unique opportunities his participation has given him. To grow as an artist and person, develop his musical character, and - not least - to be more sure of his music post-idol. Unlike the narrator of the song "One Of These Days" as Marius has no plans to postpone what is important to him. Because Marius is what the judges told him from the first audition, and he is what the audience felt from the moment they saw him - the real deal - a complete artist and songwriter who is planning to start a career on his own terms, regardless of whether TV cameras are there or not.

Home page: www.margaretberger.com

Her debut album Chameleon (2004) earned her two Spellemann nominations; Best New Artist and Music Video of the Year for her song Lifetime Guarantee, the latter for which she took home the award.

With her next album, Pretty Scary Silver Fairy (2006), we saw a more eclectic side of Berger, where she moved towards a new, electro-inspired sound, like in her hit single Samantha.

After Pretty Scary Silver Fairy she took a step away from the spotlight to focus on work as a dj for the club concept “Cloudbusting”, her songwriting, and selected glimpses of greatness. When she returned in 2011 with the album In A Box, she proved herself as a gifted storyteller with a more intuitive and playful approach to her own subject matter.

With the song I Feed You My Love, Margaret performed Norway’s contribution to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, and the Ice Queen from Trondheim mesmerized Europe. With great confidence, she’s established herself as a great artist with versatility to own any stage, be it Eurovision, the underground club scene, or massive festival stages.

So what to expect from Margaret Berger in 2017?

It’s been somewhat quiet in the media since her victory in the Norwegian Eurovision final and her amazing performance in the international Eurovision Song Contest, but after smaller stints as a juror in Norwegian Idol and a collaboration with underground pop duo F.A.C.E., we will finally get a taste of what’s really been brewing for the last four years.

Berger has chosen to release her album on her own label, and if there’s one word to best describe Berger 2017, the obvious choice is ”independent” – something clearly emphasised thematically in the first of several upcoming track releases.

In the cross section between artist and person lies Apologize, a single as uncompromising as it is soul searching. A painful, yet honest and personal confrontation where one re-emerges both stronger and wiser. The lyrics reflect the sincerity within Berger and how she instead of fighting her demons, embrace them and make them the undercurrent in her songwriting.

Where other artists play ”musical dress up” in a wide variety of ways, Berger’s musical development moves in the opposite direction. Every song peels off another layer, allowing us to get increasingly closer to who Margaret Berger really is.

The first track from Berger is an intimate piece of pop magic that hits the senses right where Berger has her aim.

During the beginning of 2017 Berger was included in the Norwegian concept "Hver Gang Vi Møtes" where seven known Norwegian artists cover each others songs in their own respective genre. Margarets season included Åse Kleveland, Hanne Sørvaag, Eldar Vågan and Esben "Dansken" Selvig amongst others.

Home page: www.matheamari.no

In the fall of 2012, a young girl from Bergen took the stage at Norway’s Got Talent. From this little body emerged a crystal clear voice that melted the audience and the judges’ hearts, and secured her a spot in the series finale, plus an invitation to audition for the title role in the stage production of the musical ”Annie”. Mathea-Mari got the part, and in 2013 as ”Annie” became a smash hit, ”the young girl with the long hair’s” name were on everyone’s lips.

In 2014 she returned to once again melt hearts when she won the Norwegian song contest for juniors; Melodi Grand Prix Jr, with ”#online”, a song she wrote to question the presence of children and youths in social media.

At only 15 years old, with close to one hundred shows and numerous television appearances over the last two years, Mathea-Mari has more stage experience than most people dream about. For the past year, this young talent has spent countless hours in the studio, and she cannot wait to share her new songs with the audience. 2018-2019 she´s in college studying music at LIMPI, witch she´s super excited about. I already know it’s an artist and musician I want to be. I have no plan B.

When Mathea-Mari released her new track ”One of Them” in 2016, it was with another important message to her generation: - I have become very fond of ”One of Them”. It puts my personal feelings into words, and it’s an honest song I know many youths will relate to, says the conciencious teenager from Bergen.

Home page: www.aleksanderwith.com

In 2006 Aleksander With won Norwegian Idol and has since then devolped into one of Norways most talented young singer-songwriter artists. He is known for his great musicality and unique voice. He has released three albums (Coming Home, Still awake & Aleksander With) and multiple gold and platinum singles.

In 2007 his single «The Other Side» went #1 on the Japanese radio and was voted «Worlds best pop song» which very few Norwegian acts have accomplished. Other hit singles include «Pictures», «Worth It» feat. Lene Marlin, «What´s The Story», «Satellites» and «Better». He also experienced touring with legends like Steely Dan and Babyface.

After writing for others such as Lisa Miskovskys Single «Why start a Fire», which reached #1 in Sweden and received the «Best Songwriter Award» at «Melodifestivalen», Aleksander released his EP «The Butterfly Effect» in 2015 to great reviews, and the song «All We Ever Do» was heavily rotated on Norwegian radio station P3