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The Voice – Norges Beste Stemme
''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'' ( Norwegian for ''The Voice – Norway's best Voice'') is a Norwegian reality singing competition and local version of '' The Voice'' first broadcast as '' The Voice of Holland''. It started on 27 January 2012 and the final aired on 25 May 2012 on TV2. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner. Format The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance (about two minutes) to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Mol Jr
Johannes Hendrikus Hubert "John" de Mol Jr. is a Dutch media proprietor. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa. He created the reality television formats '' Big Brother'', '' Star Academy'' and'' The Voice'', and the game shows ''Fear Factor'' and '' Deal or No Deal''. ''Forbes'' estimated him to be worth about US$1.8 billion in 2023. Endemol De Mol acquired his fortune producing television programmes. From 1997 to 1999, he developed the popular reality television series '' Big Brother'' with his production company, John de Mol Produkties. In 1994, his company merged with Joop van den Ende TV-Producties into Endemol, but it still functioned on its own. He produced ''Fear Factor'', ''Love Letters'', '' 1 vs. 100'' and '' Deal or No Deal'' ('' Miljoenenjacht'') for Endemol. De Mol sold his share of Endemol in 2000 to but continued to serve as creative director until 2004. In 2005, he was listed on the '' Forbes Magazine'' list of the 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madcon
Madcon is a Norwegian musical duo formed in 1992 by Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa. They have released eight albums as of 2018, and became known for their 2007 cover of the 1967 song "Beggin'" by The Four Seasons. They took their name from the phrase "mad conspiracy". Members Yosef Wolde-Mariam Yosef Wolde-Mariam (born August 4, 1978) is an Ethiopian-Norwegian TV presenter and rapper. His parents were from Ethiopia and Eritrea. Wolde-Mariam grew up in Grefsen, Norway with his mother, moving many times, living in Røyken, Grønland, Grünerløkka, and Bekkelaget. In 2012, and from 2015 to present, he has been a mentor on the Norwegian version of '' The Voice'', known as '' The Voice: Norges beste stemme'', broadcast on the " TV 2" Norwegian television channel.''Aftenposten'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Walmann
Aleksander Walmann Åsgården (born 12 January 1986) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 alongside Jowst with the song "Grab the Moment", finishing in 10th place. Early life and career Walmann was born in Porsgrunn, and grew up in a musical family through childhood. From the age of 13 and until he started playing music, Aleksander was an active snowboarder at an international level. In 2012, he participated in season one of ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'', Norway's version of '' The Voice'', where he had Sondre Lerche as his mentor. He went on a shared second place together with Hege Øversveen and Leif Anders Wentzel in the competitions finale, only beaten by winner Martin Halla. Walmann and Norwegian music producer JOWST were confirmed to be taking part in ''Melodi Grand Prix 2017'', Norway's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 7 February 2017. In the final, held on 11 March, JOWST and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Einar Nordheim
Odd Einar Nordheim (born February 5, 1972, in Årdal) is a Norwegian musician and singer. He won the music talent competition ''Stjerner i sikte'' in 1996. He has released two albums under the name "OdD", ''Mind Your Head'' in 2001 and ''Not All Birds Fly with Ease'' in 2005. He was nominated for best pop solo performer under Spellemannprisen 2001. His musical inspirations are Otis Redding, Billie Holiday, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, The Police, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. Nordheim participated in ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'' ( Norwegian for ''The Voice – Norway's best Voice'') is a Norwegian reality singing competition and local version of '' The Voice'' first broadcast as '' The Voice of Holland''. It started on 27 January ...'' in 2012. His mentor in the program was Madcon's Yosef Wolde-Mariam. By the end of August 2020, he was contestant in NRK's 9th season of ''Stjernekamp''. In the 6th episode he went out of the song competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Halla
Martin Halla (born 4 June 1988 in Aurskog, Norway) is a Norwegian singer who, on 25 May 2012, won the inaugural series of ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'', the Norwegian version of '' The Voice'' in 2012 and was broadcast on TV2. He was part of "Team Magne" as he was mentored by Magne Furuholmen. Career ;''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'' In his audition, broadcast on 27 January 2012, Halla residing in Bergen, Norway sang "Somewhere Only We Know" from Keane with two judges Sondre Lerche and Magne Furuholmenhitting the "I Want U" button. He chose to be on Magne's team. On 6 April 2012, in the Battle round, his mentor paired him against contestant Ruben Gundersen also from "Team Magne" and chose to keep Halla after they both sang " Keep On Walking" from Salem Al Fakir. In the sing-off round, where each coach would nominates 4 acts from the group to advance to the live shows with the 3 remaining acts per group being subjected to the sing-off for the sole remaining spot, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice – Norges Beste Stemme Season 10
The tenth season of ''The Voice – Norges beste stemme'' (''The Voice – Norway's Best Voice'') is a talent show which premiered on 3 January 2025. Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Espen Lind returned as coaches from the previous season. Debutants Gabrielle Leithaug and Eva Weel Skram joined the panel as coaches this season, marking the first occurrence of two female coaches on a season in the show's history. Additionally, Siri Avlesen-Østli returned for her fourth season as host. Andrea Holm won the season on 23 May, marking Yosef Wolde-Mariam's first win in nine seasons as a coach. Coaches Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Espen Lind returned as coaches from the previous season, while Gabrielle Leithaug and Eva Weel Skram joined the panel, following the exits of Jarle Bernhoft and Ina Wroldsen. Teams ; Colour key * Winner * Runner-Up * Third Place * Eliminated in the Semi-final * Eliminated in the Playoffs * Eliminated in the Knockouts * Stolen in the Battles * Eliminated in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Stræte Lagergren
Tom Stræte Lagergren (born 29 May 1991), professionally known as Matoma, is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. Early life Lagergren was born in Åsnes Municipality, Norway. He started playing the piano as a child. During that period, he won a contest to perform alongside Norwegian pianists Håvard Gimse and Leif Ove Andsnes. As he grew tired of classical piano, Lagergren began mixing on his computer. He holds a bachelor's degree in Music Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Career "Free Fallin Tropical Mojito Remix (John Mayer Tribute)" was produced with fellow tropical house producer Nelsaan and was released on Matoma's 23rd birthday. Matoma was asked by Universal Germany to make a remix of Marlon Roudette's "When the Beat Drops" in July 2014 which was released one month later. His remix of " Old Thing Back" by The Notorious B.I.G. became popular when it charted in Norway, peaking at number two on VG-lista, the official Norwegian singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Of Holland
''The Voice of Holland'', also known by its acronym ''TVOH'', is a Dutch singing reality competition television series that became a global TV format franchise, created by media tycoon John de Mol Jr. and musician Roel van Velzen in the Netherlands and airs on RTL 4. For the first nine seasons, ''The Voice of Holland'' was hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk. Starting from the tenth season (2019–2020), Wendy van Dijk was replaced by Chantal Janzen. The twelfth season concluded prematurely in 2022 due to sexual misconduct allegations relating to crew members, and the series was subsequently put on hiatus. It is set to return with a thirteenth season in January 2026. The central focus of the show is the singing talent and quality of the contestants. Three or four coaches, themselves successful performing artists, train the talents in their teams, and occasionally perform with them. After many preliminary off-screen audition rounds, the most promising talents are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
