Celine Solemsløkk Helgemo (born 31 August 1995) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She won a Norwegian song competition for kids MGPjr 2007 with her song "Bæstevænna" (translated as ''best friends'') when she was 12 years old, and has released a platinum-certified album. Helgemo comes from Orkdal, near

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. She goes to a local dance school, takes singing lessons and has performed in local plays with her friend. Helgemo likes to compose songs, and her winning song in

MGP Nordic MGP Nordic (''Melodi Grand Prix Nordic'') was a Scandinavian song contest for children aged 8 to 15, organized by Danmarks Radio, DR, NRK, Sveriges Television, SVT and Yle through Yle Fem. It originated as a 2000 spin-off of Denmark's Eurovision So ...

is about her best friend Astrid Smeplass. She represented Norway in MGP Nordic 2007 after winning the local Norwegian qualifying competition '' Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007'' Helgemo also released an album of original songs just before the MGP Nordic final. One of the songs is a duet with her best friend Astrid. The album got a

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in a month after its release.

Discography

;Albums * '' Bæstevænna'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Jentekveld'' (2010) * '' Julekonserten'' (2010) with

Malin Reitan Malin (born Malin Reitan; 8 August 1995 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian singer. She finished 3rd in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with her song "''Sommer og skolefri''". She is also a recording artist with several released albums. ...

;Singles * "I min verden" (2013) * "Beating Me" (2018)

References

* http://cdon.no/musikk/malin_%26_celine/julekonserten-12166799 * http://www.adressa.no/kultur/article984443.ece * http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/melodi_grand_prix_nordic/1.3976859 * http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Lasten%20laulukilvan%20voitto%20Norjaan/1135232088940?ref=rss * https://web.archive.org/web/20080408214719/http://www.mbogroup.no/plateselskap/artister/album_detaljer.php?utgid=423 1995 births Living people Norwegian child singers Melodi Grand Prix Junior contestants 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers {{Norway-singer-stub