Elsa Søllesvik (born 22 April 1996), known professionally as Elsie Bay, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.

Early life

Søllesvik grew up in Sunde,

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, before moving to

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at the age of 13. She found her interest in music as a child.

Career

2010–2018: Elsa & Emilie

In 2010, Søllesvik met Emilie Haaland Austrheim and formed a duo Elsa & Emilie. In 2014, the duo signed a contract with record label

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and released their debut album ''Endless Optimism'' the same year. The duo was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014

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, annual Norwegian music award. "Run", a track from the album, gained popularity after being featured in the first season of the television series '' Skam'' in 2017. In 2017, they released their sophomore album, ''Kill Your Darlings'' with singles "Au volant" and "Chains and Promises". In 2018, the duo announced their split to focus on Søllesvik's solo career.

2018–present: Solo career and

After the split of Elsa & Emilie, Søllesvik moved to

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to establish herself as a songwriter for other artists. She co-wrote the track "Witch Woods", performed by Emmy, which competed at the , finished at the final. She performed the opening theme of the third part of Korean television series '' Show Window: The Queen's House'', titled "Heaven Made". On 10 January 2022, she was announced as one of the competing acts of with the song "Death of Us", co-written with Jonas Holteberg Jensen and Andreas Stone Johansson. She finished as one of the top four finalists. Apart from her own entry, she also co-wrote "Hammer of Thor", performed by Oda Gondrosen, which qualified to the final. She returned to the competition a year later with the song "Love You in a Dream" with Andreas Stone Johansson and Tom Oehler, qualifying for the final and placing fourth. She also co-wrote

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's entry titled "Not Meant to Be", which also qualified for the final, placing sixth.

Discography

Singles

Songwriting discography

Eurovision Song Contest national final entries

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'' entries (Norway)

German national final entries

4th

''Luxembourg Song Contest'' entries (Luxembourg)

References

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