Kine Therese Ludvigsen Fossheim (born July 21, 1982 ) is a Norwegian singer best known for her work with the

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, her six solo albums, the song "Sarajevo" released as a single for Lillehammer Olympic Aid, and songs written for Chinese artists including

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and

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Education and career beginnings

Kine was born in

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where she grew up. She studied music, dance and drama at

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upper secondary school. In 1991, at 9 years old, she released her first album. Kine created the song "Sarajevo" together with Geirr Lystrup. for Lillehammer Olympic Aid during the siege of the Bosnian capital. It was released as a single and served as became an anthem for the

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, held in

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, Norway.

2000 - present

As a 17-year-old, she participated in the Melodi Grand Prix 2000 with «Wings of Love». In 2005, Kine released her sixth album, "Free". The album was released by Sony Norway including a cover of "

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". She co-wrote all of the songs with the exception of the cover. The lead single "Hit The Floor"reached 13 on the Norwegian charts. The album and song was an international release. "

" by Kine was included in SingStar Norwegian Hits,

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, released 2007. Ludvigsen-Fossheim is a soloist with the Oslo Gospel Choir. She is featured on the Andrae Crouch song "Comin' Back" and "Joy To The World" on "This Is The Day: Live In Montreux Part One". May 2009, the song "One" was released by the Oslo Soul Children feat Kine. Ludvigsen-Fossheim is a soloist with the Gospel Explosion. In 2019, Kine was chosen, along with Frode Vassel and Marianne Pentha, to sing for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 second semifinal on May 16. She performed "

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" as a singer of the group Keiino. In 2010, Ludvigsen-Fossheim and Olav Fossheim, in a collaboration with American songwriter

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, wrote the songs " Double Trouble", "

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" and "

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" for Chinese singers

and

. All of the songs were released as singles accompanied by music videos. "Double Trouble" was a featured production number in Cheung's "

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". An English-language version of the song "Tick Tock" sung by Kine appeared in the

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pageant.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1991 – ''Kine 1'' * 1993 – ''Kine 2'' * 1993 – ''Min julesang'' * 1995 – ''Tanker jeg tenker'' * 1997 – ''Barndomsminner'' * 2004 – ''Free''

Singles

* 1992 – ''Sarajevo'' * 2000 – ''Wings of Love'' * 2001 – ''C'mon, C'mon'' * 2004 – ''Hit the Floor'' * 2004 – ''In the Air Tonight'' * 2004 – ''Sweet Tasty Honey'' * 2013 – ''Daydreaming'' * 2014 – ''Sol!'' (with lo Schow Trio) * 2016 – ''Home Again'' * 2019 – ''Beautiful Day'' * 2020 – ''Call Upon His Name''

References

External links

* * {{discogs artist, 1906935, Kine Ludvigsen English-language singers from Norway Living people Norwegian gospel singers Norwegian women singers Norwegian pop singers Norwegian songwriters 1982 births Norwegian child singers