Linnea Dale (born 22 April 1991) is a

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singer.

Early life

Linnea Dale was born in

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, Norway. She attended the high school Skien videregående skole.

''Idol''

She was a contestant on the fifth season of the Norwegian ''Idol'' series in 2007, finishing in seventh place. She performed "What Do I Know About Love", a song written by herself, in the semi-finals on 10 October. She has qualified for the Norwegian final.

Musical career

In 2009, Dale collaborated with the

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band

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on their debut album ''Caught in a Life'', providing

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on the songs " Ambitions", " Sometimes", and "

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". "Ambitions" debuted on the

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at number seven on 6 April 2009, and reached the number one spot on 29 June, after 13 weeks on the charts. She also recorded the song "Anything Goes (and Everything's Alright)" with Magnus Sinnes. Her first EP, '' Children Of The Sun'', was released 27 January 2012 on

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. Her first solo album, '' Lemoyne Street'', was released in April 2012, with help from producer

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and

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from

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. Dale competed in

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, the Norwegian competition to find their representative in the

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. She competed with her song "High Hopes" and came second in the gold final. Her album '' Good Goodbyes'' was released on 9 May 2014. Pal Waaktaar, from

a-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...

, co-wrote and produced three songs. In 2019 she collaborated with the Norwegian pop band

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on their album ''Napkin Poetry'', providing

on the song "Another Year".

Discography

;Albums *2012: '' Lemoyne Street'' *2014: '' Good Goodbyes'' *2018: '' Wait For The Morning'' ;EPs *2012: '' Children of the Sun''

References

External links

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