Salome Clausen is a
Swiss pop music
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artist, best known for winning the 2005 second series of the music-based
reality television
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show ''
MusicStars''. Whilst part of ''MusicStars'', Clausen topped the singles chart twice, and be part of three album releases (all of which made the Swiss album top 20). After winning the show, Clausen spent three weeks at the top of the Swiss singles chart with "
Gumpu", and saw her debut album ''
...Moji'' peak at number two. Clausen has since fallen out of the spotlight, however, and appears to be a
one-hit wonder. In 2006 she chose to go back to her former life. She works now, like before her short singing career, as a hair stylist.
In winning ''MusicStar'', Salome beat out competition from talents such as
Daniel Kandlbauer and
Claudia D'Addio, who have both also had success in their post-''MusicStar'' careers.
Discography
Singles
* "
Friends Forever" (2005) (#1, Switzerland)
s part of MusicStars* "
Here I Am" (2005) (#1, Switzerland)
s part of MusicStars* "
Gumpu" (2005) (#1, three weeks, Switzerland)
Albums
* ''
New Generation
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'' (2005) (#5, Switzerland)
s part of MusicStars* ''
Thank You
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'' (2005) (#2, Switzerland)
s part of MusicStars* ''
Gold
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'' (2005) (#14, Switzerland)
s part of MusicStars* ''
...Moji'' (2005) (#2, Switzerland)
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Swiss pop musicians
21st-century Swiss women singers
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