Sandra Lyng Haugen (born 18 April 1987) is a Norwegian singer.

Biography

Sandra Lyng Haugen is from the town of

Mosjøen Mosjøen (; sma, Mussere) is a town in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Mosjøen is the oldest town in the Helgeland region, with only the town of Bodø being older within Nordland county. The town is also the administrative centre ...

in the municipality of

Vefsn Vefsn ( sma, Vaapste) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mosjøen (population: 9,843). Some of the notable villages in Vefsn i ...

. She rose to popularity in 2004 after her participation in the Norwegian TV2 program '' Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne'', the Norwegian version of ''

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'', in which she placed fourth. Sandra released her debut single the summer hit "Sommerflørt" in 2004, singing with Equicez member Phillip. In 2005, she released the single "I morgen", which stayed in the Norwegian charts for 16 weeks, peaking at number 2. Sandra also released the album ''Døgnvill'' under the Universal Norway label in 2005. ''Døgnvill'' stayed in the charts for 9 weeks, peaking at No. 10, which is a longer period of time than

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, who won Sandra's season, charted. In September 2013, Sandra released single "PRTeY" featuring rapper Lazee.''Sandra Lyng Haugen'' (TV 2)
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with the song "Drøm D Bort".

''Idol'' performances

*Auditions: "

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" (Jewel) / " Think Twice" (Celine Dion) *Semi-finals: "

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Discography

Albums

Other collective albums *2004: ''Idol: De Elleve Finalistene''

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyng, Sandra 1987 births Living people Musicians from Vefsn Norwegian pop singers Norwegian-language singers Idol (Norwegian TV series) participants English-language singers from Norway 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers