Silje Vige (born 24 May 1976, in

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) is a

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singer from

outside

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. Vige won the

Melodi Grand Prix Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix ( no, Norsk Melodi Grand Prix), is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK). It dete ...

with an ethno-ballad written by her father. The win allowed her to compete as Norway's entry in the 1993

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with "Alle mine tankar" ("All my thoughts"). She finished in fifth place among the 25 participants.

Discography

* ''Alle mine tankar'' (Single, 1993) * ''Alle mine tankar'' (Album, 1994)

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* 1976 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1993 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway Melodi Grand Prix contestants Melodi Grand Prix winners People from Strand, Norway People from Rogaland 20th-century Norwegian educators 21st-century Norwegian educators 20th-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian singers {{Norway-singer-stub