Celine Solemsløkk Helgemo (born 31 August 1995) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She won a Norwegian song competition for kids MGPjr 2007 with her song "Bæstevænna" (translated as ''best friends'') when she was 12 years old, and has released a platinum-certified album. Helgemo comes from Orkdal, near

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...

. She goes to a local dance school, takes singing lessons and has performed in local plays with her friend. Helgemo likes to compose songs, and her winning song in

MGP Nordic MGP Nordic (''Melodi Grand Prix Nordic'') was a Scandinavian song contest for children aged 8 to 15, organized by DR, NRK, SVT and Yle through Yle Fem. It originated as a 2000 spin-off of Denmark's Eurovision Song Contest national final known ...

is about her best friend

Astrid Smeplass Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of ''Pop Idol'', entitled '' Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne''. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, '' ...

. She represented Norway in MGP Nordic 2007 after winning the local Norwegian qualifying competition ''

Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 was Norway's sixth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on June 2, 2007, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen. Nine parti ...

'' Helgemo also released an album of original songs just before the MGP Nordic final. One of the songs is a

duet A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...

with her best friend Astrid. The album got a

platinum certification Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see ...

in a month after its release.

Discography

;Albums * '' Bæstevænna'' (2007) * '' Jul på røros'' (2008) * '' Jentekveld'' (2010) * '' Julekonserten'' (2010) with

Malin Reitan Malin (born Malin Reitan; 8 August 1995 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian singer. She finished 3rd in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with her song "''Sommer og skolefri''". She is also a recording artist with several released albums. ...

;Singles * "I min verden" (2013) * "Beating Me" (2018)

References

* http://cdon.no/musikk/malin_%26_celine/julekonserten-12166799 * http://www.adressa.no/kultur/article984443.ece * http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/melodi_grand_prix_nordic/1.3976859 * http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Lasten%20laulukilvan%20voitto%20Norjaan/1135232088940?ref=rss * https://web.archive.org/web/20080408214719/http://www.mbogroup.no/plateselskap/artister/album_detaljer.php?utgid=423 1995 births Living people Norwegian child singers Melodi Grand Prix Junior contestants 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers {{Norway-singer-stub