Helene Margrete Bøksle (born April 1, 1981,
Mandal
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,
Norway
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) is a Norwegian singer and actress.
Career
Bøksle performs a mixture of traditional
Norwegian folk music
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and
popular music
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.
Bøksle has performed with singers such as
Bjørn Eidsvåg
Bjørn Eidsvåg (born 17 March 1954) is a Norwegian pop singer, songwriter, and ordained Lutheran minister. He was born in Sauda, and is a graduate of the MF Norwegian School of Theology. He has released more than 25 albums since his 1976 deb ...
,
David Urwitz and
Eurovision 1995 winners
Secret Garden.
Bøksle entered the
Melodi Grand Prix 2011 with the song "Vardlokk".
Personal life
Bøksle is married to Espen Tjersland and they have a son who was born in 2013.
Discography
Albums
;Others
*2009: ''Det hev ei rose sprunge'' (Christmas album) (rereleased in 2010 with 2 bonus tracks)
Video game soundtracks
*2008: ''
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures''
Filmography
* 2003 ''Frelsesarmeens julekonsert''
[(in Norwegian)]
References
External links
Official website
*
Norwegian video game actresses
Living people
1981 births
People from Mandal, Norway
Norwegian stage actresses
21st-century Norwegian singers
21st-century Norwegian women singers
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