Christine Guldbrandsen

Christine Guldbrandsen (born 19 March 1985 in Bergen, Norway) is a singer who is best known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest.

At 15 in 2000, she sang "Kulturbyåpningen" in Bergen; in the audience was Sony Music Entertainment, who gave Guldbrandsen her first record deal after the performance.

The contract was a result of long-dedicated time and work with Kjetil Fluge, Atle Halstensen, and Erlend Fauske in the Bergen studio Sounds Familiar.

In 2006 Guldbrandsen represented her country at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, Greece after winning the Melodi Grand Prix 2006.

On 9 January 2008, Guldbrandsen's hit "Alvedansen" was finally released in an English version, "Elf Dance", translated by Andrew Boyle.

The song "We Can Fly" is a project from Navia and is sung by Guldbrandsen (Norway), Jippu (Finland), Julie Berthelsen (Denmark), Lisa Werlinder (Sweden), Disella Làrusdòttir (Iceland), and the African singer Youssou N'Dour.

[7] Guldbrandsen sang as a guest artist on Håvard Lothe's Dorian Gray on the pop ballad "When We Fly."

This is a project she initiated with three other well-known young singers in Norway: Karianne Kjærnes, Helene Bøksle, and Heidi Ruud Ellingsen.

Guldbrandsen toured southwestern Norway on 4–12 December 2009; she and Sigurd Sele performed some of the best-known Christmas carols as well as lesser-known material.

The concerts happened in five different churches in Norway with musicians including Vidar Eldholm (piano), Thomas Dahl (guitars), and Kjetil Fluge (bass) and 2009 Eurovision winner 2009 Alexander Rybak.

In December, Guldbrandsen returned from her trip to Afghanistan, where she performed for the Norwegian, German, Swedish and American soldiers stationed in the northern part of the country.

[10] Guldbrandsen was featured as one of many artists on the album Bergensbølgene - Et Dykk I Bergens Pop- og Rockhistorie where she sings the song "Telefonen" by the famous Norwegian singer/songwriter Jan Eggum.

The ten songs on the album were composed and had lyrics by several people, including Gulbrandsen, Kjetil Fluge, Hans Petter Aaserud and Eivind Buene.