She attended Lambertseter Upper Secondary School in Oslo, including one year as an exchange student in the United States.
[6] Dina released four successful singles in 2003, including "Bli hos meg" ("Stay with me"), and "For evig min" ("Forever mine").
[1][13] Despite being given the worst possible score, a "die throw" of 1,[clarification needed] in a review by the newspaper Dagbladet, the song was a major hit.
[14] The single sold to double platinum and stayed on the VG-lista Top 20 record chart for 21 weeks, the longest of any song in 2003.
[18][19][13] Her seventh single, "En sommernatts drøm" ("A summernight's dream"), was also released in 2005 and reached 17th place on VG-lista, staying on the chart for four weeks.
[19][13][15] In addition, she collaborated with her then-boyfriend Diaz on the 2005 rap single "Ikke alene" ("Not alone"),[14][20] released by the label Nordic Records.
[22] In 2007 Dina re-released her debut single "Bli hos meg" in Swedish and English in collaboration with the musician Deejay Jay.