Kristin Husøy

Kristin Husøy (born 2 April 2001) is a Norwegian singer. She was the runner-up of Melodi Grand Prix 2020, the Norwegian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.

Kristin Husøy
Born (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001
Trondheim, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsPiano
Years active2019–present

Career

2019: The Voice Norway

In 2019, Husøy was a contestant in the fifth season of The Voice – Norges beste stemme, broadcast by TV 2. She joined Team Yosef after her blind audition, and was eliminated in the first live show.[1]

2020: Melodi Grand Prix
Further information: Melodi Grand Prix 2020 and Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

In 2020, Husøy was selected by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK to participate in Melodi Grand Prix, the national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She competed in the third heat (Central Norway) on 25 January 2020 with the song "Pray For Me", and qualified for the final which took place on 29 February 2020 in her hometown Trondheim.[2] The song was written by the Dutch Songwriters Galeyn Tenhaeff, Marcia Sondeijker, Roel Rats and Neil Hollyn, and was recorded in the Netherlands.[3] In the final, she advanced to the gold final and subsequently the gold duel, but ultimately lost to Ulrikke Brandstorp, winning second place in the competition.[4]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[5]
"Pray For Me" 2020 38 Non-album singles
"Pray For Me" (Acoustic version) —

References
  1. "Kristin (17) får mentorene til å krangle om hvem hun bør velge". TV 2 (in Norwegian). n.d. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. Svendsen, Maiken (25 January 2020). "Kristin Husøy videre til finalen" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. Stojanović, Nikola (13 February 2020). "Kristin Husøy: "Pray for Me" is about a difficult love relationship". ESCBubble. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. Hagen, Knut-Øyvind; Svendsen, Maiken (15 February 2020). "Ulrikke Brandstorp vant den norske finalen i Melodi Grand Prix" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. "Discography Kristin Husøy". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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