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. Malin sings in her regional dialect.

Malin Reitan
Malin Reitan (2013)
Background information
Birth name	Malin Reitan
Born	8 August 1995 Trondheim, Norway
Genres	Pop, children
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2005–present
Labels	MBO MBN

Biography

Malin's career as a singer started when she was nine years old. She auditioned for the Norwegian selection for JESC 2005, the Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005, and she was selected to sing among ten contestants in the final show. Her song was too short though, so she had to write one more verse for it on the way home from the audition. After surprising herself by winning MGP Jr by a landslide, she went on a summer concert tour, singing at festivals and on television shows. In November, she performed in the JESC 2005 in Hasselt, Belgium and finished 3rd, the best position for Norway so far.

The following year, Malin signed a record deal and in 2006 she released two albums. Malin på månen was released in May, a children's album that includes "Sommer og skolefri" and she participated in writing most of the original songs on it. Malin's jul is a Christmas album with familiar Christmas songs. Her third album Pang was released in April 2008, and was certified gold in a few weeks.[1]

In October 2011, it was announced that Malin would compete in the adult version of Melodi Grand Prix in 2012.[2] In the semi-final, she finished third and made it to the national final with the song "Crush".

Discography

Year	Information	Chart positions NOR	Sales and certifications
2006	På månen... First studio album Released: 8 May 2006[3] Format: CD, digital download	6[4]
2006	Malin's Jul Second studio album Released: 27 November 2006[5] Formats: CD, digital download	12[6]
2008	Pang! Third studio album Released: 16 April 2008[7] Formats: CD	5[6]
2009	Malin Fourth studio album Released: 2 November 2009 Formats: CD, digital download	22[6]
2010	Julekonserten (with Celine) Fifth studio album Released: 8 November 2010 Formats: CD, digital download	17[8]
2011	Paradis Sixth studio album Released: 1 April 2011 Formats: CD, digital download	29[6]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions		Certification
		NOR	DEN
2012	"Crush"	9	20

References

1. Gull til Malin og ny personlig rekord på VG-lista, MBO sales Norway
2. Busa, Alexandru (28 October 2011). "Norway : Malin Reitan enters MGP". ESCtoday. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Malin – "Malin på månen", MBO sales Norway
4. VG Nett Musikk album info, VG Nett
5. Malin – «Malins Jul» Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, MBO sales Norway
6. VG Nett Musikk album info, VG Nett
7. Malin «Pang» Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, MBO sales Norway
8. VG Nett Musikk album info Archived 5 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, VG Nett

• Malins melodi, TV documentary, (NRK1, 20 November 2005)
• http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/melodi_grand_prix_junior/mgp_jr/4650681.html