Camilla North

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Camilla North
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Born
Camilla Norderud

1984
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter

Camilla Norderud (born 1984), better known under her stage name Camilla North, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. [1] [2] [3] She wrote the song "Deja Vu," which is found on 4 Walls , an album by Korean girl band f(x) which reached number 1 on the World Billboard list. [4]

She grew up in her hometown of Bergen, [5] and she studied music at Langhaugen upper secondary school. She obtained her Bachelor Degree in music and an MA in songwriting at Bath Spa University in England.

North competed in the "English Live & Unsigned competition" and came among the top 8 out of 40,000 in her category. She won the" Battle of the Vox" in the United Kingdom in 2008, and she won the "Norwegian songwriting competition iLod" in 2009.

Her singles "Just Breathe," "Unloveable," and "Notice Me" were released in 2016. She co-wrote "Deja Vu" for the "4 Walls" album of the Korean girl band f(x), which was number 1 on the World Billboard list. [6] Norderud attempted to represent San Marino at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bergensavisen – Camilla North skapte sin egen arbeidsplass". ba.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Norsk modell og låtskriver deltar i MGP for lilleputtstaten San Marino". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Camilla tok vare på sjansen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nært og personlig fra Camilla North". Sydvesten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Camilla Norderud". ba.no (in Norwegian). 29 April 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Kilnes, Camilla (11 November 2015). "- Det var helt uvirkelig". adressa.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Stem på Camillas MGP-sang | Bergensmagasinet.no". Bergensmagasinet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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