Emmy (Norwegian singer)

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Emmy
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Emmy in 2025
Background information
Birth nameEmmy Kristine Guttulsrud Kristiansen
Born (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24)
Sande, Holmestrand, Norway [1]
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015 (2015)–present

Emmy Kristine Guttulsrud Kristiansen (born 13 September 2000), known mononymously as Emmy, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Laika Party".

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Biography

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Emmy at the 2025 Eurovision in Concert preparty

Kristiansen comes from the village of Sande in Holmestrand Municipality. [1] As a child, she sang in a choir. In 2015, at the age of 14, she participated in the youth music show Melodi Grand Prix Junior with the song "Aiaiaiai"; her older brother Erlend had previously participated in the contest in 2011. [2] [3]

In 2021, Emmy took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2021, the Norwegian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with her entry "Witch Woods". She qualified from the third semi-final to make the final, but did not advance to the gold final of the competition. [4]

Emmy was a part of Norway's Jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. [5]

At Melodi Grand Prix 2024, Kristiansen was involved as a songwriter on the song "Woman Show" by Mathilde SPZ, Chris Archer and Slam Dunk. [6] In addition to her work in Norway, she also gained an audience outside her home country through her TikTok account, where she eventually gained over a million followers.

In January 2025, Emmy was announced as a participant in Eurosong 2025 , the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Laika Party", written by Emmy in collaboration with one Irish and three Norwegian songwriters. [7] [8] [9] The song had initially been submitted to Norway with the hope of competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2025, but had been rejected by Norwegian broadcaster NRK. [10] At the national final, the winner was selected by a combination of a public vote, a national jury and an international jury. Emmy scored highest in the national jury and public vote and scored second highest in the international jury, earning the right to represent Ireland. [11] Ireland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final on 15 May, performing in the first half of the show. [12] "Laika Party" failed to qualify for the final. [13]

Emmy also was involved as a songwriter for Citi Zēni's song Ramtai, which finished 3rd at Supernova 2025, the Latvian national final for Eurovision.

Discography

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 Costigan, Emma (15 May 2025). "Who is EMMY, the Norwegian singer representing Ireland at Eurovision?". Evoke.ie. EVOKE. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Jon Marius Hyttebakk (11 January 2021). "Disse artistene var med i MGP 2021". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Irene Elisabeth Rossland (21 May 2015). "Her er MGPjr-finalistene 2015". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Ida Yasin Andersen, Linda Marie Vedeler (30 January 2021). "Tredje delfinale av MGP: Emmy vidare til finalen". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Grand Final of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Vetle Nielsen, Heide Gjestad Frogg (5 January 2024). "Dette er artistene i «Melodi Grand Prix 2024»". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Jonathan Gaathaug (23 January 2025). "Norske Emmy deltar i irske Melodi Grand Prix". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Samantha Mumba and EMMY join Eurosong line-up". RTE. 23 January 2025. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Norwegian singer Emmy to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2025". BreakingNews.ie. 7 February 2025. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Norsk Eurovision-deltaker knuser Norge". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 February 2025. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Norwegian singer EMMY to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2025". RTÉ News . 7 February 2025. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final Draw Results". Eurovision.tv (Press release). European Broadcasting Union. 28 January 2025. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Ireland fails to qualify for the Eurovision final". RTÉ News. 15 May 2025. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2025 		Succeeded by
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