Emmy (Norwegian singer)

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Emmy
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Emmy in 2025
Background information
Born
Emmy Kristine Guttulsrud Kristiansen

(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 25)
Sande, Holmestrand, Norway [1]
Genres
OccupationsSinger, 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 performing at the Eurovision in Concert 2025 event in Amsterdam

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 formed part of the Norwegian jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. [5]

Kristiansen was involved as a songwriter on the song "Woman Show" by Mathilde SPZ feat. Chris Archer and Slam Dunk  [ de ], which was eliminated in the first semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 . [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, Kristiansen 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 was not selected. [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] Kristiansen was also involved as a songwriter on the song "Ramtai" by Citi Zēni, which placed third at Supernova 2025 , the Latvian national final for Eurovision that same year. [14]

In January 2026, Emmy was selected to take part in the radio selection for Melodi Grand Prix 2026 with the song "Sykt fin" and was eliminated in the first round. [15]

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2025Eurovision AwardsLuscious LocksHerselfNominated [16] [17]

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.
  14. ↑ "«Supernovas» rezultāti: «Tautumeitas» uzvarēja ar 2. vietu skatītāju balsojumā un 3. labāko žūrijas vērtējumu" [«Supernova» results: «Tautumeitas» won with 2nd place in the audience vote and 3rd best jury rating] (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM). 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Disse skal kjempe om den siste finalebilletten i MGP". kommunikasjon.ntb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Vote now in the Eurovision Awards 2024". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "The winners of the Eurovision Awards 2025!". eurovision.com. European Broadcasting Union. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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