Emmy Kristine Guttulsrud Kristiansen

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Emmy
Birth nameEmmy Kristine Guttulsrud Kristiansen
Born (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24)
Holmestrand, Norway
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Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2015 (2015)–present

Emmy Kristine Guttulsrud Kristiansen (born 13 September 2000), known monomymously as Emmy, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter.

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Biography

Kristiansen comes from the town of Sande in Holmestrand Municipality. As a child, she sang in a choir, among other things. After her older brother Erlend had already taken part in the youth music show MGPjr broadcast by NRK in 2011, she also took part in it in 2015. Kristiansen competed there at the age of 14 with the song Aiaiaiai. [1] [2]

In 2021, Emmy took part in the Melodi Grand Prix 2021, the Norwegian preliminary round for Eurovision Song Contest 2021. There she qualified for the final with her entry "Witch Woods" in the third semi-final. In the final, she could not place among the top four entries. [3] At the Melodi Grand Prix 2024, Kristiansen was involved as a songwriter on the song Woman Show by Mathilde SPZ, Chris Archer and Slam Dunk. [4] 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, she was announced as a participant in the Eurosong 2025 Late Late Show Special, the Irish preliminary round for Eurovision Song Contest 2025. There, she will compete with the song "Laika Party", written in collaboration with an Irish songwriter. [5] [6]

Discography

Singles

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References

  1. ↑ Jon Marius Hyttebakk (11 January 2021). "Disse artistene var med i MGP 2021". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Irene Elisabeth Rossland (21 May 2015). "Her er MGPjr-finalistene 2015". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Ida Yasin Andersen, Linda Marie Vedeler (30 January 2021). "Tredje delfinale av MGP: Emmy vidare til finalen". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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  5. ↑ Jonathan Gaathaug (23 January 2025). "Norske Emmy deltar i irske Melodi Grand Prix". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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