Kyle Alessandro

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Kyle Alessandro
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Kyle Alessandro in February 2025
Background information
Birth nameKyle Alessandro Helgesen Villalobos
Born (2006-03-10) 10 March 2006 (age 19)
Levanger, Norway
Origin Steinkjer, Norway
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2017–present
Website https://www.kylealessandro.com/

Kyle Alessandro Helgesen Villalobos (born 10 March 2006) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He is set to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Lighter".

Contents

Early life

Alessandro was born on 10 March 2006 in Levanger and raised in Steinkjer and Trondheim. He was born to a Spanish father and a Norwegian mother. [1]

Career

Kyle Alessandro performing in 2025 Kyle Alessandro.png
Kyle Alessandro performing in 2025

Alessandro took part in the casting show Norske Talenter , the Norwegian version of Got Talent , broadcast on TV 2 in 2017 at the age of ten. [2] This was followed by appearances on TV shows such as Allsang på Grensen and he released several singles and the debut studio album Første kapittel. [3] [4]

At Melodi Grand Prix 2023 , the Norwegian preliminary round for Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Kyle Alessandro performed together with Kristian Haugstøyl and Magnus Winjum as part of the collective project Umami Tsunami. [5] The group qualified for the final with the song "Geronimo", in which they finished in last place. [6] [7] Two years later, he returned to Melodi Grand Prix 2025 as a solo artist with the song "Lighter", which was written with Swedish producer Adam Woods. [8] He won the competition, earning him the right to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland in May. [9] [10]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Første kapittel
Evig & alltid
  • Released: 13 January 2023 [12]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum or EP
NOR
[13]
"Din sang"2017—Første kapittel
"Boomerang"—
"Som du e"2018—
"Dødskul"—
"Señorita"—
"Hoodie"—
"Fly med meg"2019—
"Hun er forelska i lærer’n"—Non-album singles
"Mi corazón"—
"Solo"2022—
"Geronimo"
(Umami Tsunami with Kristian Haux and Magnus Winjum)		2023—Geronimo - EP
"Rodeo"2024—Non-album singles
"Loyal"
(Umami Tsunami with Kristian Haux)		—
"Pulse"—
"Kommer du?"
(with Hilmer)		— [A]
"Lighter"202511
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearAlbum or EP
"N.E.B.U.D."
(Umami Tsunami, Kristian Haux, and Magnus Winjum featuring Kyle Alessandro)		2023Non-album singles
"Tårer i paradis"
(Kate Gulbrandsen featuring Kyle Alessandro)

Notes

  1. ↑ "Kommer du?" did not enter the official Topplista Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at No. 21 on the Topplista Top 40 Radio Airplay chart. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Alessandro – Om Kyle". Kyle Alessandro (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Kyle (10) med gåsehud-opptreden: – Som tiåring synger du noe som de fleste aldri vil få til i løpet av et helt liv" (in Norwegian). TV2. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Joakim Stellebak Wangen (4 January 2023). "Trøndere, kjente artister og en gammel kjenning klare for MGP". Adressavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Sara Marie Broen (14 January 2023). "Umami Tsunami setter asiatisk pop på MGP-kartet". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Sara Marie Broen (11 January 2023). "Slik blir rekkefølgen i første delfinale!". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Camilla Sand (30 January 2023). "Slik blir lørdagens finale i Melodi Grand Prix". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Grace, Emily (4 February 2023). "🇳🇴 Norway: Alessandra To Eurovision 2023". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Camilla Sand (16 January 2025). "Melodi Grand Prix 2025: Artistene som skal delta". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Kyle Alessandro will be singing for Norway in Basel". eurovision.tv. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Svelstad, Oda Elise; Eliassen, Heather Ørbeck (15 February 2025). "Kyle Alessandro er vinneren av Melodi Grand Prix 2025" [Kyle Alessandro is the winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2025] (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK . Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Første kapittel - Album by Kyle Alessandro". Apple Music . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Evig & Alltid - Album by Kyle Alessandro". Apple Music . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kyle Alessandro" (in Norwegian Bokmål). VG-lista . Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Radio 2024 uke 35" (in Norwegian Bokmål). VG-lista . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Gåte
with "Ulveham"
 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
2025 		Succeeded by
TBD
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