Alexandra Rotan (born 29 June 1996) is a Norwegian singer. Rotan began her career as a child singer, becoming a superfinalist in Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010 with the song "Det vi vil". She later joined the supergroup Keiino in 2018, and as part of the group represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Spirit in the Sky", placing sixth. She had previously competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2018 in a duet with Stella Mwangi, placing third.
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 Rotan at Cologne Pride in 2019 | |
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| Birth name | Alexandra Rotan |
| Born | 29 June 1996 Råholt, Eidsvoll, Norway |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | keiino |
Biography
editRotan competed in MGPjr 2010 with the song "Det vi vil" ("What we want"), where she reached the superfinal, and in Melodi Grand Prix 2018 along with Stella Mwangi performing the song "You Got Me", which came third.[1][2]
Rotan competed on Norwegian Idol in 2016, which was broadcast on TV 2, but she was eliminated in the semifinal rounds.[3] In 2017, Rotan joined Alan Walker on his European tour.[4]
Rotan represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 as part of the group Keiino with the song "Spirit in the Sky".[5]
In 2022, during a tour of Australia with Keiino, Rotan was admitted to hospital due to an infected koala scratch.[6]
Discography
editAlbums
As part of Keiino
- Okta (2020)
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit- "Det vi vil" (2010)
- "Hawaii" with Chris Baco and Vliet (2017)
- "You Got Me" with Stella Mwangi (2018)
- "Crazy 'Bout U" (2018)
As featured artist
edit- "Need You" - Alphabeat featuring Alexandra Rotan (2016)
- "Fargene i meg" - Chris Baco featuring Alexandra Rotan (2016)
- "Crzy" - Marius featuring Alexandra Rotan (2017)
- "F.I.L" - Stella Mwangi featuring Alexandra Rotan (2018)
- "Into You" - Hours featuring Alexandra Rotan (2019)
As part of Keiino
edit- "Spirit in the Sky" (2019)
- "Shallow" (2019)
- "Praying" (2019)
- "Vill ha dej" (2019)
- "Monument" (2021)
- "Drivers License" (2021)
References
edit- ^ Jon Marius Hyttebakk (2 March 2019). "Her er artistene i MGP 2018 – Melodi Grand Prix - Eurovision Song Contest". NRK. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Lørdag sto hun på scenen. I dag var det eksamen på sykepleierstudiet". eub.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Idol-drømmen brast". rb.no (in Norwegian). 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Turnerte med Alan Walker – nå er Alexandra Rotan (21) klar for MGP". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Romerikinger i MGP-finalen". rb.no (in Norwegian). 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "KEiiNO-Alexandra: Rispet opp av koala - sendt til sykehus". 7 March 2022.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (19 September 2021). "Queen of the night: KEiiNO's Alexandra Rotan performs iconic opera aria on Stjernekamp 2021". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
External links
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Media related to Alexandra Rotan at Wikimedia Commons