Elsie Bay

Elsa Søllesvik (born 22 April 1996), known professionally as Elsie Bay, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.

Elsie Bay
Søllesvik in 2023
Søllesvik in 2023
Background information
Birth nameElsa Søllesvik
Also known asElsa
Born (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996
Haugesund, Norway
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2010–present

Early life

Søllesvik grew up in Sunde, Kvinnherad, Vestland, before moving to Haugesund at the age of 13.[1] She found her interest in music ever since she was a child.[2]

Career

2010–2018: Elsa & Emilie

In 2010, Søllesvik met Emilie Haaland Austrheim and formed a duo Elsa & Emilie. In 2014, the duo signed a contract with record label Sony Music and released their debut album Endless Optimism the same year.[3] The duo was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Spellemannprisen, annual Norwegian music award.[4] "Run", a track from the album, gained popularity after being featured in the first season of the television series Skam in 2017.[5]

In 2017, they released their sophomore album, Kill Your Darlings with singles "Au volant" and "Chains and Promises".[6] In 2018, the duo announced their split to focus on Søllesvik's solo career.[2]

2018–present: Solo career and Melodi Grand Prix

After the split of Elsa & Emilie, Søllesvik moved to Oslo to establish herself as a songwriter for other artists.[1] She co-wrote the track "Witch Woods", performed by Emmy, which competed at the Melodi Grand Prix 2021, finished at the final.[7] She performed the opening theme of the third part of Korean television series Show Window: The Queen's House, titled "Heaven Made".[8]

On 10 January 2022, she was announced as one of the competing acts of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with the song "Death of Us", co-written with Jonas Holteberg Jensen and Andreas Stone Johansson.[9] She finished as one of the top four finalists.[10] Apart from her own entry, she also co-wrote "Hammer of Thor", performed by Oda Gondrosen, which qualified to the final.[11]

She returned to the competition a year later with the song "Love You in a Dream" with Andreas Stone Johansson and Tom Oehler,[12] qualifying for the final and placing fourth. She also co-wrote Eline Thorp's entry titled "Not Meant to Be", which also qualified for the final, placing sixth.[13]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Album
"Heaven Made" 2021 Show Window: The Queen's House Part.3
"Death of Us" 2022 Non-album singles
"Tall People"
"Love You in a Dream" 2023
"Bikini Song"

References
  1. "Elsa Søllesvik". Rogalyd. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. Horvei, Truls (12 December 2018). "Elsa & Emilie gir seg, Elsa går solo". Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. Larsen, Eirin; Jørgensen, Gisle (9 September 2014). "Nå kommer albumet til Elsa & Emilie". NRK. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. Nordal, Paul A. (15 December 2014). "SPELLEMANNPRISEN 2014: Og de nominerte er..." ABC Nyheter. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. Berning, Magnus (28 February 2017). "Nå merker også Elsa & Emilie «Skam»-effekten". Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. Rønning, Øyvind (20 January 2017). "Anmeldelse: Elsa & Emilie - «Kill Your Darlings»: Voksen oppfølger fra Haugesunds unge superduo". Dagbladet. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. Farren, Neil (25 January 2021). "Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2021 Semi-Final Three Artists Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. "쇼윈도 : 여왕의 집 Part.3" [Show Window: The Queen's House Part.3] (in Korean). Genie Music. Studio M-Lab. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via Melon.
  9. Gallagher, Robyn (10 January 2022). "Norway: 21 competing acts of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 are revealed". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. Kristjans, Kristin (19 February 2022). "Norway: Subwoolfer wins Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with "Give That Wolf A Banana"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  11. Khorami, Aida; Nielsen, Jonathan Gaathaug; Vedeler, Linda Marie (20 February 2022). "Subwoolfer er Norges bidrag til Eurovision". NRK. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  12. Adams, William Lee (3 January 2023). "Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2023 confirms 21 acts including Ulrikke, JOWST and Elsie Bay". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  13. Terry, Connor (22 January 2023). "The final entries for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 have been released!". ESCUnited. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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