16 Facts About Christine Guldbrandsen

Christine Guldbrandsen has released three albums in Scandinavia: Surfing in the Air, Moments, and Christine.

In 2001,16-year-old Christine Guldbrandsen wrote her first song, "Fly Away," a tribute to her father who had just died.

In 2006 Christine Guldbrandsen represented her country at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, Greece after winning the Melodi Grand Prix 2006.

Christine Guldbrandsen sang in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2007 in Oslo Spektrum with a medley of Dansekjolen and the new version of Alvedansen.

The special thing about this performance was that Christine Guldbrandsen came flying onto the stage and had six dancers on stage with her.

On 9 January 2008, Christine Guldbrandsen's hit "Alvedansen" was finally released in an English version, "Elf Dance", translated by Andrew Boyle.

Christine Guldbrandsen co-wrote all 10 of the songs except for one traditional Norwegian folk tune; a new, improved version of "Alvedansen" was included.

In September 2008, Christine Guldbrandsen portrayed Cosette in Les Miserables in 100 performances in Bergen, Norway.

On 27 December 2008, Christine Guldbrandsen performed at a concert called Tribute to Madonna, dedicated to one of the world's biggest stars, Madonna.

Christine Guldbrandsen teamed up with other popular artists like Elisabeth Moberg, Tine Taule and Torhild Sivertsen.

Christine Guldbrandsen shared the venue with Alexander Rybak, the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest winner from Norway.

On 18 October 2009, Christine Guldbrandsen first performed with the Norwegian group Nightingales.

Christine Guldbrandsen performed with musicians from the Norwegian forces.

Christine Guldbrandsen performed at various gatherings initiated by Den Norske Sjomannskirken.

From September 2010 to January 2011, Christine Guldbrandsen played Maria in Norway's The Sound of Music.

In December 2010, Christine Guldbrandsen held several Christmas concerts with the tenor Mads Belden and Sigurd Sele.