Aleksander Walmann
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Aleksander Walmann
| image = Aleksander Walmann Kyiv 2017.jpg
| caption = Walmann at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Press Meet&Greet
| birth_name = Aleksander Walmann Åsgården
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|1|12}}
| birth_place = Porsgrunn, Norway
| origin = Oslo, Norway
| genre = {{hlist|Folk|hip hop|electronica|EDM|house}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|voice actor|snowboarder|social worker}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = {{hlist|Universal Music Group|Artistpartner Records|Walmann Records}}
| associated_acts = JOWST
| website = {{URL|aleksanderwalmann.com}}
}}
Aleksander Walmann Åsgården (born 12 January 1986) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 alongside Jowst with the song "Grab the Moment", finishing in 10th place.{{cite web|last1=Weaver|first1=Jessica|title=Norway: JOWST Wins Melodi Grand Prix 2017!|url=http://esctoday.com/142673/norway-jowst-wins-melodi-grand-prix-2017/|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|date=11 March 2017|access-date=11 March 2017}}
Early life and career
Walmann was born in Porsgrunn, and grew up in a musical family through childhood. From the age of 13 and until he started playing music, Aleksander was an active snowboarder at an international level.{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/tv/stjernekamp/her-er-stjernekamp-deltakerne-2017/a/24023374/|title=Her er "Stjernekamp"-deltakerne 2017|date=7 June 2017 }} In 2012, he participated in season one of The Voice – Norges beste stemme, Norway's version of The Voice, where he had Sondre Lerche as his mentor.{{cite web|url=https://www.ba.no/puls/sondres-valg/s/1-41-6043751|title=Bergensavisen – Sondres valg|website=ba.no|date=4 May 2012 }} He went on a shared second place together with Hege Øversveen and Leif Anders Wentzel in the competitions finale, only beaten by winner Martin Halla.{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/tv/the-voice-finale-alle-frykter-martin/a/10070763/|title=The Voice-finale: Alle frykter Martin|date=25 May 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.tv2.no/a/3790446|title="The Voice"-finalistene om den store kvelden|first=TV 2|last=AS|date=25 May 2012 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.varden.no/kultur/i-kveld-kan-aleksander-vinne-the-voice-1.962279 |title=I kveld kan Aleksander vinne The Voice |access-date=15 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004103817/http://www.varden.no/kultur/i-kveld-kan-aleksander-vinne-the-voice-1.962279 |archive-date=4 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}
Walmann and Norwegian music producer JOWST were confirmed to be taking part in Melodi Grand Prix 2017, Norway's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 7 February 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/mgp/her-er-mgp-artistene-2017-1.13352703|title=Her er MGP-artistene 2017|last=NRK|date=31 January 2017 }} In the final, held on 11 March, JOWST and Walmann received the maximum 12 points from four of the eleven international juries in addition to winning the televote.{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2017/03/11/norway-jowst-wins-melodi-grand-prix-2017/180207/|title=NORWAY: JOWST WINS MELODI GRAND PRIX 2017 WITH "GRAB THE MOMENT"|last=Halpin|first=Chris|date=11 March 2017|website=wiwibloggs.com|publisher=Wiwibloggs}} They subsequently advanced to the gold final, where they won the competition. They represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, and competed in the second half of the second semi-final for a place in the final.{{Cite web|last=Jordan|first=Paul|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=kyiv_to_host_eurovision_2017|title=Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!|date=9 September 2016|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=11 September 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Jordan|first1=Paul|title=Semi-final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=semi-final_allocation_draw_on_monday_pots_revealed|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=25 January 2016|date=21 January 2016}} They succeeded and on 13 May 2017 they received the 10th place in the competition.
On 7 June 2017, NRK announced that Walmann would compete in the sixth season of the Norwegian music TV-competition {{Interlanguage link|Stjernekamp|no|Stjernekamp}}.
He competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2018 and attempt to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 for the second time in a row with the song 'Talk to the Hand', in which he was eliminated in the Silver Final.
Philanthropy
On the night of 23 July 2011, Aleksander wrote his very first song called "Don't Let Go (In This Together)", about the 2011 Norway attacks. "It only took a couple of hours before the song was finished, and was written to process the strong impressions after the events." As of Åsgården's support to the victims, he was among the artists who attended the memorial concert.
One year later on 22 July 2012, Åsgården donated the revenues from his song "Don't Let Go" to the Norwegian Red Cross and Utøyastiftelsen (Utøya Foundation). "It means much to be able to give something. [And] I hope more people will hear the song and help to support. The more I get the better.", he said.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv2.no/a/3694213/|title=Hør Aleksanders 22. juli-låt|first=TV 2|last=AS|date=27 January 2012 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.ta.no/pulsen/skrev-lat-til-inntekt-for-terrorofrene/s/1-111-5880122|title=Telemarksavisa – Skrev låt til inntekt for terrorofrene|website=ta.no|date=12 January 2012 }}
Discography
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
|---|
| colspan="4" style="background:#555;"| |
| colspan="4"| {{center|Credited as Aleksander Walmann Åsgården}} |
| scope="row"| "Don't Let Go (In This Together)"
| 2011 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Finer Feelings"
| 2012 |
| colspan="4" style="background:#555;" | |
| colspan="4" |{{center|Credited as Aleksander Walmann}} |
| scope="row"| "Lio" (with Chim1 and Obi One) | 2011 | rowspan="12" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Få høre (Yeah)" (with Chim1) | rowspan="4"| 2013 |
| scope="row"| "Do Something" |
| scope="row"| "The Winds Will Change" (featuring Nicolai Herwell) |
| scope="row"| "Sweet Moon" |
| scope="row"| "Echoes"
| 2014 |
| scope="row"| "Day by Day (Life 2016)"
| 2016 |
| scope="row"| "Talk to the Hand"
| rowspan="2"| 2018 |
| scope="row"| "Waiting for Your Love" |
| scope="row"| "Into the Wild" (with JOWST) | 2020 |
| scope="row"| "5 Minutter" (featuring Agnes Stock) | rowspan="2"| 2021 |
| scope="row"| "Stay Awake" |
| scope="row"| "Hjem"
| 2022 |
| scope="row"| "Hvor ble du av"{{cite web|url= https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/12/25/new-christmas-songs-mans-zelmerlow-chanel-dami-im-and-more/278728/|title= New music from Eurovision artists: Christmas 2023 Part 2 |website=Wiwibloggs|date=25 December 2023|access-date= 27 December 2023}}
| 2023 |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Magi" (Chim1 featuring Aleksander Walmann) | 2012 | {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Bitter Tomorrow" (Damien featuring Aleksander Walmann) | rowspan="2"| 2015 | Karma Slow But Karma |
| scope="row"| "Step One" (Sono & Etwas featuring Aleksander Walmann) | rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Broken Wings" (Simon Field with Jamie featuring Aleksander Walmann) | 2016 |
| scope="row"| "Don't Wake Me Up" (Quiet Disorder with Simon Field featuring Aleksander Walmann) | rowspan="2"| 2017 |
| scope="row"| "ThatFeeling" (JOWST featuring Aleksander Walmann) |
=Production credits=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Main artist ! scope="col"| Role |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Grab the Moment"
| 2017 | JOWST |
Filmography
= Dubbing =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Film !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2014
| Rio 2 | Roberto | Norwegian voice-dub |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Aleksander Walmann}}
- {{Official website|aleksanderwalmann.com}}
- [http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=34933 Official Eurovision representation]
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{{succession box
| before = Agnete
with "Icebreaker"
| title = Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
| after = Alexander Rybak
with "That's How You Write a Song"
}}
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Category:Musicians from Porsgrunn
Category:The Voice (franchise) contestants
Category:Norwegian pop singers
Category:Norwegian dance musicians
Category:Norwegian male voice actors
Category:21st-century Norwegian singers