Kyle Alessandro
{{Short description|Norwegian singer (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kyle Alessandro
| image = PrepartyES_-_Kyle_Alessandro_03_(cropped).jpg
| caption = Kyle Alessandro in 2025
| birth_name = Kyle Alessandro Helgesen Villalobos
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|03|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Levanger, Norway
| origin = Steinkjer, Norway
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| years_active = 2017–present
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website = [https://www.kylealessandro.com/ www.kylealessandro.com]
}}
Kyle Alessandro Helgesen Villalobos (born 10 March 2006) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. He represented {{Esccnty|Norway|y=2025}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Lighter".
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.{{cite web |title=Kyle Alessandro {{ndash}} Om Kyle |url=https://www.kylealessandro.com/om-kyle |url-status=dead |accessdate=2017-07-27 |work=Kyle Alessandro |language=no}}
Career
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.{{cite web|title=Kyle (10) med gåsehud-opptreden: – Som tiåring synger du noe som de fleste aldri vil få til i løpet av et helt liv|publisher=TV2|url=https://www.tv2.no/video/underholdning/kyle-10-med-gasehud-opptreden-som-tiaring-syn/20170017|date=2024-11-18|language=no|accessdate=2025-01-28}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.adressa.no/kultur/i/GM0RWV/troendere-flere-kjendiser-og-en-gammel-kjenning-klare-for-mgp |title=Trøndere, kjente artister og en gammel kjenning klare for MGP |access-date=2025-01-22 |author=Joakim Stellebak Wangen |work=Adressavisen |date=2023-01-04 |language=no}}{{cite web |author=Sara Marie Broen |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/umami-tsunami-setter-asiatisk-pop-pa-mgp-kartet-1.16254660 |title=Umami Tsunami setter asiatisk pop på MGP-kartet |work=NRK |date=2023-01-14 |language=no |access-date=2025-01-22}}
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, before leaving in early 2024.{{cite web |author=Sara Marie Broen |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/slik-blir-rekkefolgen-i-forste-delfinale_-1.16252850 |title=Slik blir rekkefølgen i første delfinale! |work=NRK |date=2023-01-11 |language=no |access-date=2025-01-22}} The group qualified for the final with the song "Geronimo", in which they finished in last place.{{cite web |author=Camilla Sand |url=https://www.nrk.no/presse/slik-blir-lordagens-finale-i-melodi-grand-prix-1.16271058 |title=Slik blir lørdagens finale i Melodi Grand Prix |work=NRK |date=2023-01-30 |language=no |access-date=2025-01-22}}{{Cite web |last=Grace |first=Emily |date=2023-02-04 |title=Norway: Alessandra To Eurovision 2023 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/02/04/norway-eurovision-2023/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=eurovoix.com |publisher=Eurovoix |language=en-gb}} Two years later, he returned to Melodi Grand Prix 2025 as a solo artist with the song "Lighter", which he co-wrote written with Swedish producer Adam Woods.{{cite web|author=Camilla Sand |url=https://www.nrk.no/presse/melodi-grand-prix-2025_-artistene-som-skal-delta-1.17208643 |title=Melodi Grand Prix 2025: Artistene som skal delta |work=NRK |date=2025-01-16 |language=no |access-date=2025-01-22}} He won the competition, earning him the right to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland in May.{{cite web |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/kyle-alessandro-singing-for-norway-basel |title=Kyle Alessandro will be singing for Norway in Basel |work=eurovision.tv |date=2025-02-15 |accessdate=2025-02-15}}{{cite web |date=15 February 2025 |last1=Svelstad |first1=Oda Elise |last2=Eliassen |first2=Heather Ørbeck |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/kyle-alessandro-er-vinneren-av-melodi-grand-prix-2025-1.17280001 |title=Kyle Alessandro er vinneren av Melodi Grand Prix 2025 |trans-title=Kyle Alessandro is the winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2025 |publisher=NRK |access-date=16 February 2025 |lang=nb-no}}
On 13 May 2025, Kyle Alessandro performed in the first semi-final of the contest, successfully qualifying for the grand final on 17 May 2025, where he finished in 18th place with 89 points.{{cite web
| title = Grand Final – Eurovision Song Contest 2025
| url = https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025/grand-final
| website = Eurovision.tv
| publisher = European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
| access-date = 2025-06-11
}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| {{lang|no|Første kapittel}}
| |
| scope="row"| {{lang|no|Evig & alltid}}
|
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= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="9" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album or EP |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | NOR {{cite web|url=https://topplista.no/artist/7994/|title=Kyle Alessandro|publisher=VG-lista|access-date=23 May 2025|lang=nb-no}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | AUT ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | FIN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | LTU ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SWI ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | WW |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|no|Din sang|i=no}}"
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="7" | {{lang|no|Første kapittel}} |
| scope="row" | "Boomerang"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|no|Som du e|i=no}}"
| rowspan="4" | 2018 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|no|Dødskul|i=no}}"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|es|Señorita|i=no}}"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Hoodie"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|no|Fly med meg|i=no}}"
| rowspan="3" | 2019 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|no|Hun er forelska i lærer’n|i=no}}"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|no|Mi corazón|i=no}}"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Solo"
| 2022 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Geronimo" {{small|(Umami Tsunami with Kristian Haux and Magnus Winjum)}} | 2023 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | Geronimo (EP) |
| scope="row" | "Rodeo"
| rowspan="4" | 2024 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Loyal" {{small|(Umami Tsunami with Kristian Haux)}} | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Pulse"
| — || — || — || — || 99 || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|no|Kommer du?|i=no}}" {{small|(with Hilmer)}} | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"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.{{cite web |url=https://topplista.no/charts/radio/2024-w35/ |title=Radio 2024 uke 35 |publisher=VG-lista |access-date=17 February 2025 |lang=nb-no}}}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Lighter"
| 2025 | 6 || 14 || 18 || 68 || 2 || 44 || 19 || 8 || 172 |
| colspan="12" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
== As featured artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:13em;" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album or EP |
|---|
| scope="row" | "N.E.B.U.D." {{small|(Umami Tsunami, Kristian Haux, and Magnus Winjum featuring Kyle Alessandro)}} | rowspan="2" | 2023 | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|no|Tårer i paradis|i=no}}" {{small|(Kate Gulbrandsen featuring Kyle Alessandro)}} |
Notes
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References
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| years = 2025
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Category:21st-century Norwegian male singers
Category:Norwegian male singer-songwriters
Category:Norwegian pop singers
Category:Norwegian people of Spanish descent