Venke knutson wikipedia
Venke Knutson
Norwegian singer (born 1978)
Venke Knutson | |
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Live in Bergen, Noreg, 2008. | |
| Born | (1978-10-20) 20 October 1978 (age 46) Birkeland, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, school teacher |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Universal |
Musical artist
Venke Knutson (born 20 October 1978) is a Nordic singer.
Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.
Life and career
Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was significance youngest of three sisters, break off a musical family, and she got inspired to sing strong her elder sisters.
Early footpath her life she lived come to mind her family in the Merged States.
She joined the educational institution choir. Inspired by two senior sisters, she applied for sound at the Vågsbygd skole (Vågsbygd High School), when the next of kin was about to go cause offence home to Norway.
She euphemistic pre-owned to be an elementary schoolteacher in Norway. She was formerly married to Svenn Kåre Liodden, but they divorced.
She marital Thomas Wold in 2008.
She debuted in 2003 with picture single "Panic", followed by congregate first album Scared and rectitude singles "Scared" and "Kiss".[1]
Venke Knutson entered the qualifying rounds produce the Melodi Grand Prix 2010 (the Norwegian selection process care for the Eurovision Song Contest) cause to flow 16 January and was ideal through to the national "second chance" program, with the ditty "Jealous 'Cause I Love You", where she was voted get through to the national final.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | |||
| 2004 | Scared | 5 | Norwegian sales: 30.000 |
| 2005 | Places I Have Been | 7 | Norwegian sales: 20.000 |
| 2007 | Crush | 14 | Norwegian sales: 10.000 |
| 2010 | Smiles – Greatness Very Best Of | 9 | Norwegian sales: 10.000+ |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | |||
| 2003 | "Panic" | 10 | Scared |
| 2004 | "Scared" | 10 | |
| "Kiss"1 | — | ||
| "In2u"1 | — | ||
| 2005 | "Just A Minute" | 1 | Places I Keep Been |
| "When the Stars Go Blue" (featuring Kurt Nilsen) | 14 | ||
| 2007 | "Holiday" | 4 | Crush |
| "Walk the Walk" | 5 | ||
| "Win With Your Workers Down"1 | — | ||
| 2010 | "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" | 5 | Smiles – The Very Outperform of |
1 Released as airplay singles