Elsie Bay

Norwegian singer and songwriter

Elsie Bay

Søllesvik in 2023

Background information
Birth name| Elsa Søllesvik
Also known as| Elsa
Born|  (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 29)
Haugesund, Norway
Genres| Pop
Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter

Years active| 2010–present

Musical artist

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

## Early life

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Søllesvik grew up in Sunde, Kvinnherad, Vestland, before moving to Haugesund at the age of 13.[1] She found her interest in music as a child. She now lives in Berlin, Germany[2]

## Career

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### 2010–2018: Elsa & Emilie

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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

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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

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### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album or EP

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NOR
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"Death of Us"  | 2022  | 28  | Non-album singles
"Tall People"  | —
"Love You in a Dream"  | 2023  | 17
"Bikini Song"  | —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Other appearances

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Title  | Year  | Album or EP

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"Heaven Made"  | 2021  | Show Window: The Queen's House Part.3
"The Gleaming"  | 2023  | Global Launch Commemorative Song for Reverse: 1999

## Songwriting discography

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Title  | Year  | Artist  | Album  | Co-written with

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"Into You"  | 2023  | Cyan Kicks  | I Never Said 4ever | Niila Perkkiö, Susanna Alexandra
"Not Okay"  | Remo Forrer | Non-album single  | Argyle Singh, Benjamin Alasu

### Eurovision Song Contest entries

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Country  | Year  | Artist  | Title  | Co-written with  | Result

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Cyprus | 2025 | Theo Evan | "Shh"  | Dimitris Kontopoulos, Lasse Nymann, Linda Dale[15] | NQ

#### Pre-selection entries

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#### Melodi Grand Prix entries (Norway)

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Year  | Artist  | Title  | Co-written with  | Result

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2021 | Emmy  | "Witch Woods"  | Olli Äkräs, Morten Franck  | Final
2022 | Elsie Bay  | "Death of Us"  | Jonas Holteberg Jensen, Andreas Stone Johansson  | Top 4
Oda Gondrosen  | "Hammer of Thor"  | Morten Franck, Torgeir Ryssevik, Oda Kristine Gondrosen  | Final
2023 | Elsie Bay  | "Love You in a Dream"  | Andreas Stone Johansson, Tom Oehler  | 4th
Eline Thorp | "Not Meant to Be"  | Andreas Stone Johansson, Eline Thorp, Jonas Holteberg Jensen  | 6th

#### German national final entries

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Year  | Artist  | Title  | Co-written with  | Result

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2023 | Trong | "Dare to Be Different"  | Sasha Rangas, Stefan van Leijsen, Trong Hieu Nguyen  | 4th
2024 | Leona  | "Undream You"  | Leona, Maria Christensen, Simon Davis  | 9th

#### Luxembourg Song Contest entries (Luxembourg)

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Year  | Artist  | Title  | Co-written with  | Result

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2024 | Krick  | "Drowning in the Rain"  | Andreas Stone Johansson, Tom Oehler  | 2nd

## References

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1. ^ a b "Elsa Søllesvik". Rogalyd. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
2. ^ a b Horvei, Truls (12 December 2018). "Elsa & Emilie gir seg, Elsa går solo". Haugesunds Avis. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
3. ^ Larsen, Eirin; Jørgensen, Gisle (9 September 2014). "Nå kommer albumet til Elsa & Emilie". NRK. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
4. ^ Nordal, Paul A. (15 December 2014). "SPELLEMANNPRISEN 2014: Og de nominerte er..." ABC Nyheter. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
5. ^ Berning, Magnus (28 February 2017). "Nå merker også Elsa & Emilie «Skam»-effekten". Haugesunds Avis. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
6. ^ Rønning, Øyvind (20 January 2017). "Anmeldelse: Elsa & Emilie - «Kill Your Darlings»: Voksen oppfølger fra Haugesunds unge superduo". Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
7. ^ Farren, Neil (25 January 2021). "Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2021 Semi-Final Three Artists Revealed". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via Melon.
9. ^ Gallagher, Robyn (10 January 2022). "Norway: 21 competing acts of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 are revealed". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
10. ^ Kristjans, Kristin (19 February 2022). "Norway: Subwoolfer wins Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with "Give That Wolf A Banana"". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
11. ^ Khorami, Aida; Nielsen, Jonathan Gaathaug; Vedeler, Linda Marie (20 February 2022). "Subwoolfer er Norges bidrag til Eurovision". NRK. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
13. ^ Terry, Connor (22 January 2023). "The final entries for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 have been released!". ESCUnited. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
14. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Norway:
* "Death of Us": "Radio 2022 uke 05" (in Norwegian Bokmål). VG-lista. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
* "Love You in a Dream": "Radio 2023 uke 04" (in Norwegian Bokmål). VG-lista. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
15. ^ Stephenson, James (26 January 2025). "Cyprus: Songwriting Team Revealed for Theo Evan's Eurovision Entry". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 26 January 2025.