Kate Gulbrandsen

Norwegian singer (born 1965)

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Kate Gulbrandsen (born 6 August 1965 in Slemmestad) is a Norwegian singer. In 1986 she represented Norway at the Yamaha Song Festival in Tokyo with the song "Carnival". She won the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix 1987 in a very close regional vote, giving her the opportunity to compete for Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Mitt liv" (My Life), written by Rolf Løvland and Hanne Krogh. She went on to place ninth overall.

Gulbrandsen tried to represent Norway again in 1989, singing "Nærhet" (Closeness) at the Melodi Grand Prix, although was unplaced.[1] The song was rerecorded by Gulbrandsen in 1991, with a slightly different arrangement.

Her version of Jørn Hansen's "Med gullet for øyet" was the official song of the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan.

In 2004, after more than ten years away from the Norwegian popular music scene, Kate made a musical comeback in country style with two new tracks reaching Norsktoppen, Norway's main pop chart. These included a new version of the Dolly Parton hit "Jolene", which was included on her 2005 album release "Vi to" (We Two). Kate's "Jolene" spent 11 weeks in Norsktoppen, and was cited as the 8th most popular song of Norsktoppen in 2004.[2]

Today she lives in Hokksund with her daughter Sandra. She is still remembered well as one of Norway's former Eurovision singers, and appeared in the audience at one of the semifinals for the 2009 Melodi Grand Prix contest in Norway, where a tribute to her 1987 participation was shown.

In 2023, she returned to the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix contest with her song "Tårer i Paradis" (Tears in Paradise). She participated in the first semi-final on 14 January, but ultimately didn't qualify to the final.[3][4]

## Discography

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* The Beauty and the Beat (1987)
* Sol om natten (1991)
* Vi to (2005)

## References

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1. ^ "Norwegian Eurovision National Final 1989". Eurovision Song Contest National Finals Homepage. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
2. ^ "De ti mest populære låtene 2004 (The ten most popular songs of 2004)". NRK. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
3. ^ "Slik blir rekkefølgen i første delfinale!" (in Norwegian). NRK. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
4. ^ "Disse er videre til MGP-finalen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Ketil Stokkan
with "Romeo"

|  Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
1987  | Succeeded by

Karoline Krüger
with "For vår jord"

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Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

National selection: Melodi Grand Prix

Participation|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
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* 1971
* 1972
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* 1974
* 1975
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* 1978
* 1979
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* 1981
* 1982
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* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
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* 2001
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* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
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* 2009
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* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Artists|

* Agnete
* Alessandra
* Kyle Alessandro
* Elisabeth Andreassen
* Bendik Singers
* Arne Bendiksen
* Margaret Berger
* Bobbysocks!
* Benny Borg
* Odd Børre
* Nora Brockstedt
* Charmed
* Jan Werner Danielsen
* Dollie de Luxe
* Tor Endresen
* Carl Espen
* Lars A. Fredriksen
* Gåte
* Kate Gulbrandsen
* Christine Guldbrandsen
* Mattis Hætta
* Jostein Hasselgård
* Inger Jacobsen
* Britt Synnøve Johansen
* Jowst
* Just 4 Fun
* Finn Kalvik
* Grethe Kausland
* Keiino
* Sverre Kjelsberg
* Åse Kleveland
* Hanne Krogh
* Karoline Krüger
* Haldor Lægreid
* Mørland
* Stella Mwangi
* Ellen Nikolaysen
* Alexander Rybak
* Debrah Scarlett
* Guri Schanke
* Secret Garden
* Anita Skorgan
* Didrik Solli-Tangen
* Knut Anders Sørum
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Ketil Stokkan
* Maria Haukaas Storeng
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Subwoolfer
* Jahn Teigen
* Anita Thallaug
* Tix
* Tooji
* Merethe Trøan
* ~~Ulrikke~~
* Stig van Eijk
* Silje Vige
* Wig Wam

Songs|

* "Adieu"
* "Aldri i livet"
* "Alle mine tankar"
* "Alltid sommer"
* "Alvedansen"
* ~~"Attention"~~
* "Brandenburger Tor"
* "Casanova"
* "Do Re Mi"
* "Duett"
* "Dukkemann"
* "Fairytale"
* "Fallen Angel"
* "The First Day of Love"
* "For vår jord"
* "Give That Wolf a Banana"
* "Grab the Moment"
* "Haba Haba"
* "High"
* "Hold On Be Strong"
* "I evighet"
* "I Feed You My Love"
* "Icebreaker"
* "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
* "In My Dreams"
* "Intet er nytt under solen"
* "It's Just A Game"
* "Karusell"
* "Kom sol, kom regn"
* "La det swinge"
* "Lenge leve livet"
* "Lighter"
* "Living My Life Without You"
* "Lykken er"
* "Mata Hari"
* "Mil etter mil"
* "Mitt liv"
* "A Monster Like Me"
* "Mrs. Thompson"
* "My Heart Goes Boom"
* "My Heart Is Yours"
* "Nocturne"
* "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
* "Oliver"
* "On My Own"
* "Queen of Kings"
* "Romeo"
* "Sámiid ædnan"
* "San Francisco"
* "Silent Storm"
* "Småting"
* "Solhverv"
* "Sommer i Palma"
* "Spiral"
* "Spirit in the Sky"
* "Stay"
* "Stress"
* "That's How You Write a Song"
* "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
* "Ulveham"
* "Ven a bailar conmigo"
* "Venners nærhet"
* "Visjoner"
* "Voi Voi"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Alexia
* Bang
* Datner and Kushnir
* Lotta Engberg
* Kate Gulbrandsen
* Halla Margrét
* Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo
* Patricia Kraus
* Johnny Logan
* Gary Lux
* Marcha
* Christine Minier
* Nevada
* Novi fosili
* Plastic Bertrand
* Carol Rich
* Rikki
* Vicky Rosti
* Liliane Saint-Pierre
* Seyyal Taner and Grup Lokomotif
* Umberto Tozzi and Raf
* Wind

Songs|

* "Amour, amour"
* "Aspro mavro"
* "Boogaloo"
* "Gente di mare"
* "Hægt og hljótt"
* "Hold Me Now"
* "Ja sam za ples"
* "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
* "En lille melodi"
* "Mitt liv"
* "Moitié, moitié"
* "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
* "Neste barco à vela"
* "No estás solo"
* "Nur noch Gefühl"
* "Only the Light"
* "Rechtop in de wind"
* "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
* "Sata salamaa"
* "Shir Habatlanim"
* "Soldiers of Love"
* "Stop"

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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