Carl Espen Explained

Carl Espen
Birth Name:Carl Espen Thorbjørnsen
Birth Date:15 July 1982
Birth Place:Bergen, Norway
Years Active:2014-present

Carl Espen Thorbjørnsen (born 15 July 1982), better known as simply Carl Espen, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with his song "Silent Storm".[1]

Background

Carl Espen was born in Bergen in 1982. The oldest of three siblings, he grew up on the island of Osterøy. He spent two years with the Norwegian Armed Forces and was stationed in Kosovo, before returning to Norway to take up work as a craftsman.[2]

Music career

Espen's first performance was at a singing contest when he was 17.[3]

2014–present: Eurovision Song Contest

In 2014, Espen was announced as one of the contestants in Melodi Grand Prix 2014, Norway's selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, with the song "Silent Storm".[4] The song was written by Espen's cousin, Josefin Winther.

On 9 March 2014, he qualified from the third semi-final, proceeding to the final. In the final on 15 March 2014 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, he progressed to the Superfinal where he won the right to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

At Eurovision, he performed during the second semi-final on 8 May 2014 and qualified to the final. In the final, Espen placed 8th.

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions CertificationsAlbum or EP
NOR
[5] 		AUT
[6] 		DEN
[7] 		GER
[8] 		IRE
[9] 		NLD
[10] 		SUI
[11] 		UK
[12]
"Silent Storm"201437 39 28 47 34 20 40 97 rowspan="2"
"Holding On"— — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

References

Sources

  1. Web site: Ble tatt på senga av strålende anmeldelser. 19 February 2014.
  2. Web site: 2014: Carl Espen - Silent Storm . 2023-12-31 . EuroVisionary . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Scott . Robin . 2014-04-04 . Eurovision 2024 Norway: Interview with Carl Espen! - ESCToday.com . 2023-12-31 . Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday . en-US.
  4. Web site: Besim . Ramadan . 2014-01-27 . Norway: The 15 MGP participants revealed! . 2023-12-31 . wiwibloggs . en-US.
  5. Web site: VG-lista – Carl Espen. VG-lista. 2023-03-13.
  6. Web site: Discographie Carl Espen . Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) . Hung . Steffen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140622181719/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Carl+Espen . 2014-06-22 .
  7. Web site: Discography Carl Espen . Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) . Hung . Steffen .
  8. Web site: Discographie Carl Espen. https://web.archive.org/web/20141013164753/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Carl+Espen&country=de. dead. October 13, 2014. German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Hung. Steffen.
  9. Web site: Discography Carl Espen . Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) . Hung . Steffen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140521155126/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Carl+Espen . 2014-05-21 .
  10. Web site: Discografie Carl Espen . Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) . Hung . Steffen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140616021644/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Carl+Espen . 2014-06-16 .
  11. Web site: Discographie Carl Espen . Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) . Hung . Steffen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140614190121/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Carl+Espen . 2014-06-14 .
  12. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:

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