Elsie Bay Explained

Elsie Bay
Alias:Elsa
Landscape:yes
Birth Name:Elsa Søllesvik
Birth Date:22 April 1996
Birth Place:Haugesund, Norway
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2010–present

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

Early life

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.

Career

2010–2018: Elsa & Emilie

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.[2] The duo was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Spellemannprisen, annual Norwegian music award.[3] "Run", a track from the album, gained popularity after being featured in the first season of the television series Skam in 2017.[4]

In 2017, they released their sophomore album, Kill Your Darlings with singles "Au volant" and "Chains and Promises".[5] In 2018, the duo announced their split to focus on Søllesvik's solo career.[6]

2018–present: Solo career and

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, finished at the final.[7] She performed the opening theme of the third part of Korean television series , titled "Heaven Made".[8]

On 10 January 2022, she was announced as one of the competing acts of 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

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum or EP
NOR
Air.

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"Death of Us"202228rowspan="4"
"Tall People"
"Love You in a Dream"202317
"Bikini Song"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbum or EP
"Heaven Made"2021Show Window: The Queen's House Part.3
"The Gleaming"2023Global Launch Commemorative Song for

Songwriting discography

TitleYearArtistAlbumCo-written with
"Into You"2023Cyan KicksI Never Said 4everNiila Perkkiö, Susanna Alexandra
"Not Okay"Remo ForrerArgyle Singh, Benjamin Alasu

Eurovision Song Contest national final entries

Melodi Grand Prix entries (Norway)

YearArtistTitleCo-written withResult
2021Emmy"Witch Woods"Olli Äkräs, Morten FranckFinal
2022Elsie Bay"Death of Us"Jonas Holteberg Jensen, Andreas Stone JohanssonTop 4
Oda Gondrosen"Hammer of Thor"Morten Franck, Torgeir Ryssevik, Oda Kristine GondrosenFinal
2023Elsie Bay"Love You in a Dream"Andreas Stone Johansson, Tom Oehler4th
Eline Thorp"Not Meant to Be"Andreas Stone Johansson, Eline Thorp, Jonas Holteberg Jensen6th

German national final entries

YearArtistTitleCo-written withResult
2023Trong"Dare to Be Different"Sasha Rangas, Stefan van Leijsen, Trong Hieu Nguyen4th
2024Leona"Undream You"Leona, Maria Christensen, Simon Davis9th
4th

Luxembourg Song Contest entries (Luxembourg)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elsa Søllesvik. 11 January 2022. Rogalyd. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111110811/http://rogalyd.no/artist/elsa-sollesvik. dead.
  2. Web site: Nå kommer albumet til Elsa & Emilie. NRK. Eirin. Larsen. Gisle. Jørgensen. 9 September 2014. 23 January 2023.
  3. Web site: SPELLEMANNPRISEN 2014: Og de nominerte er.... ABC Nyheter. 15 December 2014. 23 January 2023. Paul A.. Nordal.
  4. Web site: Nå merker også Elsa & Emilie «Skam»-effekten. Haugesunds Avis. Magnus. Berning. 28 February 2017. 23 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Anmeldelse: Elsa & Emilie - «Kill Your Darlings»: Voksen oppfølger fra Haugesunds unge superduo. Dagbladet. 20 January 2017. 23 January 2023. Øyvind. Rønning.
  6. Web site: Elsa & Emilie gir seg, Elsa går solo. Haugesunds Avis. Truls. Horvei. 12 December 2018. 23 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2021 Semi-Final Three Artists Revealed. Eurovoix. 25 January 2021. 23 January 2023. Neil. Farren.
  8. Web site: 쇼윈도 : 여왕의 집 Part.3. Show Window: The Queen's House Part.3. Melon. Genie Music. Studio M-Lab. ko. December 13, 2021. January 4, 2022.
  9. Web site: Norway: 21 competing acts of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 are revealed. Wiwibloggs. 10 January 2022. 23 January 2023. Robyn. Gallagher.
  10. Web site: Norway: Subwoolfer wins Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with "Give That Wolf A Banana". Wiwibloggs. 19 February 2022. 23 January 2023. Kristin. Kristjans.
  11. Web site: Subwoolfer er Norges bidrag til Eurovision. NRK. 20 February 2022. 23 January 2023. Aida. Khorami. Jonathan Gaathaug. Nielsen. Linda Marie. Vedeler.
  12. Web site: Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2023 confirms 21 acts including Ulrikke, JOWST and Elsie Bay. Wiwibloggs. 3 January 2023. 23 January 2023. William Lee. Adams.
  13. Web site: The final entries for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 have been released!. ESCUnited. 22 January 2023. 23 January 2023. Connor. Terry.
  14. Peak chart positions for singles in Norway: