Ulrikke Brandstorp Explained

Ulrikke Brandstorp
Alias:Ulrikke
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Birth Date:13 July 1995
Birth Place:Sarpsborg, Norway
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2013–present

Ulrikke Brandstorp (born 13 July 1995), also known mononymously as Ulrikke, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, musical actress, voice actress and television presenter.

Early life

Ulrikke Brandstorp was born on 13 July 1995 in Skjeberg, a district of Sarpsborg, to Jørn and Vigdis Brandstorp, being the youngest of three children.[1]

Her musical talents were first spotted when she won a local singing competition when she was eight, while she also participated in Villekula youth theatre in her native Østfold, starring in local productions of Pippi Longstocking and Reisen til julestjernen. Between 2011 and 2013, Brandstorp embarked on a Norwegian tour with The Show Must Go On and The Thrill of Michael Jackson.[2]

Career

Brandstorp made her national breakthrough when she participated in the seventh series of Idol in 2013, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.[3]

She later participated in the third series of The Voice – Norges beste stemme in 2015, but was eliminated in the battle rounds.[4]

Brandstorp became a major household name in Norway in 2018, when she finished second in ,[5] [6] and has subsequently appeared in four seasons of Allsang på Grensen, most notably in 2019, when she, together with Ben Adams, covered "Shallow".[7] [8]

She also participated in the first series of Maskorama in 2020, performing under the name "Troll" and winning the competition on 12 December.[9]

Brandstorp later finished eighth in the second series of in 2021.[10] [11]

Melodi Grand Prix

Brandstorp participated in Melodi Grand Prix for the first time in 2017, finishing in fourth place in the final with "Places".[12]

She returned to Melodi Grand Prix in 2020, with the song "Attention".[13] Having been the odds-on favourite to win the competition, Brandstorp was selected as the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 on 15 February, and was viewed as one of the early favourites to win the contest in Rotterdam.[14] [15] However, the contest was cancelled on 18 March, due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic.[16] Brandstorp declined an offer of automatic qualification for the final of Melodi Grand Prix in 2021, citing a desire to find the right song for any potential return.[17] [18] She accepted an offer from NRK to return as a guest in the final, performing a new version of "Attention" as the opening act and her most recent release, "Falling Apart", during the interval.[19]

Brandstorp participated in Melodi Grand Prix for a third time in 2023, with the song "Honestly". The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 January,[20] [21] and subsequently qualified for the final on 4 February, finishing in second place.[22] [23] [24]

Acting

Brandstorp was cast as Liesl von Trapp in the Norwegian production of The Sound of Music, which performed in Folketeateret in Oslo in 2019.[25]

She was later cast as Sophie Sheridan in the Norwegian production of Mamma Mia!, which performed in Folketeateret in 2021.[26] [27]

Brandstorp was subsequently cast as the Norwegian voice of Mirabel Madrigal in the 2021 Disney fantasy comedy Encanto.[28]

Television appearances

It was announced on 11 April 2023 that Brandstorp would present Bakemesterskapet, an upcoming television baking competition based on The Great British Bake Off. The series will premiere on NRK in early 2024.[29] [30] [31]

She took part in the 19th season of Skal vi danse, the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, alongside professional dancer Tarjei Svalastog. [32] The pair finished in third place after accumulating less viewer votes than Aslak Maurstad and Marianne Sandaker, narrowly missing out on a spot in the final.[33]

Summary!Week no.!Dance!Song!Judges' scores!Total!Result
1Foxtrot"Make Your Own Kind of Music"7 + 8 + 823No elimination
2Argentine tango"Can't Get You Out of My Head"8 + 9 + 825Safe
3Samba"The Greatest"9 + 9 + 725Safe
4Cha Cha Cha"A Little Party Never KilledNobody (All We Got)"8 + 8 + 824Safe
5Boogie-woogie"Jump, Jive an' Wail"9 + 8 + 926Safe
6Tango"Highway to Hell"7 + 7 + 721Doubt
7Jive"Tightrope"9 + 10 + 928Safe
8Modern"I'll Be Waiting"9 + 9 + 1028Duel - safe
9Salsa"The Family Madrigal"9 + 10 + 928Duel - safe
10Pasodoble"Dance Dance Dance WithMy Hands"9 + 10 + 928Safe
11Viennese waltz"Floden"9 + 10 + 928Semi-final
11Samba"Taki Taki"10 + 10 + 1030Duel - eliminated

Personal life

Brandstorp has been in a relationship with Oskar Nordberg since April 2020, with Brandstorp writing the song "Love You to Love Me" as a declaration of her love for Nordberg.[34] [35] [36] The couple got engaged in May 2022.[37] [38] They married in June 2024.[39]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum or EP
NOR
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"Play With"2017rowspan="9"
"Places"
"Sick of Love"
"Careless"2018
"Time Is Precious"
"Cry"2019
"Shallow"
"Attention"20203
"What Would You Do for Love?"
"Norwegian: Nyttårsnatt|i=no"
Spend Christmas with Me
"Hver gang jeg ser deg"
2021rowspan="11"
"Falling Apart"
"Norwegian: Ja, vi elsker dette landet|i=no"
"Love You to Love Me"2022
"Talk to Me"
"Young"
"Feels Like Home"
"Norwegian: Her vi hører til|i=no"
"Honestly"202335
"Norwegian: Til evig tid|i=no"
"Norwegian: Om hundre år|i=no"2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

TitleYearAlbum or EP
"Norwegian: Alt jeg ønsker|i=no"
2017rowspan="2"
"Fuckboy"
2018

Other appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Winter-Bay . Lise Lotte . 29 September 2019 . Stjernekamp-Ulrikke takket først nei til den store rollen: - Ville utvikle meg som popartist . 30 October 2022 . . no . Klikk.no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222106/https://www.klikk.no/underholdning/stjernekamp-ulrikke-og-moren-er-bestevenninner---mamma-har-vist-at-drommer-kan-oppfylles-6823864 . live.
  2. Web site: Hyttebakk . Jon Marius . 7 February 2017 . Ulrikke . 30 October 2022 . . nb-NO . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232320/https://www.nrk.no/mgp/ulrikke-1.13302854 . live.
  3. Web site: Sommer-Mathiesen . Cecilie . Vikesland . Pål . 6 February 2013 . Ulrikke videre i Idol . 7 April 2020 . . no . 15 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200215222714/https://www.sa.no/kultur/ulrikke-videre-i-idol/s/1-101-6485326 . live.
  4. Web site: Hansen . Kristin W . 29 May 2015 . Ulrikke er ute av "The Voice" . 7 April 2020 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . no . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425082957/https://www.sa.no/underholdning/musikk/kultur/ulrikke-er-ute-av-the-voice/s/5-46-72786 . live .
  5. Web site: Magelssen . Vetle Granath . 8 June 2018 . Ulrikke (22) klar for Stjernekamp . 30 October 2022 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222111/https://www.sa.no/nrk/tv/musikk/ulrikke-22-klar-for-stjernekamp/s/5-46-521551 . live .
  6. Web site: Magelssen . Vetle Granath . 27 October 2018 . Ulrikke (23) slått på målstreken i «Stjernekamp» . 30 October 2022 . . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222109/https://www.f-b.no/stjernekamp/ulrikke-brandstorp/nrk/ulrikke-23-slatt-pa-malstreken-i-stjernekamp/s/5-46-591276 . live .
  7. Web site: Weberg . Lars . 16 August 2019 . (+) Blir Ulrikke og Ben Adams Norges nye stjerneduo? . 30 October 2022 . Fredriksstad Blad . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222109/https://www.f-b.no/blir-ulrikke-og-ben-adams-norges-nye-stjerneduo/s/5-59-1580001 . live .
  8. Web site: Hyttebakk . Jon Marius . 6 January 2020 . Her er finalistene i MGP 2020! . 30 October 2022 . NRK . nb-NO . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232314/https://www.nrk.no/mgp/xl/her-er-finalistene-i-mgp-2020-1.14832079 . live .
  9. Web site: Gallagher . Robyn . 13 December 2020 . Norway: She's trolling us! Ulrikke Brandstorp wins The Masked Singer Norway . 30 October 2022 . wiwibloggs . en-US . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222111/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/12/13/norway-ulrikke-brandstorp-wins-masked-singer-norway-troll/259546/ . live .
  10. Web site: Solberg . Julie . 8 September 2020 . Disse kjendisene skal være med i sesong to av «Kompani Lauritzen» . 30 October 2022 . Nettavisen . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222115/https://www.nettavisen.no/livsstil/disse-kjendisene-skal-vare-med-i-sesong-to-av-kompani-lauritzen/s/12-95-3424015303 . live .
  11. Web site: Brenden . Markus . Ekker . Bjørn . 8 May 2021 . Røyk ut: - Helt jævlig . 30 October 2022 . Se og Hør . no . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232317/https://www.seher.no/kjendis/royk-ut---helt-jaevlig/73740058 . live .
  12. Web site: Hyttebakk . Jon Marius . 13 March 2017 . Her er resultatet fra MGP-gullfinalen . 7 April 2020 . . nb-NO . 14 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170314151937/https://www.nrk.no/mgp/her-er-resultatet-fra-mgp-gullfinalen-1.13424203 . live .
  13. Web site: Vestrum . Alexander . 13 February 2020 . Ulrikke i MGP: – Jeg ble født med 200 prosent krutt . 30 October 2022 . ABC Nyheter . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222410/https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/kultur/2020/02/13/195648994/ulrikke-i-mgp-jeg-ble-fodt-med-200-prosent-krutt . live .
  14. Web site: O'Donoghue . Tom . 15 February 2020 . Ulrikke Brandstorp has won Norway Melodi Grand Prix 2020! . 22 February 2020 . ESCXTRA . en-US . 16 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216044656/https://escxtra.com/2020/02/15/ulrikke-brandstorp-norway-mgp-2020/ . live .
  15. Web site: Wilhelmsen . Pål Nisja . 18 February 2020 . Ekspertene tror Ulrikke Brandstorp kan vinne hele Melodi Grand Prix . 30 October 2022 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222415/https://www.sa.no/sportspill/tipping/ekspertene-tror-ulrikke-brandstorp-kan-vinne-hele-melodi-grand-prix/s/12-95-3423925062 . live .
  16. Web site: Svendsen . Maiken . 18 March 2020 . Eurovision Song Contest avlyst . 30 October 2022 . NRK . nb-NO . 28 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928120812/https://www.nrk.no/kultur/eurovision-song-contest-avlyst-1.14950738 . live .
  17. Web site: Jiandani . Sanjay (Sergio) . 26 March 2020 . Norway: NRK confirms participation in Eurovision 2021, MGP confirmed . 30 October 2022 . ESCToday . en-US . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232321/https://esctoday.com/179543/norway-nrk-confirms-participation-in-eurovision-2021-mgp-confirmed/ . live .
  18. Web site: ten Veen . Renske . 26 March 2020 . Norway: NRK confirms Melodi Grand Prix 2021 to go ahead, but Ulrikke Brandstorp turns down an automatic spot in the final . 30 October 2022 . . en-US . 26 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326142601/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/03/26/norway-ulrikke-brandstorp-will-not-compete-melodi-grand-prix-2021/252535/ . live .
  19. Web site: Solberg . Julie . 18 February 2021 . Ulrikke Brandstorp gjør comeback på MGP-scenen . 24 February 2021 . . nb . 20 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210220204303/https://www.nettavisen.no/livsstil/ulrikke-brandstorp-gjor-comeback-pa-mgp-scenen/s/12-95-3424090630 . live .
  20. Web site: Svelstad . Oda Elise . 4 January 2023 . Dette er årets artistar i Melodi Grand Prix . 4 January 2023 . NRK . nn-NO . 4 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230104114108/https://www.nrk.no/kultur/dette-er-arets-artistar-i-melodi-grand-prix-1.16240614 . live .
  21. Web site: Magelssen . Vetle Granath . 4 January 2023 . Ulrikke gjør comeback – klar for MGP . 4 January 2023 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . no . 4 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230104124439/https://www.sa.no/5-46-1362388 . live .
  22. Web site: Fagervold . Endre . 14 January 2023 . MGP: Disse går videre fra delfinale 1! - . 14 January 2023 . ESC Norge . nb-NO . 14 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114221054/https://escnorge.no/2023/01/14/mgp-disse-gar-videre-fra-delfinale-1/ . live .
  23. Web site: Øby . Morten . 14 January 2023 . Ulrikke er klar for finale . 14 January 2023 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222616/https://www.sa.no/ulrikke-er-klar-for-finale/s/5-46-1369526 . live .
  24. Web site: Grace . Emily . 4 February 2023 . Norway: Alessandra To Eurovision 2023 . 12 April 2023 . Eurovoix . en-GB . 4 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204205949/https://eurovoix.com/2023/02/04/norway-eurovision-2023/ . live .
  25. Web site: Magelssen . Vetle Granath . 1 February 2019 . (+) Ulrikke tilbake på teaterscenen – skal spille i «Sound of Music» på Folketeateret . 30 October 2022 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222638/https://www.sa.no/ulrikke-tilbake-pa-teaterscenen-skal-spille-i-sound-of-music-pa-folketeateret/s/5-46-642927 . live .
  26. Web site: Ekker . Bjørn . 2 May 2021 . - Ville satse på hverandre . 30 October 2022 . Se og Hør . no . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232314/https://www.seher.no/kjendis/ville-satse-pa-hverandre/73711081 . live .
  27. Web site: Christensen . Siri Berge . 21 December 2020 . Ulrikke Brandstorp får hovedrollen i «Mamma Mia!»: – Helt uvirkelig . 30 October 2022 . . nb . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222616/https://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/i/7KPkgv/ulrikke-brandstorp-faar-hovedrollen-i-mamma-mia-helt-uvirkelig . live .
  28. Web site: Zahl . Jan . 24 November 2021 . Ny film: Disney leverer magi til jul . 30 October 2022 . . nb . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232319/https://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/i/eE6JWK/disney-leverer-magi-til-jul . live .
  29. Web site: Frogg . Heidi Gjestad . 11 April 2023 . Ulrikke Brandstorp blir programleder for Bakemesterskapet på NRK . 12 April 2023 . NRK . nb-NO . 12 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230412102054/https://www.nrk.no/presse/ulrikke-brandstorp-blir-programleder-for-bakemesterskapet-pa-nrk-1.16367135 . live .
  30. Web site: Vestly . Anna Sørmarken . 11 April 2023 . Ulrikke Brandstorp (27) blir programleder for NRK-serien «Bakemesterskapet» . 12 April 2023 . NRK . nb-NO . 12 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230412071120/https://www.nrk.no/vestland/ulrikke-brandstorp-debuterer-som-programleder-i-nrk-serien-_bakemesterskapet_-1.16364324 . live .
  31. Web site: Løkkevik . Ole . 11 April 2023 . Ulrikke Brandstorp blir programleder i NRK . 12 April 2023 . VG . nb . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222617/https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/mQeVz1/ulrikke-brandstorp-blir-programleder-i-nrk . live .
  32. Web site: Kristiansen . Anita . 2023-08-08 . Disse deltar i «Skal vi danse» . 2023-08-11 . dagbladet.no . no . 2023-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810182541/https://www.dagbladet.no/kjendis/disse-deltar-i-skal-vi-danse/80024030 . live .
  33. Web site: AS . TV 2 . 2023-11-04 . Disse røk ut i semifinalen av «Skal vi danse» . 2023-11-04 . TV 2 . nb-NO.
  34. Web site: Eriksson . Emma Cecilia . 13 July 2020 . - Vi er kjærester . 30 October 2022 . Se og Hør . no . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232319/https://www.seher.no/kjendis/vi-er-kjaerester/72658022 . live .
  35. Web site: Ekker . Bjørn . 2 May 2021 . Fikk kjæreste - kastet ut manageren . 30 October 2022 . . no . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030235320/https://www.dagbladet.no/kjendis/fikk-kjaereste---kastet-ut-manageren/73695589 . live .
  36. Web site: Haglund . Philip . 11 March 2022 . «Fanget» kjæresten med låt-hyllest: – Den beste gisselsituasjonen . 30 October 2022 . Nettavisen . no . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812222912/https://www.nettavisen.no/livsstil/fanget-kjaresten-med-lat-hyllest-den-beste-gisselsituasjonen/s/5-95-414467 . live .
  37. Web site: Hessen . Frida Daae . 2 May 2022 . Ulrikke Brandstorp avslører gladnyhet . 30 October 2022 . . no . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232317/https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/ulrikke-brandstorp-avslorer-gladnyhet/14762233/ . live .
  38. Web site: Björlin . Sofia . Ludvigsen . Maria . 2 May 2022 . Røper gladnyhet . 30 October 2022 . Se og Hør . no . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030232317/https://www.seher.no/kjendis/roper-gladnyhet/75980821 . live .
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