About Elsie Bay
Born 1996. Elsie Bay is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.
Elsa Søllesvik (born 22 April 1996), known professionally as Elsie Bay, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.
Early life Søllesvik grew up in Sunde before moving to Haugesund at the age of 13. She found her interest in music as a child. She now lives in Berlin, Germany. The duo was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Spellemannprisen, annual Norwegian music award. "Run", a track from the album, gained popularity after being featured in the first season of the television series Skam in 2017.
In 2017, they released their sophomore album, Kill Your Darlings with singles "Au volant" and "Chains and Promises". In 2018, the duo announced their split to focus on Søllesvik's solo career.
2018–present: Solo career and After the split of Elsa & Emilie, Søllesvik moved to Oslo to establish herself as a songwriter for other artists. She performed the opening theme of the third part of Korean television series Show Window: The Queen's House, titled "Heaven Made".
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. She finished as one of the top four finalists. Apart from her own entry, she also co-wrote "Hammer of Thor", performed by Oda Gondrosen, which qualified to the final.
She returned to the competition a year later with the song "Love You in a Dream" with Andreas Stone Johansson and Tom Oehler, 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.
Discography Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP NORAir. "Death of Us" 2022 28 "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 Title Year Album or EP "Heaven Made" 2021 Show Window: The Queen's House Part.3 "The Gleaming" 2023 Global Launch Commemorative Song for Reverse: 1999
Songwriting discography Title Year Artist Album Co-written with"Into You" 2023 Cyan Kicks I Never Said 4ever Niila Perkkiö, Susanna Alexandra"Not Okay" Remo Forrer Argyle Singh, Benjamin Alasu Eurovision Song Contest entries Country Year Artist Title Co-written with Result 2025 Theo Evan "Shh" Dimitris Kontopoulos, Lasse Nymann, Linda Dale Did not qualify (11th in semi-final 1)
Pre-selection entries Melodi Grand Prix entries (Norway)
German national final entries
Luxembourg Song Contest entries (Luxembourg) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2024 Krick "Drowning in the Rain" Andreas Stone Johansson, Tom Oehler 2nd
Moldovan national final entries Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2026 Dayana "" Diana Sturza, Lasse Nymann, Linda Dale 4th
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Elsie Bay?
Norwegian singer and songwriter
When was Elsie Bay born?
Elsie Bay was born on 22 April 1996 in Kvinnherad Municipality, Haugesund Municipality.
What is Elsie Bay's occupation?
Elsie Bay is a singer and songwriter.
What nationality is Elsie Bay?
Elsie Bay is Norwegian.
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