About Malin Reitan
Born 1995. Malin Reitan is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.
Malin (born Malin Reitan; 8 August 1995) is a Norwegian singer. She finished 3rd in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with her song "Sommer og skolefri". She is also a recording artist with several released albums. Malin sings in her regional dialect.
Biography Reitan was born in Trondheim, and her career as a singer started when she was nine years old. She auditioned for the Norwegian selection for JESC 2005, the Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005, and she was selected to sing among ten contestants in the final show. Her song was too short though, so she had to write one more verse for it on the way home from the audition. After surprising herself by winning MGP Jr by a landslide, she went on a summer concert tour, singing at festivals and on television shows. In November, she performed in the JESC 2005 in Hasselt, Belgium and finished 3rd, the best position for Norway so far.
The following year, Malin signed a record deal and in 2006 she released two albums. Malin på månen was released in May, a children's album that includes "Sommer og skolefri" and she participated in writing most of the original songs on it. Malin's jul is a Christmas album with familiar Christmas songs. Her third album Pang was released in April 2008, and was certified gold in a few weeks.
In October 2011, it was announced that Malin would compete in the adult version of Melodi Grand Prix in 2012. In the semi-final, she finished third and made it to the national final with the song "Crush".
Discography First studio album Released: 8 May 2006 Second studio album Released: 27 November 2006 Third studio album Released: 16 April 2008 Formats: CD2011Paradis Sixth studio album Released: 1 April 2011 Formats: CD, digital download
Singles YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationNORDEN2012"Crush"920
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Who is Malin Reitan?
Norwegian musician
When was Malin Reitan born?
Malin Reitan was born on 8 August 1995 in Trondheim.
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Malin Reitan is a singer and songwriter.
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Malin Reitan is Norwegian.
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