Kjartan Salvesen

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Kjartan Salvesen (born 17 October 1976 in Sandnes) is the winner of season 2 of Norwegian Idol by 840.000 votes, the highest number for any Norwegian Idol. His single "Standing Tall" sold five times platinum, making it the second most popular single of all time in Norway. He later released a self-titled album that sold platinum. He is also known to be a big fan of Viking F.K. and appeared in a performance on the opening of Viking Stadium.

Recently, Kjartan and his girlfriend Inger welcomed the birth of their first child, a boy that they named Hugo.

Currently, Kjartan is working on breaking through in the North American music industry. He has new original songs on his myspace site.


Audition: "Unwell" by matchbox twenty
Top 50: "Unwell" by matchbox twenty
Top 11: "Sexed Up" by Robbie Williams
Top 9: "Bare I Nått"
Top 8: "Blame It On The Boogie" by Jackson 5
Top 7: "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" by Elton John
Top 6: "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" by U2
Top 5: "The Lady Is A Tramp"
Top 4: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
Top 4: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith
Top 3: "Angels" by Robbie Williams
Top 3: "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors
Finale: "Unwell" by matchbox twenty
Finale: "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" by Elton John
Finale: "Standing Tall"


  • KS EP (2003)
  • Idol 2004: De Elleve Finalistene (2004)
  • Kjartan Salvesen (2004)

Preceded by
Kurt Nilsen		 Idol (Norway)
Winner
Season 2 (2004)		 Succeeded by
Jorun Stiansen
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