Kyle Alessandro Helgesen Villalobos (born 10 March 2006) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In February 2025, he won Melodi Grand Prix in Oslo Spektrum, and will represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Early life
Alessandro was born on 10 March 2006 in Levanger and raised in Steinkjer and Trondheim. He was born to a Spanish father and a Norwegian mother.[1]
Career
Alessandro took part in the casting show Norske Talenter broadcast on TV 2 in 2017 at the age of ten.[2] This was followed by appearances on TV shows such as Allsang på grensen and he released several singles and the debut studio album Første kapittel.[3][4]
At the Melodi Grand Prix 2023, the Norwegian preliminary round for Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Kyle Alessandro performed together with Kristian Haugstøyl and Magnus Winjum as part of the collective project Umami Tsunami.[5] The group qualified for the final with the song Geronimo, in which they finished in last place.[6][7] Two years later, he returned to the Melodi Grand Prix 2025 as a solo artist with the song "Lighter", which was written in collaboration with Swedish producer Adam Woods.[8] He won the competition, earning him the right to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland in May.[9][10]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Første kapittel |
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| Evig & alltid |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR Air. [13] | |||||||
| "Din sang" | 2017 | — | Første kapittel | ||||
| "Boomerang" | — | ||||||
| "Som du e" | 2018 | — | |||||
| "Dødskul" | — | ||||||
| "Señorita" | — | ||||||
| "Hoodie" | — | ||||||
| "Fly med meg" | 2019 | — | |||||
| "Hun er forelska i lærer’n" | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Mi corazón" | — | ||||||
| "Solo" | 2022 | — | |||||
| "Geronimo" (Umami Tsunami with Kristian Haux and Magnus Winjum) |
2023 | — | Geronimo - EP | ||||
| "Rodeo" | 2024 | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Loyal" (Umami Tsunami with Kristian Haux) |
— | ||||||
| "Pulse" | — | ||||||
| "Kommer du?" (with Hilmer) |
21 | ||||||
| "Lighter" | 2025 | 11 [14] | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "N.E.B.U.D." (Umami Tsunami, Kristian Haux, and Magnus Winjum featuring Kyle Alessandro) |
2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Tårer i paradis" (Kate Gulbrandsen featuring Kyle Alessandro) |
References
- ^ "kylealessandro". kylealessandro (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Kyle (10) med gåsehud-opptreden: – Som tiåring synger du noe som de fleste aldri vil få til i løpet av et helt liv" (in Norwegian). TV2. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Joakim Stellebak Wangen (4 January 2023). "Trøndere, kjente artister og en gammel kjenning klare for MGP". Adressavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Sara Marie Broen (14 January 2023). "Umami Tsunami setter asiatisk pop på MGP-kartet". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Sara Marie Broen (11 January 2023). "Slik blir rekkefølgen i første delfinale!". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Camilla Sand (30 January 2023). "Slik blir lørdagens finale i Melodi Grand Prix". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Grace, Emily (4 February 2023). "🇳🇴 Norway: Alessandra To Eurovision 2023". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Camilla Sand (16 January 2025). "Melodi Grand Prix 2025: Artistene som skal delta". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Kyle Alessandro will be singing for Norway in Basel". eurovision.tv. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Svelstad, Oda Elise; Eliassen, Heather Ørbeck (15 February 2025). "Kyle Alessandro er vinneren av Melodi Grand Prix 2025" [Kyle Alessandro is the winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2025] (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Første kapittel - Album by Kyle Alessandro". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Evig & Alltid - Album by Kyle Alessandro". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Radio 2024 uke 35" (in Norwegian Bokmål). VG-lista. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Singel 2025 uke 08". VG-lista. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
External links
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