Elsie Bay
Norwegian singer and songwriter (born 1996)
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Elsa Søllesvik (born 22 April 1996), known professionally as Elsie Bay, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.
Early life
Career
2010–2018: Elsa & Emilie
In 2010, Søllesvik met Emilie Haaland Austrheim and formed a duo Elsa & Emilie. In 2014, the duo signed a contract with record label Sony Music and released their debut album Endless Optimism the same year.[3] The duo was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Spellemannprisen, annual Norwegian music award.[4] "Run", a track from the album, gained popularity after being featured in the first season of the television series Skam in 2017.[5]
In 2017, they released their sophomore album, Kill Your Darlings with singles "Au volant" and "Chains and Promises".[6] In 2018, the duo announced their split to focus on Søllesvik's solo career.[2]
2018–present: Solo career and Melodi Grand Prix
After the split of Elsa & Emilie, Søllesvik moved to Oslo to establish herself as a songwriter for other artists.[1] She co-wrote the track "Witch Woods", performed by Emmy, which competed at the Melodi Grand Prix 2021, where it made the final.[7] She performed the opening theme of the third part of Korean television series Show Window: The Queen's House, titled "Heaven Made".[8]
On 10 January 2022, she was announced as one of the competing acts of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with the song "Death of Us", co-written with Jonas Holteberg Jensen and Andreas Stone Johansson.[9] She finished as one of the top four finalists.[10] Apart from her own entry, she also co-wrote "Hammer of Thor", performed by Oda Gondrosen, which qualified to the final.[11]
She returned to the competition a year later with the song "Love You in a Dream" with Andreas Stone Johansson and Tom Oehler,[12] 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.[13]
Discography
Singles
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 | Non-album single | Argyle Singh, Benjamin Alasu |
Eurovision Song Contest entries
Pre-selection entries
Melodi Grand Prix entries (Norway)
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | "Witch Woods" | Olli Äkräs, Morten Franck | Final |
| 2022 | Elsie Bay | "Death of Us" | Jonas Holteberg Jensen, Andreas Stone Johansson | Top 4 |
| Oda Gondrosen | "Hammer of Thor" | Morten Franck, Torgeir Ryssevik, Oda Kristine Gondrosen | Final | |
| 2023 | Elsie Bay | "Love You in a Dream" | Andreas Stone Johansson, Tom Oehler | 4th |
| Eline Thorp | "Not Meant to Be" | Andreas Stone Johansson, Eline Thorp, Jonas Holteberg Jensen | 6th |
German national final entries
Luxembourg Song Contest entries (Luxembourg)
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Krick | "Drowning in the Rain" | Andreas Stone Johansson, Tom Oehler | 2nd |
Moldovan national final entries
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dayana | "Doina" | Diana Sturza, Lasse Nymann, Linda Dale | 4th |