Iselin Solheim
Iselin Løken Solheim (born 20 June 1990), known mononymously as Iselin, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She is known for her vocals in Alan Walker's singles "Faded" and "Sing Me to Sleep". She started her music career in the year 2007. Her songs are mainly in English.
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Birth name | Iselin Løken Solheim |
Born | Naustdal, Norway | 20 June 1990
Origin | Oslo, Norway |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Warner Music Sweden |
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Career
Iselin Løken Solheim was born in Naustdal, located in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway and started singing at a young age. In 2007 she participated in the Norwegian version of Pop Idol named Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne, where she placed in the top 40.[1] In 2009, after high school she attended Skiringssal Folkehøgskule in Sandefjord, where she mainly studied music and then began writing her own songs. In 2010, she attended The Institute for Performing Arts in Liverpool, where she studied Popularize Music & Sound Technology. Here she developed as an artist and performer, starting with new projects and cultivating her own sounds.[2]
After returning to Norway from the United Kingdom, Bisi Music signed her immediately. She then released her well-received debut single "What's Happening", which received wide airplay and was selected Song of the Week for the national radio station Radio Norge. At that time Solheim met Jesper Borgen together with her former manager Hilde Wahl from Bisi Music to test out a new partnership. They later on wrote the text, melody and produced the song "The Wizard of Us" together.[1]
In late 2015 and early 2016, her vocals were uncredited on Alan Walker's EDM songs "Faded" and "Sing Me to Sleep".
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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Credited as Iselin Solheim | ||
"What's Happening" | 2012 | non-album singles |
"The Wizard of Us" | 2013 | |
"Oracle" | ||
"Giants" | 2015 | |
"Listen" | 2016 | |
Credited as Iselin | ||
"Bathtub"[3] | 2018 | non-album singles |
"Lost"[4] | ||
"Anyone Out There" | 2019 |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album/EP |
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Credited as Iselin Solheim | ||
"Usynlig" (Cir.Cuz featuring Iselin Solheim) |
2013 | Vi Er Cir.Cuz |
"Giants"[5] (Lotus with Montis featuring Iselin Solheim) |
2017 | non-album single |
Credited as Iselin | ||
"Do You Care"[6] (Ryan Riback featuring Iselin) |
2017 | non-album single |
"Walking By"[7] (Felix Cartal featuring Iselin) |
2018 | Next Season |
"Listen"[8] (Seeb featuring Iselin) |
Nice to Meet You - EP | |
"Just For A Moment"[9] (Gryffin featuring Iselin) |
Gravity | |
"On Me"[10] (Samuraii featuring Iselin) |
non-album singles | |
"Better With You"[11] (3LAU and Justin Caruso featuring Iselin) |
2019 |
Other songs
Title | Year | Platform |
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"Coloured Sky" | 2010 | SoundCloud |
"Crazy Town" (featuring Jesper Borgen) |
2012 | YouTube |
Production credits
Title | Year | Artist | Role |
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"Faded" | 2015 | Alan Walker | Uncredited vocalist |
"Sing Me to Sleep" | 2016 |
Music videos
Title | Year | Directors |
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"The Wizard of Us"[12] | 2013 | N/A |
"Faded (Restrung)"[13] | 2015 |
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"Giants"[14] | 2015 | N/A |
References
- "Iselin Solheim: – Trollet i meg vil frem". Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- URØRT: Iselin Solheim biografi (in Norwegian)
- "Bathtub - Single by Iselin on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NZ). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Lost - Single by Iselin on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- "Giants (feat. Iselin Solheim) - Single by Lotus x Montis on Apple Music". iTunes Store (IT). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Do You Care (feat. Iselin) - Single by Ryan Riback on Apple Music". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- "Walking By (feat. Iselin) - Single by Felix Cartal on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NO). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- "Nice to Meet You - EP by Seeb on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NZ). Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- "Just For a Moment (feat. Iselin) - Single by Gryffin on Apple Music". iTunes Store (RU). Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- "On Me (feat. Iselin) - Single by Samuraii on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- Sweeney, Farrell (2019-03-01). "3LAU and Justin Caruso deliver dance-pop release, 'Better With You', featuring Iselin". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- Hilde Wahl (14 July 2013), Iselin Solheim - THE WIZARD OF US (official video from Bisi Music), retrieved 25 May 2018
- Alan Walker (11 February 2016), Alan Walker - Faded (Restrung), retrieved 4 July 2018
- Iselin Solheim (27 November 2016), Iselin Solheim-Giants, retrieved 4 July 2018