Aleksander Walmann Åsgården (born 12 January 1986), known
professionally as simply Aleksander Walmann, is a Norwegian singer and
songwriter. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
with the song "Grab the Moment", along with music producer JOWST
finishing in 10th place.Walmann was born in Porsgrunn, and grew up in
a musical family through childhood. From the age of 13 and until he
started playing music, Aleksander was an active snowboarder at an
international level. In 2012, he participated in season one of The
Voice â€" Norges beste stemme, Norway's version of The Voice, where he
had Sondre Lerche as his mentor. He went on a shared second place
together with Hege Øversveen and Leif Anders Wentzel in the
competitions finale, only beaten by winner Martin Halla.Walmann and
Norwegian music producer JOWST were confirmed to be taking part in
Melodi Grand Prix 2017, Norway's national selection for the Eurovision
Song Contest 2017, on 7 February 2017. In the final, held on 11 March,
JOWST and Walmann received the maximum 12 points from four of the
eleven international juries in addition to winning the televote. They
subsequently advanced to the gold final, where they won the
competition. They represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
2017, and competed in the second half of the second semi-final for a
place in the final. They succeeded and on 13 May 2017 they received
the 10th place in the competition.
professionally as simply Aleksander Walmann, is a Norwegian singer and
songwriter. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
with the song "Grab the Moment", along with music producer JOWST
finishing in 10th place.Walmann was born in Porsgrunn, and grew up in
a musical family through childhood. From the age of 13 and until he
started playing music, Aleksander was an active snowboarder at an
international level. In 2012, he participated in season one of The
Voice â€" Norges beste stemme, Norway's version of The Voice, where he
had Sondre Lerche as his mentor. He went on a shared second place
together with Hege Øversveen and Leif Anders Wentzel in the
competitions finale, only beaten by winner Martin Halla.Walmann and
Norwegian music producer JOWST were confirmed to be taking part in
Melodi Grand Prix 2017, Norway's national selection for the Eurovision
Song Contest 2017, on 7 February 2017. In the final, held on 11 March,
JOWST and Walmann received the maximum 12 points from four of the
eleven international juries in addition to winning the televote. They
subsequently advanced to the gold final, where they won the
competition. They represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
2017, and competed in the second half of the second semi-final for a
place in the final. They succeeded and on 13 May 2017 they received
the 10th place in the competition.
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