The 2007 series of Norske Talenter

Norske Talenter

Norske Talenter is a Norwegian talent show with the same format as Britain's Got Talent. 16-year old singer Erlend Bratland won the first series and hip hop dance group Quick won the second series. Judges are music producer Jan Fredrik Karlsen, singer and actress Mia Gundersen and comedian/actor...

was the first series of the programme. It aired on TVNorge

TVNorge

TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...

 with 16-year old singer Erlend Bratland

Erlend Bratland

Erlend Bratland is a Norwegian singer who is known for winning Norske Talenter, a Norwegian television talent series, on May 9, 2008 at the age of 16.-Background:...

 as the winner. 8-year old hula hoop artist Vegard F. Dommersnes was the runner-up, and 12-year old singer Nora Foss al-Jabri

Nora Foss al-Jabri

Nora Foss al-Jabri is a Norwegian child singer.Her father is Iraqi and her mother is an ethnic Norwegian, Foss being her mother's last name....

 came in third place.

Judges and hosts

• Judges:
  • Jan Fredrik Karlsen
    Jan Fredrik Karlsen
    Jan Fredrik Karlsen is a Norwegian artist manager and television personality.Karlsen has worked in the Norwegian music industry since his late teens working for popular Norwegian comedians/singer/songwriters Herodes Falsk and Tom Mathisen...
    
     (music producer, was a judge in Norwegian Idol many of the seasons and is going to be a judge in X Factor: Norway)
  • Mia Gundersen (actress and singer)
  • Thomas Giertsen
    Thomas Giertsen
    Thomas Giertsen is a Norwegian producer, stand-up comedian and actor from Oslo.He runs a production company named Feelgood Scene, Film & TV...
    
     (actor and stand-up comedian)
• Presenters (hosts):
  • Marte Stokstad
  • Sturla Berg-Johansen
    Sturla Berg-Johansen
    Sturla Berg-Johansen is a Norwegian stand-up comedian, imitator, actor and television host.He grew up in Tønsberg where he started his acting at Tønsberg Amateur Theater. He worked at a traveling agency at the end of the 1980s, and he was, among other things, in charge of entertainment for...
    
     (also judge 2009)

Semi-finalists

Key	Winner	Runner Up	Third Place	Finalist	Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote)

Name of Act	Age(s)	Genre	Act	From	Semi	Position Reached
Al-X & Sim-1		Rap	Comedy Rap		5	Semi-finalist
Anders Haram		Singing	Singing & Guitar		2	Semi-finalist
Celina Hristov	7	Singing	Singing		1	Finalist
Daniel Larsen		Illusion	Illusion Magic Act		1	Semi-finalist
Draup		Music	Glass Music	Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....	5	Finalist
Duolva Duottar		Rap	Rap On Sami Language	Sápmi	1	Finalist
Erlend Bratland Erlend Bratland Erlend Bratland is a Norwegian singer who is known for winning Norske Talenter, a Norwegian television talent series, on May 9, 2008 at the age of 16.-Background:...	16	Singing	Singing	Kvinnherad Kvinnherad Kvinnherad is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Kvindherred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Fjelberg, most of Varaldsøy and parts of Skånevik merged with Kvinnherad on 1 January 1965.The municipality is the 5th in size in Hordaland...	5	Winner
Frikar Dance Company Frikar Dance Company FRIKAR dance company is a Norwegian dance company for contemporary and traditional dance specialized on the connection between dance and nature.-Biography:...		Dancing	Traditional Folk Dance		3	Finalist
Fredrikstad Turnforening		Acrobatics	Rhythmical Gymnastics	Fredrikstad Fredrikstad is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....	4	Semi-finalist
Glassbalance		Circus Act	Glass Balance		2	Semi-finalist
Hanna K. Bogetveit		Acrobatics	Rhythmical Gymnastics		4	Semi-finalist
Hanne Marie & Jørgen		Dancing	Latin Ballroom Dancing	Bergen	5	Semi-finalist
Irlin Finsådal	17	Dancing	Michael Jackson Dancing	Vennesla Vennesla Vennesla is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Vennesla was separated from Øvrebø in 1861. Øvrebø and Hægeland were merged with Vennesla again on 1 January 1964...	3	Semi-finalist
Kjetil Løberg		Music	Strange Instruments Playing	Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...	1	Semi-finalist
Madeleine Christensen	14	Singing	Singing	Bergen	2	Finalist
Magic Touch		Magic	Illusion Magic Act	Verdal Verdal Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...	3	Semi-finalist
Maria & Ingrid		Circus Act	Circus Act		4	Semi-finalist
Martin Drop	11	Comedy	Stand-Up Comedy		2	Semi-finalist
Martin M. Olsen		Instrumental Music	Saxophone		4	Semi-finalist
Mathias & Benjamin		Circus Act	Juggling		1	Semi-finalist
Mats D. Weinholdt		Sports	Football Tricks		4	Finalist
Narve & Christoffer		Streinght Act	Breaking Stones		3	Semi-finalist
New Age Ninjas		Martial Arts Demo	Tricking	Bergen	1	Semi-finalist
Nora Foss al-Jabri Nora Foss al-Jabri Nora Foss al-Jabri is a Norwegian child singer.Her father is Iraqi and her mother is an ethnic Norwegian, Foss being her mother's last name....	12	Singing	Singing		3	3rd Place
Oddvar Torsheim		Music	Folk Singing & Harmonica Playing		2	Semi-finalist
Renate Aasen		Singing	Singing		3	Semi-finalist
Robin Palmer Olsen		Instrument	Piano Playing		5	Semi-finalist
Sérgio Louis Perreria		Circus Act	Juggling		5	Semi-finalist
Sigurd Uggen		Extrodnary Act	Backward Talking		4	Semi-finalist
Sondre, Maria & Cecilie		Dancing	Swing Dancing		2	Semi-finalist
Soulstars		Dancing	Hip Hop Dancing	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	2	Semi-finalist
Sunniva Gynild	6	Dancing	Flamenco Dancing	Bergen	5	Semi-finalist
Team Mem		Martial Arts Demo	Tricking		5	Semi-finalist
Thea B. Christensen		Acrobatics	Air Acrobatics		4	Semi-finalist
Thomi & Dani		Comedy	Magic & Comedy	Bergen	4	Finalist
Tina Presthus		Instrument	Violin Playing	Stord Stord Stord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....	1	Semi-finalist
TX Vikings		Freakshow	Freakshow Streingth Act		1	Semi-finalist
Vegard F. Dommersnes	8	Circus Act	Hula Hoop		2	Runner-Up
Vilde Håkonsen		Acrobatics	Rhythmical Gymnastics		3	Semi-finalist
Yasmin Breistein		Circus Act	"Acrobatic Ring"		3	Semi-finalist

Semi-final 1

|-
!Place came
!Artist
!Talent
!Result
|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Celina Hristov
|bgcolor="gold"|Singer
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|Duolva Duottar
|bgcolor="silver"|Rap Troupe
|-
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Mathias & Benjamin
|bgcolor="brown"|Juggling Duo
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|TX Vikings
|Freakshow Performers
|-
|New Age Ninjas
|Tricking Troupe
|-
|Kjetil Løberg
|Instrumentalist
|-
|Daniel Larsen
|Magician
|-
|Tina Presthus
|Violinist
|-
!colspan="4"|

Semi-final 2

|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Madeleine Christensen
|bgcolor="gold"|Singer
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|Vegard F. Dommersnes
|bgcolor="silver"|Hula Hoop Artist
|-
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Sondre, Maria & Cecilie
|bgcolor="brown"|Swing Dancers
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|Soulstars
|Hip Hop Dance Troupe
|-
|Glassbalance
|Glass Balance Duo
|-
|Oddvar Torsheim
|Singer
|-
|Martin Drop
|Stand-up Comedian
|-
|Anders Haram
|Singer
|-
!colspan="4"|

Semi-final 3

|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Nora Foss al-Jabri

Nora Foss al-Jabri

Nora Foss al-Jabri is a Norwegian child singer.Her father is Iraqi and her mother is an ethnic Norwegian, Foss being her mother's last name....

|bgcolor="gold"|Singer
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|Frikar Dance Company

Frikar Dance Company

FRIKAR dance company is a Norwegian dance company for contemporary and traditional dance specialized on the connection between dance and nature.-Biography:...

|bgcolor="silver"|Traditional Folk Dance Troupe
|-
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Yasmin Breistein
|bgcolor="brown"|"Acrobatic-Ring" Artist
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|Vilde Håkonsen
|Rhythmical Gymnastics Performer
|-
|Renate Aasen
|Singer
|-
|Narve & Christoffer
|Stone-Breakers
|-
|Irlin Finsådal
|Dancer
|-
|Magic Touch
|Magicians
|-
!colspan="4"|

Semi-final 4

|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Mats D. Weinholdt
|bgcolor="gold"|Football Tricker
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|Thomi & Dani
|bgcolor="silver"|Magician-Comedians
|-
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Hanna K. Bogetveit
|bgcolor="brown"|Rhythmical Gymnastics Performer
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|Thea Blossom Kristensen
|Air Acrobatics Performer
|-
|Fredrikstad Turnforening
|Acrobatics Troupe
|-
|Sigurd Uggen
|Backward Talker
|-
|Martin M. Olsen
|Saxophonist
|-
|Maria & Ingrid
|Circus Artists
|-
!colspan="4"|

Semi-final 5

|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1st (Won Public Vote)
|bgcolor="gold"|Erlend Bratland

Erlend Bratland

Erlend Bratland is a Norwegian singer who is known for winning Norske Talenter, a Norwegian television talent series, on May 9, 2008 at the age of 16.-Background:...

|bgcolor="gold"|Singer
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="grey"|Thru
|-
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="silver"|Draup
|bgcolor="silver"|Glass Music Duo
|-
|bgcolor="brown"|3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
|bgcolor="brown"|Al-X & Sim-1
|bgcolor="brown"|Rap Duo
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="red"|Eliminated
|-
|rowspan="5"|Unknown
|Team Mem
|Tricking Troupe
|-
|Sunniva Gynild
|Flamenco Dancer
|-
|Sérgio Louis Perreria
|Juggler
|-
|Robin Palmer Olsen
|Pianist
|-
|Hanne Marie & Jørgen
|Latin Ballroom Dancing Couple
|}

Final

Place came	Artist	Category	Act	Semi-final	Result
1st Place (Won the Series)	Erlend Bratland Erlend Bratland Erlend Bratland is a Norwegian singer who is known for winning Norske Talenter, a Norwegian television talent series, on May 9, 2008 at the age of 16.-Background:...	Singing	Performance of "Lost" by Anouk	5 (public's choice)	Winner
2nd Place	Vegard F. Dommersnes	Hula Hoop	Hula Hoop Performance to "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley and other songs	2 (judges' choice)	Runner-Up
3rd Place	Nora Foss al-Jabri Nora Foss al-Jabri Nora Foss al-Jabri is a Norwegian child singer.Her father is Iraqi and her mother is an ethnic Norwegian, Foss being her mother's last name....	Singing	Performance of "Anthem" from Chess	3 (public's choice)	3rd Place
Unknown	Draup	Music	Playing on Glasses	5 (judges' choice)	4th-10th Place
	Mats D. Weinholdt	Football	Tricked with a Burning Football	4 (public's choice)
	Thomi & Dani	Comedy & Magic	Performed a Comic Magic Routine	4 (judges' choice)
	Frikar Dance Company Frikar Dance Company FRIKAR dance company is a Norwegian dance company for contemporary and traditional dance specialized on the connection between dance and nature.-Biography:...	Folk Dance	Performed a Traditional Folk Dance Routine Beginning with a Hip Hop Beat	3 (judges' choice)
	Madeleine Christensen	Singing	Performance of "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson	2 (public's choice)
	Celina Hristov	Singing	Performance of "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion	1 (public's choice)
	Duolva Duottar	Rap	Performed a Rap Routine on Sami Language	1 (judges' choice)