Norske Talenter (series 1)
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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)
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