Salome Clausen is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 pop music

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 artist

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

, best known for winning the 2005 second series of the music-based reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 show MusicStars. Whilst part of MusicStars, Clausen would top the singles chart twice, and be part of three album releases (all of which made the Swiss album top 20). After winning the show, Clausen spent three weeks at the top of the Swiss singles chart with "Gumpu

Gumpu

"Gumpu" is the debut single by Salome, the winner of Swiss Musicstar 2005. Released in Switzerland on April 30, 2005, the song entered the Swiss charts on May 15 at number one. It stayed there for three weeks, outperforming artists such as Akon, Chipz, Snoop Dogg and Shakira...

", and saw her debut album ...Moji

...Moji

...Moji is the debut album by the 2005 Swiss MusicStar winner, Salome. Released on May 28, 2005, the album includes the Swiss number one single "Gumpu", as well as various other pop-orientated songs....

peak at number two. Clausen has since fallen out of the spotlight, however, and appears to be a one-hit wonder

One-hit wonder

A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...

. In 2006 she chose to go back to her former life. She works now, like before her short singing career, as a hair stylist.

In winning MusicStar, Salome beat out competition from talents such as Daniel Kandlbauer

Daniel Kandlbauer

Daniel Kandlbauer is a Swiss pop musician who achieved notoriety on the Swiss reality show MusicStars. Kandlbauer was one of the finalists of the show, and he performed songs on several of their successful singles and albums. Since the show's climax, he has released a single entitled "Maybe In...

 and Claudia D'Addio

Claudia D'Addio

Diamá is a Swiss singer. She was born in Schlieren, a suburb of Zurich. Both parents are Italian immigrants. She grew up in Dietikon, which is close to her place of birth. At the age of seven she began singing in her hometown church choir" Voci Bianche" , which she was part of until her teenage...

, who have both also had success in their post-MusicStar careers.

Singles

• "Friends Forever" (2005) (#1, Switzerland) [as part of MusicStars]
• "Here I Am" (2005) (#1, Switzerland) [as part of MusicStars]
• "Gumpu
  Gumpu
  "Gumpu" is the debut single by Salome, the winner of Swiss Musicstar 2005. Released in Switzerland on April 30, 2005, the song entered the Swiss charts on May 15 at number one. It stayed there for three weeks, outperforming artists such as Akon, Chipz, Snoop Dogg and Shakira...
  
  " (2005) (#1, three weeks, Switzerland)

Albums

• New Generation (2005) (#5, Switzerland) [as part of MusicStars]
• Thank You (2005) (#2, Switzerland) [as part of MusicStars]
• Gold (2005) (#14, Switzerland) [as part of MusicStars]
• ...Moji
  ...Moji
  ...Moji is the debut album by the 2005 Swiss MusicStar winner, Salome. Released on May 28, 2005, the album includes the Swiss number one single "Gumpu", as well as various other pop-orientated songs....
  
  (2005) (#2, Switzerland)