Stig Van Eijk
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Stig Andre van Eijk (born March 21 1981) is a Norwegian
singer, composer and lyricist.
Stig Andre van Eijk is known for his Grand Prix career. In 1999 he won the Norwegian final of Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Living My Life Without You", which he wrote. In the European final of the Eurovision Song Contest
in Israel, he came in 14th, after gaining 35 points. He is the first ever black man to represent Norway.
The album, Where I Belong, which was released the same year, went platinum (over 30,000 copies) and reached number 6 on the VG-list Top 40 in Norway. In 2000, he was named this year's male artist (Hit awards). In 2001, he made Colombianske fredslåten, "Constructors of Peace." He also opened in 2001 B: underground club in Bergen. This club was a livekonsept with a house band who played reggae, soul and funk, and the guest appeared. In 2003, he directed the song that won "Idol" in South Africa - "Once In a Lifetime" was performed by Heinz Winckler. The song was a hit in South Africa and became double platinum (100,000 copies).
"StiGi," which he is now called, is now best known as front figure in the reggae band "The Soul Express Orchestra." For the last couple of years he has also been working with music in a kindergarten in Bergen
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer, composer and lyricist.
Stig Andre van Eijk is known for his Grand Prix career. In 1999 he won the Norwegian final of Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Living My Life Without You", which he wrote. In the European final of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in Israel, he came in 14th, after gaining 35 points. He is the first ever black man to represent Norway.
The album, Where I Belong, which was released the same year, went platinum (over 30,000 copies) and reached number 6 on the VG-list Top 40 in Norway. In 2000, he was named this year's male artist (Hit awards). In 2001, he made Colombianske fredslåten, "Constructors of Peace." He also opened in 2001 B: underground club in Bergen. This club was a livekonsept with a house band who played reggae, soul and funk, and the guest appeared. In 2003, he directed the song that won "Idol" in South Africa - "Once In a Lifetime" was performed by Heinz Winckler. The song was a hit in South Africa and became double platinum (100,000 copies).
"StiGi," which he is now called, is now best known as front figure in the reggae band "The Soul Express Orchestra." For the last couple of years he has also been working with music in a kindergarten in 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 , ....
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