Linnea Dale
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Linnea Dale (born 22 April 1991) is a Norwegian singer.
Early life
Linnea Dale was born in Tinn, Telemark, Norway. She attended the high school Skien videregående skole.
Idol
She was a contestant on the fifth season of the Norwegian Idol series in 2007, finishing in seventh place. She performed "What Do I Know About Love", a song written by herself, in the semi-finals on 10 October. She has qualified for the Norwegian final.
Musical career
In 2009, Dale collaborated with the Drammen band Donkeyboy on their debut album Caught in a Life, providing guest vocals on the songs "Ambitions", "Sometimes", and "Awake". "Ambitions" debuted on the Norwegian singles chart at number seven on 6 April 2009, and reached the number one spot on 29 June, after 13 weeks on the charts. She also recorded the song "Anything Goes (and Everything's Alright)" with Magnus Sinnes.
Her first EP, Children Of The Sun, was released 27 January 2012 on Warner Music. Her first solo album, Lemoyne Street, was released in April 2012, with help from producer Øystein Greni and Nikolai Eilertsen from Bigbang.
Dale competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2014, the Norwegian competition to find their representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. She competed with her song "High Hopes" and came second in the gold final.
Her album Good Goodbyes was released on 9 May 2014. Paul Waaktaar, from a-ha, co-wrote and produced three songs.
In 2019 she collaborated with the Norwegian pop band Minor Majority on their album Napkin Poetry, providing guest vocals on the song "Another Year".
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NOR | ||
| Lemoyne Street | Released: 2 April 2012 Label: Warner Music Norway Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming | 19 |
| Good Goodbyes | Released: 7 April 2014 Label: Warner Music Norway AS Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming | — |
| Wait for the Morning | Released: 9 November 2018 Label: Aftertouch Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming | — |
| 15 Love | Released: 21 October 2022 Label: Aftertouch Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming | — |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Children of the Sun | Released: 20 January 2012 Label: Warner Music Norway Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming |
| Pets (with Of Norway) | Released: 24 May 2019 Label: Beatservice Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming |
| Petit Pets (with Of Norway) | Released: 8 January 2021 Label: Beatservice Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "And Then the Sun Comes Up" | 2012 | Lemoyne Street |
| "High Hopes" | 2014 | Good Goodbyes |
| "Out of Heaven" | 2020 | 15 Love |
| "Deep in a Dream" | 2022 | |
| "Too Close Too Fast" |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Spirit Lights" (Of Norway featuring Linnea Dale) | 2014 | Accretion |
| "Favourite Mistake" (Of Norway featuring Linnea Dale) | 2017 | The Loneliest Man in Space |
| "Another Year" (Minor Majority featuring Linnea Dale) | 2018 | Napkin Poetry |
| "Hole in the Sky" (Shining featuring Linnea Dale) | Animal | |
| "Think You Should" (Donkeyboy featuring Linnea Dale) | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Baby, Let's Break Our Hearts" (Auden Prey featuring Linnea Dale) | 2020 | The Game |
| "Bare noen dager til" (Atle Pettersen featuring Linnea Dale) | Tusen julelys |
Other appearances
Hver gang vi møtes (Season 9)
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Dagane" | 2020 | Odd Nordstogas dag |
| "Som ein båt på land" | Aslag Haugens dag | |
| "Time Machine" | Chris Holstens dag | |
| "All for Love" | Morgan Suleles dag | |
| "Flyge fra" | Frida Ånneviks dag | |
| "Det er ingen hverdag mer" | Tuva Syvertsens dag | |
| "Om du reisten din veg" (with Odd Nordstoga) | Siste dagen | |
| "13 humler" |
External links
- at MySpace