Norske Talenter (series 2)


The 2009 series of Norske Talenter was the first series of this television programme. It began airing on TV 2 February 13, 2009 with audition in Bergen, and the live final was held May 8, 2009. The winners this season, was the hip hop dance crew Quick Style at the ages 17–18. Runner-up became 14-year-old classical singer Lydia Hoen Tjore and 6-year old magician Brian Aksnes Hoseth finished in third place.

Judges and hosts

Dates auditions were sent on TV:
Name of ActAgeGenreActFromSemiPosition Reached
Aaro Petrus Kontio24Circus ActDiaboloFinland4Finalist
Absence & Blipp18-24DancingBreakdancing & BeatboxingBergen1Finalist
Alexander Haugaas16MagicCard TrickingOslo2Semi-finalist
Arez Mehraban22BalanceHand BalanceTrondheim5Wild card
Baard Kolstad17InstrumentalDrummingOslo3/5Wild card
Bergens MunnspillorkesterMusicHarmonica & SingingBergen2Semi-finalist
Bjørn-Erik Ulvatne18SingingSingingOs2Semi-finalist
Brian Aksnes Hoseth6MagicMagicVerdal13rd Place
Christer & Pål19/21ComedyImpersonation/Comedy/ActingTrondheim4Semi-finalist
Cre-8DancingHip Hop DancingOslo2/5Wild card
Diem Tran14InstrumentalPiano PlayingBergen2Semi-finalist
Eirik Gjendemsjø13SingingSingingSlependen4Semi-finalist
Henrik Nordin11DancingLocking/Popping DancingBergen3Semi-finalist
Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo14SingingOpera SingingVukku3Finalist
Ingve Connolly Gran24ComedyImpersonationStavanger1/5Wild card
Jan Anders Presthus8DancingTap DancingStord4Semi-finalist
Jan Are Sæther20Circus ActDrillingTrondheim1Semi-finalist
John Chen16InstrumentalPiano PlayingOslo4Semi-finalist
John Stistrup22DancingMichael Jackson DancingSweden5Wild card
Lene Hosøy20SingingSinging & GuitarOsterøy1Semi-finalist
Little Superstars6-9DancingIndian DancingTrondheim2Semi-finalist
Lydia Hoen Tjore14SingingClassical SingingRadøy3/5Runner-up
Mâret Hildur Stueng16SingingYoikingSápmi1Semi-finalist
Marika Lejon24SingingSingingOslo4Semi-finalist
Martin Hemmer19SportsTrial Cycling StuntsOslo3Semi-finalist
Maximillian Berle-Østraat10ArtPoetry WritingBergen5Wild card
Ole Gaasø17InstrumentalPiano PlayingOslo1Semi-finalist
Pernille Brenni Brovold11DancingAcrobatic Broadway Show DancingOslo2/5Wild card
Popping Grandpa64DancingPopping DancingOslo3Semi-finalist
Quick Style17-18DancingHip Hop DancingOslo3Winners
René Skar24SingingRappingBergen2Finalist
Robert Smith-Hald41SingingSinging & GuitarBergen4Semi-finalist
Røa Eldresenter69-83SingingRappingRøa4Finalist
Sebastian James Hekneby18SingingSingingTønsberg2Finalist
Urban Tribe13-27DancingAfro Fusion DancingOslo3Semi-finalist

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

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Wild Cards

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Final

Buzzers

  1. Semi-final 2: Alexander got 2 buzzers
  2. Semi-final 4: Christer and Pål got all the judges' buzzers

    Judges' choices

Finalists

Absence & Blipp

Absence & Blipp is a dance crew with a beatboxer. The dance crew is called Absence and the beatboxer called Blipp. Members: Stian "Blipp" Glopholm, Ole Petter "Hoolio" Knarvik, Piero "Piero the Hero" Issa, Andreas "Rocks" Roksvåg and Christopher "Birdy" Bottolfsen. They were absent in Dansefeber when Knarvik, Issa and Roksvåg made it to the Fever Days. Only Knarvik made it to the live shows and finished in 10th place. The ages in the crew is 18-24. In the final, they was unhappy with the sound, because TV 2 made a mistake. They had to perform 15 seconds without sound.

Lydia

Lydia Hoen Tjore is a classical singer. She came runner-up in the competition. She is from Radøy in Bergen and has a little brother, David, who also tried for Norske Talenter, but didn't make it to the semi-finals. Lydia was in the 3rd semi-final where she didn't got thru. She was picked to be in the wild cards, and then she won the public vote and got to the final.

Brian

6-year old Brian Aksnes Hoseth is the youngest contestant in the competition and is a magician. Now he has sold an own magician set for children. Brian's father, Boje Hoseth, came to the semi-finals last year with Håvard Sand where they called themselves Magic Touch. This inspired Brian to try in the competition. He finished in 3rd place.

Røa Eldresenter

Røa Eldresenter is the oldest in the competition, along with Bergens Munnspillorkester. The front artist Mette is 69, and the others in the ages 71–83. They are in the Røa older senter in Oslo. Many young people shows respect for them. They are a rap group with only Mette rapping and the others standing and being cool.

Håkon Ricardo

Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo became an opera singer at the age of 13. When he tried for the show, he was 13. He comes from Vuku in Verdal in Nord- Trøndelag, Norway. He was born in the Philippines. He sings arias in Italian language mostly. He wants to perform in large venues and sing opera to the people and make it more popular.

René

René Skar is a rapper from Fyllingsdalen in Bergen. Sams.B makes the beats. René and Stig has a duo name called The D-Techs. René previously belonged to the rap crew CrippleCrew. René has a son named Shawn-Kevin. René wants him to be a doctor or something important. René wants to show him that nothing is impossible. René's good word for him is Sky Is the Limit.

Aaro

Aaro Petrus Kontio is a diabolo artist. In the final, he diaboloed with 4 diabolos. Aaro comes from Finland, but lives now in Trondheim. Aaro got to the auditions together with his girlfriend from Finland, Tiina. She auditioned, with the circus talent trapes. She didn't make it to the semi-finals, but Aaro did. Aaro always performs his diabolo routines to rock/punk music.

Quick Style

Quick Style, a dance group with 3 Hip Hop dancers and a B-Boy. They ended up as winners of the competition.

Sebastian

Sebastian James Hekneby is a singer. He is a big fan of Michael Jackson. He did some MJ dance moves in the final. In the final, TV 2 made a mistake with the sound, that sounded like he was screaming at the middle of the song. At the auditions, Jan Fredrik Karlsen said "Now, a new star is born on that stage" when he sang "You Raise Me Up". At the semi-finals he sang "Unchained Melody" and "One Moment in Time" in the final.