Sichelle
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Birth name | Sichelle Mcmeo Aksum |
Born | Oslo, Norway | May 14, 1988
Genres | RnB |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Website | www |
Sichelle Mcmeo Aksum (born 14 May 1988), better known by her stage name Sichelle, is a Norwegian-Grenadian singer. She has released four singles: Fuck deg, Min, Freaky, and Kun for meg. Her debut album was produced by David Eriksen, and was released in 2008.[1]
Background
[edit]Sichelle has a Grenadian father and a Norwegian mother. She was born and grew up in Ullevål Hageby in Nordre Aker, but now lives on Hasle. Sichelle attended Elvebakken videregående skole.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Sichelle became well known when she was selected by David Eriksen to sing Fuck deg. It was originally a Danish song performed by Anna David (who also sings the German and English translations), translated into Norwegian by Kai Lofthus. Fuck deg was number 1 on VG-lista for three weeks, and stayed in the chart for 19 weeks. The single was awarded platinum with more than 10,000 copies sold, and was nominated for Hit of the Year (Norwegian: Årets hit) in Spellemannprisen 2008.[4] In October 2007 Sichelle was a guest on Otto Jespersen's Rikets Røst (The Kingdom's Voice), where Sputnik parodied the song. His version had been aimed at the Minister of Cultural Affairs Trond Giske, and it got Giske to promise a Sputnik scholarship. In 2008 her next single, Min, was released, followed in the summer by her third single, Freaky, a 1980s inspired summer tune with a music video in the same genre. Sichelle participated in Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in the third semi-final held in Skien, where she performed the song Left/Right,[5] and in Melodi Grand Prix 2011 in the first semi-final with the song Trenger mer.[6]
Albums
[edit]- Sichelle (2008)
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Peak positions | Certification | |
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NOR | DEN | |||
2008 | "Fuck Deg" | 3 | - | 40.000^ Copies x Platinum |
2008 | "Min" | 22 | - | |
2009 | "Left-Right" | 35 | - | |
2011 | "Trenger Mer" | 21 | 56 |
References
[edit]- ^ Bryne, Silje (6 February 2009). "- Alexander trollbandt oss alle - Sichelle (20) skryter av MGP-konkurrenten". Kjendis.no. DB Medialab. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Gir gutta finger'n - Sichelle debuterer med en diss til gamlekjæresten". Side2. Nettavisen. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Kjennerud, Sylvia Merlyn (5 July 2007). "Debuterende artister". dt.no - Nyheter. Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Thorkildsen, Joakim; Hvidsten, Sigrid (3 January 2008). "Her er de Spellemann-nominerte". Dagbladet.no - Kultur - Musikk. DB Medialab. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Riise, Hege Bakken (29 December 2008). "Her er Grenland-artistene!". Melodi Grand Prix. NRK. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Waddell, Nathan (16 January 2011). "Norway: Interview with Sichelle (MGP 2011) - Sichelle sings "Trenger mer" in Semifinal 1". ESC Daily. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.