# 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 were the hip hop dance crew Quick Style at the ages 17–18. The runner-up was 14-year-old classical singer Lydia Hoen Tjore and 6-year old magician Brian Aksnes Hoseth finished in third place.

## Judges and hosts

* Judges:
** Jan Fredrik Karlsen (music producer, was a judge in Norwegian Idol many of the seasons and is going to be a judge in X Factor: Norway)
** Mia Gundersen (actress and singer)
** Thomas Giertsen (actor and stand-up comedian)
* Presenters (hosts):
** Pia Lykke
** Sturla Berg-Johansen

## Auditions

Dates auditions were sent on TV:
* February 13 (Bergen): Absence & Blipp
* February 20 (Bergen): Lydia Hoen Tjore, René Skar
* February 27 (Oslo): Quick, Sebastian James Hekneby
* March 6 (Oslo): Røa Eldresenter
* March 13 (Trondheim): Aaro Petrus Kontio, Håkon Ricardo
* March 20 (Trondheim): Brian Aksnes Hoseth

## Semi-finalists

| Key | Winner | Runner Up | Finalist | Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote)/2nd-3rd place wild cards |
| Name of Act | Age(s) | Genre | Act | From | Semi | Position Reached |
| Aaro Petrus Kontio | 24 | Circus Act | Diabolo | Finland | 4 | Finalist |
| Absence & Blipp | 18-24 | Dancing | Breakdancing & Beatboxing | Bergen | 1 | Finalist |
| Alexander Haugaas | 16 | Magic | Card Tricking | Oslo | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Arez Mehraban | 22 | Balance | Hand Balance | Trondheim | 5 | Wild card (auditioner) |
| Baard Kolstad | 17 | Instrumental | Drumming | Oslo | 3/5 | Wild card (semi-finalist) |
| Bergens Munnspillorkester | | Music | Harmonica & Singing | Bergen | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Bjørn-Erik Ulvatne | 18 | Singing | Singing | Os | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Brian Aksnes Hoseth | 6 | Magic | Magic | Verdal | 1 | Finalist |
| Christer & Pål | 19/21 | Comedy | Impersonation/Comedy/Acting | Trondheim | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Cre-8 | | Dancing | Hip Hop Dancing | Oslo | 2/5 | Wild card (semi-finalist) |
| Diem Tran | 14 | Instrumental | Piano Playing | Bergen | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Eirik Gjendemsjø | 13 | Singing | Singing | Slependen | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Henrik Nordin | 11 | Dancing | Locking/Popping Dancing | Bergen | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo | 14 | Singing | Opera Singing | Vukku | 3 | Finalist |
| Ingve Connolly Gran | 24 | Comedy | Impersonation | Stavanger | 1/5 | Wild card (semi-finalist) |
| Jan Anders Presthus | 8 | Dancing | Tap Dancing | Stord | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Jan Are Sæther | 20 | Circus Act | Drilling | Trondheim | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| John Chen | 16 | Instrumental | Piano Playing | Oslo | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| John Stistrup | 22 | Dancing | Michael Jackson Dancing | Sweden | 5 | Wild card (auditioner) |
| Lene Hosøy | 20 | Singing | Singing & Guitar | Osterøy | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Little Superstars | 6-9 | Dancing | Indian Dancing | Trondheim | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Lydia Hoen Tjore | 14 | Singing | Classical Singing | Radøy | 3/5 | Runner-up (semi-finalist lost judges' vote, wild card) |
| Mâret Hildur Stueng | 16 | Singing | Yoiking | Sápmi | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Marika Lejon | 24 | Singing | Singing | Oslo | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Martin Hemmer | 19 | Sports | Trial Cycling Stunts | Oslo | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Maximillian Berle-Østraat | 10 | Art | Poetry Writing | Bergen | 5 | Wild card (auditioner) |
| Ole Gaasø | 17 | Instrumental | Piano Playing | Oslo | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Pernille Brenni Brovold | 11 | Dancing | Acrobatic Broadway Show Dancing | Oslo | 2/5 | Wild card (semi-finalist) |
| Popping Grandpa | 64 | Dancing | Popping Dancing | Oslo | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Quick Style | 17-18 | Dancing | Hip Hop Dancing | Oslo | 3 | Winners |
| René Skar | 24 | Singing | Rapping | Bergen | 2 | Finalist |
| Robert Smith-Hald | 41 | Singing | Singing & Guitar | Bergen | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Røa Eldresenter | 69-83 | Singing | Rapping | Røa | 4 | Finalist |
| Sebastian James Hekneby | 18 | Singing | Singing | Tønsberg | 2 | Finalist |
| Urban Tribe | 13-27 | Dancing | Afro Fusion Dancing | Oslo | 3 | Semi-finalist |

## Semi-finals

Semi-final 1 :
| Nr. | Place came | Artist | Talent | Performance | Buzzers | Result |
| 1 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | Brian Aksnes Hoseth | Magician | Magic: Performed a magic routine with balloons, a bunny, a bird and a caps | 0 | Thru |
| 5 | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | Absence & Blipp | Dance Troupe & Beatboxer | Dancing and beatboxing: Performed a breakdance and beatboxing routine dancing to and beatboxing "Everybody Dance Now" and others | 0 | Thru |
| 8 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | Lene Hosøy | Singer | Singing: Performed her own song "Changing Direction" | 0 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Unknown | Bergens Munnspillorkester | Harmonica Orchestra & Singer | Harmonica: Performed their own "laid back" song with more harmonica than song than last time | 0 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Unknown | Mâret Hildur Stueng | Yoiker | Yoik: Performed a yoik for her sick little brother | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Unknown | Jan Are Sæther | Driller | Drill: Performed a drill routine to "Livin' La Vida Loca" | 0 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Unknown | Ole Gaasø | Pianist | Piano: Played Albert Aaberg theme, songs from The Jungle Book and other | 0 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Unknown | Ingve Connolly Gran | Impersonator | Impersonation: Imitated Ingrid Espelid, Gollum, Mika, Janis Joplin, Louis Armstrong and others | 0 | Eliminated |
| Semi-final 2 |||||||
| 5 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | Sebastian James Hekneby | Singer | Singing: Performed "Unchained Melody" by Alex North and Hy Zaret | 0 | Thru |
| 2 | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | René Skar | Rapper | Rap: Performed his own made song "Takin' it Home" | 0 | Thru |
| 4 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | Pernille Brenni Brovold | Dancer | Musical dance: Performed a routine as Oliver Twist to "Consider Yourself" | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1 | Unknown | Little Superstars | Dancers | Indian dance: Performed an Indian dance routine | 0 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Unknown | Alexander Haugaas | Magician | Card tricking: Tricked with cards | 2 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Unknown | Cre-8 | Dance Troupe | Hip Hop Dance: Danced a routine to a medley including a remix of "Rock It" by Herbie Hancock | 0 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Unknown | Diem Tran | Pianist | Piano: Played a self-made peace | 0 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Unknown | Bjørn-Erik Ulvatne | Singer | Classical singing: Performance of "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera | 0 | Eliminated |
| Semi-final 3 |||||||
| 8 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo | Singer | Opera singing: Performance of "Nessun Dorma" | 0 | Thru |
| 5 | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | Quick Crew | Dance Troupe | Hip hop dance: Did a routine in white dresses and with eye linces to a self-mixed song | 0 | Thru |
| 2 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | Lydia Hoen Tjore | Singer | Classical singing: Performance of "Time to Say Goodbye" | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1 | Unknown | Urban Tribe | Dance Troupe | Afro fusion dance: Performed an afro fusion routine to a medley of songs included "Up in Her Belly" by Busy Signal | 0 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Unknown | Henrik Nordin | Dancer | Popping/hiphop: Performed a popping routine beginning with a white mask and when the "bad weather" came, he changed to a hip-hop boy dancing hip-hop | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Unknown | Martin Hemmer | Trial-cyclist | Trial: Performed a trial routine with stunts, flames, a car and a woman burglar to Mission Impossible Theme | 0 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Unknown | Popping Grandpa | Dancer | Popping: Performed a popping routine with a paper white flower to "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" by Justin Timberlake | 0 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Unknown | Baard Kolstad | Drum Soloist | Drums: Performed a drum solo routine playing on drums and other things | 0 | Eliminated |
| Semi-final 4 |||||||
| 8 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | Aaro Petrus Kontio | Diabolo Artist | Diabolo: Performed a diabolo routine with three diabolos to rock music | 0 | Thru |
| 5 | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | Røa Eldresenter | Rap Troupe | Rap: Performed their own rap with theme "Røa Røa Røa" | 0 | Thru |
| 7 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | Eirik Gjendemsjø | Singer | Musical singing: Performed "The Outcast" from Chess | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1 | Unknown | Jan Anders Presthus | Tap Dancer | Tap: Performed a tap routine to songs from Singin' in the Rain | 0 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Unknown | Robert Smith-Hald | Singer & Guitarist | Singing: Performed his own song "Little River" from his new album Innocence Said | 0 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Unknown | Christer & Pål | Comedians | Comedy: Performed a comedy routine with Pål impersonating a doll | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Unknown | John Chen | Pianist | Piano: Performed the peace "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" | 0 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Unknown | Marika Lejon | Singer | Singing: Performance of "Perfect Sin" | 0 | Eliminated |
| Wild cards |||||||
| 8 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | Lydia Hoen Tjore | Singer | Classical singing: Performed "All I Ask" from The Phanthom of the Opera | 0 | Thru |
| 3 | 2nd | Pernille Brenni Brovold | Dancer | Musical dancing: Performed a musical Broadway routine to "Stupid Coupid" by Mandy Moore | 0 | Eliminated |
| 6 | 3rd | Baard Kolstad | Drum Soloist | Drumming: Performed a drum routine when he drummed at dustbins, coloured water and drums | 0 | Eliminated |
| 1 | Unknown | John Stistrup | Dancer | Michael Jackson impersonating: Danced to a mix of "Thriller", "Bad", "Dangerous" and "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson | 0 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Unknown | Ingve Connolly Gran | Impersonator | Impersonating: Impersonated the Joker from Batman, Solan and Ludvig from Blåklypa Grand Prix and Louis Armstrong | 0 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Unknown | Maximillian Berle-Østraat | Poetry Writer | Poetry: Read his own poetry to violin music | 0 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Unknown | Cre-8 | Dance Troupe | Hip hop dancing: Performed a routine to different hip hop song including a remix of "Breakout" by Sean Paul | 0 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Unknown | Arez Mehraban | Handbalancer | Handbalance: Climbed on a "work place" to "Feeling Good" by Michael Bublé | 0 | Eliminated |

## Final

| Nr. | Place came | Artist | Age(s) | From | Talent | Performance | Result |
| 8 | 1st | Quick Style | 17-18 | Oslo | Dance Troupe | Hip hop dance: Performed a routine to a self-mixed song | Winners |
| 2 | 2nd | Lydia Hoen Tjore | 14 | Radøy | Singer | Classical singing: Performance of "The Prayer" | Runner-Up |
| 3 | 3rd | Brian Aksnes Hoseth | 6 | Verdal | Magician | Magic: Performed a routine with a tent, a teddy bear and a girl | 3rd Place |
| 1 | 4th-9th | Absence & Blipp | 18-24 | Bergen | Dance Troupe & Beatboxer | Dancing and beatboxing: Performance to "Beat It", "I Like to Move it, Move it" and other songs beatboxing and breakdancing | 4th-9th Place |
| 4 | 4th-9th | Røa Eldresenter | 69-83 | Røa | Rap Troupe | Rap: Performed a rap of "We Will Rock You" | 4th-9th Place |
| 5 | 4th-9th | Håkon Ricardo Storstadmo | 13 | Vukku | Opera Singer | Opera singing: Performance of "Torna a Surriento" | 4th-9th Place |
| 6 | 4th-9th | René Skar | 24 | Fyllingsdalen | Rapper | Rap: Performed his own summer song "Beautiful Day" with many girls on stage | 4th-9th Place |
| 7 | 4th-9th | Aaro Petrus Kontio | 24 | Finland | Diabolo Artist | Diabolo: Performed a diabolo routine to rock music with 4 burning diabolos + he wore a burning hat | 4th-9th Place |
| 9 | 4th-9th | Sebastian James Hekneby | 18 | Tønsberg | Singer | Singing: Performed "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston | 4th-9th Place |

## Buzzers

* Semi-final 2: Alexander got 2 buzzers (Jan Fredrik Karlsen and Thomas Giertsen)
* Semi-final 4: Christer and Pål got all the judges' buzzers
| Act | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes |
| Act | Karlsen | Gundersen | Giertsen |
| Alexander Haugaas | X | | X |
| Christer and Pål | X | X | X |

## Judges' choices

| Semi-final | Jan Fredrik Karlsen | Mia Gundersen | Thomas Giertsen | Going thru |
| Semi-final 1 | Lene Hosøy | Absence & Blipp | Absence & Blipp | Absence & Blipp |
| Semi-final 2 | René Skar | René Skar | René Skar | René Skar |
| Semi-final 3 | Lydia Hoen Tjore | Quick Style | Quick Style | Quick Style |
| Semi-final 4 | Røa Eldresenter | Eirik Gjendemsjø | Røa Eldresenter | Røa Eldresenter |

## Finalists
### Absence & Blipp

Absence & Blipp (Absence Crew) is a dance crew with a beatboxer. The dance crew is called Absence and the beatboxer called Blipp. Members: Stian "Blipp" Glopholm (beatboxer), Ole Petter "Hoolio" Knarvik, Piero "Piero the Hero" Issa, Andreas "Rocks" Roksvåg and Christopher "Birdy" Bottolfsen. They were absent in Dansefeber (season 2) 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 (14) 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.

### 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 (24) is a rapper from Fyllingsdalen in Bergen Municipality. Sams.B makes the beats. René (aka RudeRen) and Stig (aka Sams.B) 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 (24) 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 (17-18), a dance group with 3 Hip Hop dancers and a B-Boy. They ended up as winners of the competition.

### Sebastian

Sebastian James Hekneby (18) 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.