Iselin Solheim

Iselin Solheim
Iselin performing in 2019
Iselin performing in 2019
Background information
Birth nameIselin Løken Solheim
Born (1990-06-20) 20 June 1990 (age 36)
Naustdal, Norway
OriginOslo, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–present
LabelsWarner Music Sweden

Iselin Løken Solheim (born June 20 June 1990), also called Iselin, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She is best known for her vocals in the songs "Faded", "Sing Me to Sleep", and "Just for a Moment".

Career

Iselin Løken Solheim was born in Naustdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. She performed in Norway's 2007 Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne, where she reached the top 40. In 2009, she studied music at Kiringssal Folkehgskule in Sandefjord, where she began writing her own songs, and in 2010 she studied popular Music & Sound Technology at the Institute for Performing Arts in Liverpool.

She later returned to Norway and signed with Bisi Music, where she released her first song, called "What's Happening". It was Song of the Week for Radio Norge, which is Norway's national radio station.

She provided uncredited vocals for Alan Walker's EDM songs "Faded" and "Sing Me to Sleep".

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
Credited as Iselin Solheim
"What's Happening" 2012 non-album singles
"The Wizard of Us" 2013
"Oracle"
"Giants" 2015
"Listen" 2016
Credited as Iselin
"Bathtub" 2018 non-album singles
"Lost"
"Lost: Acoustic Version"
"Anyone Out There" 2019
Title Year Album/EP
Credited as Iselin Solheim
"Usynlig"
(Cir.Cuz featuring Iselin Solheim)		 2013 Vi Er Cir.Cuz
"Giants"
(Lotus with Montis featuring Iselin Solheim)		 2017 non-album single
Credited as Iselin
"Do You Care"
(Ryan Riback featuring Iselin)		 2017 non-album single
"Walking By"
(Felix Cartal featuring Iselin)		 2018 Next Season
"Listen"
(Seeb featuring Iselin)		 Nice to Meet You - EP
"Just For A Moment"
(Gryffin featuring Iselin)		 Gravity
"On Me"
(Samuraii featuring Iselin)		 non-album singles
"Better With You"
(3LAU and Justin Caruso featuring Iselin)		 2019
"Clear Water"
(Karl Zine featuring Iselin)

Other songs

Title Year Platform
"Coloured Sky" 2011 SoundCloud
"Dancing in the Rain"
(with Mari T Jorgensen)		 2011 YouTube
"Crazy Town"
(featuring Jesper Borgen)		 2012

Production credits

Title Year Artist Role
"Faded" 2015 Alan Walker Uncredited vocalist
"Sing Me to Sleep" 2016
"Mood" 2018 Felix Cartal Writer
"Distant Memory" 2021 R3hab W&W & Timmy Trumpet

Music videos

Title Year Directors
"The Wizard of Us" 2013 N/a
"Faded (Restrung)" 2015
  • Rikkard Häggbom
  • Tobias Häggbom
"Giants" 2015 N/a

References

  1. ↑ "Iselin Solheim: – Trollet i meg vil frem". Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. ↑ Pop, Essentially (2016-07-20). "Go behind the scenes in Hong Kong for Alan Walker's new music video for 'Sing Me To Sleep'". Essentially Pop. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Bathtub - Single by Iselin on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NZ). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lost - Single by Iselin on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Giants (feat. Iselin Solheim) - Single by Lotus x Montis on Apple Music". iTunes Store (IT). 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Do You Care (feat. Iselin) - Single by Ryan Riback on Apple Music". iTunes Store (GB). 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Walking By (feat. Iselin) - Single by Felix Cartal on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NO). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nice to Meet You - EP by Seeb on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NZ). 20 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Just For a Moment (feat. Iselin) - Single by Gryffin on Apple Music". iTunes Store (RU). Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  10. ↑ "On Me (feat. Iselin) - Single by Samuraii on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  11. ↑ Sweeney, Farrell (2019-03-01). "3LAU and Justin Caruso deliver dance-pop release, 'Better With You', featuring Iselin". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  12. ↑ Hilde Wahl (14 July 2013), Iselin Solheim - THE WIZARD OF US (official video from Bisi Music), retrieved 25 May 2018
  13. ↑ Alan Walker (11 February 2016), Alan Walker - Faded (Restrung), retrieved 4 July 2018
  14. ↑ Iselin Solheim (27 November 2016), Iselin Solheim-Giants, retrieved 4 July 2018