Alessandra Mele

Alessandra Watle Mele (born 5 September 2002), known mononymously as Alessandra, is a Norwegian-Italian singer and songwriter. She competed in the seventh season of The Voice – Norges beste stemme in 2022, reaching the live shows.[1] She is set to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Queen of Kings".[2][3]

Alessandra Mele
Alessandra Mele in 2023
Alessandra Mele in 2023
Background information
Birth nameAlessandra Watle Mele
Also known asAlessandra
Born (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002
Pietra Ligure, Savona, Italy
OriginLillehammer, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2022–present
LabelsStarlab Music

Early life and education

Mele was born on 5 September 2002 in Pietra Ligure, Savona to an Italian father from Albenga and a Norwegian mother from Stathelle,[4] and grew up in Cisano sul Neva.[1][5][6] At the age of twelve, she won the fifth edition of VB Factor, a local talent show in the Val Bormida region.[5] After graduating from high school in 2021, she first moved in with her maternal grandparents in Porsgrunn, Norway,[7] before moving to Lillehammer, to study at the Lillehammer Institute of Music Production and Industries (LIMPI).[8]

Career

2022: The Voice Norway

In 2022, Mele was a participant in the seventh season of The Voice – Norges beste stemme, the Norwegian version of the The Voice franchise.[9][10] After her Blind Audition, she joined the team of coach Espen Lind.[10] She was eliminated in the live shows.

2023: Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision Song Contest

On 4 January 2023, Mele was announced as one of twenty-one artists to compete in Melodi Grand Prix 2023, the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[11] She performed her entry "Queen of Kings" in the first semi-final on 14 January 2023, and was among the three acts to qualify for the final on 4 February 2023.[12] She went on to win the competition, receiving the most points from both the public and the international jury, thereby winning the right to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.[13] She is set to perform in the first semi-final on 9 May 2023.

Personal life

In an interview with Eurovision Fun, Mele reported that she is bisexual, with her song "Queen of Kings" representing her experiences as a bisexual woman.[14]

Discography

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[15]		 FIN
[16]		 HUN
[17]		 ISL
[18]		 SWE
[19]
"Queen of Kings" 2023 12062235 Non-album single

References
  1. Svelstad, Oda Elise (2 February 2023). "MGP-låten til Alessandra Mele er verdshit allereie – sanninga som faren ikkje veit om". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 5 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Adams, Oliver (4 February 2023). "Alessandra sings "Queen of Kings" for Norway at Eurovision 2023". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 4 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Norway: Alessandra wins 'Melodi Grand Prix' with 'Queen of Kings'". Eurovision Song Contest. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "La cantante savonese Alessandra Mele all'Eurovision Song Contest con la canzone "Queen of Kings"". Il Vostro Giornale (in Italian). 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. Gramaglia, Maria (15 January 2023). "Alessandra Mele di Cisano ce l'ha fatta: ha passato il turno e canterà in finale a MGP 2023 in Norvegia". Savonanews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  8. Holt, True N. (7 January 2022). "The Voice-Alessandra flyttet til Norge for musikken". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "From The Voice to Eurovision: Alessandra Watle Mele to rep Norway – POPXD". Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. "La cantante savonese Alessandra Mele a "The Voice Norvegia": "Volevo portare qui un po' di orgoglio italiano"". Il Vostro Giornale (in Italian). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Sand, Camilla; Nielsen, Vetle (4 January 2023). "Dette er årets artister i Melodi Grand Prix". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Vautrey, Jonathan (14 January 2023). "MGP 2023: Umami Tsunami, Ulrikke and Alessandra qualify from Semi-Final 1". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. Petersen, Rasmus (4 February 2023). "Norway: Alessandra is the Queen of Kings – To Eurovision 2023 after winning MGP". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 5 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Matamis, Apostolis (23 January 2023). "Alessandra Mele: "My song was written especially for Eurovision"". Eurovision Fun. Retrieved 4 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2023-06". VG-lista. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  16. "Singlet 10/2023" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  17. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ". Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  18. "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  19. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 7". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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