Genres Pop Name Venke Knutson Music group White Willow Children Vilma Wold, Villas Wold | Years active 2003–present Spouse Thomas Wold (m. 2008) Role Singer | |
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Born 20 October 1978 (age 45) Birkeland, Norway ( 1978-10-20 ) Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, school teacher Albums Places I Have Been, Smiles: the Very Best of, Scared, Ignis Fatuus, Crush Similar People Kurt Nilsen, Maria Arredondo, Dan Ar Braz, Nadine Beiler, Gaute Ormasen Profiles | ||
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Drums | ||
Venke Knutson - Panic
Venke Knutson (born 20 October 1978) is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.
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Life and career
Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.
Early in her life she lived with her family in the United States.
She joined the school choir. Inspired by two older sisters, she applied for music at the Vågsbygd skole (Vågsbygd school), when the family was about to go back home to Norway.
She used to be an elementary teacher in Norway. She was earlier married to Svenn Kåre Liodden, but they divorced. She married Thomas Wold in 2008.
She debuted in 2003 with the single "Panic", followed by her first album Scared and the singles "Scared" and "Kiss".
Venke Knutson entered the qualifying rounds of the Melodi Grand Prix 2010 (the Norwegian selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest) on 16 January and was voted through to the national "second chance" program, with the song "Jealous 'Cause I Love You", where she was voted through to the national final.
Singles
1 Released as airplay singles