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Aleksander Denstad With

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Aleksander Denstad With

Background information
Origin Flag of Norway Trondheim, Norway
Genre(s) Pop, Rock
Instrument(s) Voice, Piano
Years active 2006-Present
Label(s) Sony/BMG (2006-2007)
Website AleksanderWith.com

Aleksander Denstad With (born June 30 1987 in Trondheim, Norway), won season 4 of the TV show Idol (Norway) in May 2006, becoming the youngest person ever to win the competition. Aleksander released his first album, titled 'Coming Home', on October 23rd, 2006. The album was a major success and peaked at #4 on the Top 40 Norwegian Albums Chart upon release. So far, "A Little Too Perfect", "The Other Side" and "Free Ride" have been released as singles from the album. On December 1, 2007, Aleksander performed alongside Norwegian Pop-Rock artist, Marion Raven, at the Norwegian "Idol Gives Back" show.

Contents

Norwegian Idol 2006 Performances

Audition: "Dancing Shoes" Gavin DeGraw
Top 40: "Chariot" by Gavin DeGraw
Top 12: "Trouble" by Coldplay
Top 11: "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz
Top 10: "Have Fun,Go Mad" by Blair
Top 9: "Unloved" by Espen Lind
Top 8: "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw
Top 7: "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson
Top 6: "Glorious" by Andreas Johnson
Top 5: "Spider-Man Theme" by Michael Bublé
Top 4: "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
Top 4: "One" (duet with Vivian Sørmeland) by U2 and Mary J. Blige
Top 3: "I've Been Losing You" by a-ha
Top 3: "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal
Finale: "Glorious" by Andreas Johnson
Finale: "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal
Finale: "A Little Too Perfect" (winner single)

Discography

Albums

Cover Statistics Track Listing Singles

Coming Home

  • Released: October 23rd 2006
  • Peak Position: #4 Norway

1. Minor Setback
2. Free Ride
3. The Other Side
4. How About
5. Coming Home
6. Deep
7. Everything Is Tonight
8. One Year
9. All Right
10. So Real, So Right
11. A Little Too Perfect

A Little Too Perfect
The Other Side
Free Ride (Radio Only)

Cover Statistics Track Listing Singles

Coming Home - Japan Edition

  • Released: July 4th 2007

1. Minor Setback
2. Free Ride
3. The Other Side
4. How About
5. Coming Home
6. Deep
7. Everything Is Tonight
8. One Year
9. All Right
10. So Real, So Right
Bonus Track. The Other Side (Live Acoustic Version)
Bonus Track. Everything Is Tonight (Live Acoustic Version)

The Other Side (Radio Only)
Everything Is Tonight (Radio Only)

Singles

Cover Single Information
A Little Too Perfect
  • Released: 2006
  • Charts: #1 Norway
The Other Side
  • Released: October 9th, 2006
  • Charts: #2 Norway
COVER TBA

CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

Free Ride
  • Released: January 2006
  • Charts: Radio Only Norway

Pre-Idol

WimpyLime

Members: Vivian Sørmeland, Aleksander With, Olav S. Flaa, Arne Fredrik Lånke

Official Site | Official Myspace

WimpyLime, consisting of the four band members listed above, were an unsigned project Aleksander and his girlfriend, Vivian Sørmeland (who came third in Idol (Norway) Season 4) were a part of from the summer of 2004 until Idol in 2006. WimpyLime wrote all of their material as a group and together could play the keyboard, piano, guitar, bass, and drums. Aleksander and Vivian were the band's lead vocalists.

Only two demos clips have leaked from WimpyLime's recorded catalog, one titled "Southern Skies" and another titled "The Secret". A clip of "Southern Skies", lead by Vivian's vocals, may be heard at their Official Myspace.

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Preceded by
Jorun Stiansen
Idol (Norway) winner
Season 4 (2006)
Succeeded by
Glenn Lyse

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