May 1,2007
維基百科上的介紹
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksander_Denstad_With
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.
Aleksander will be in Japan from May 7th to May 12th to promote his new album "Coming Home" in Japan. He will perform five songs as part of an acoustic trio in Tokyo. Release date for the album in Japan is set to June 20th 2007.
| Origin | ||
| Genre(s) | Pop, Rock | |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, Piano | |
| Years active | 2006-Present | |
| Label(s) | Sony/BMG (2006-Present) | |
| Website | AleksanderWith.com | |
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: "Spiderman 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)
Albums
Coming Home
Released: October 23rd 2006
Peak Position: #4 Norway
A Little Too Perfect
Released: 2006
Charts: #1 Norway
The Other Side
Released: October 9th, 2006
Charts: #2 Norway
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].