Biography
Who is Alessandra Mele?
Early life and background
Alessandra Mele Watle Mele was born on September 5, 2002, in Pietra Ligure, Norway. Her family includes an Italian father from Albenga and a Norwegian mother from Stathelle. She grew up in Cisano sul Neva and spent her early years developing her musical interests.
During her childhood, she participated in local musical events. At the age of twelve, she won a regional talent competition called VB Factor in the Val Bormida area. After finishing high school in 2019, she decided to move to Norway to live with her maternal grandparents in Porsgrunn before relocating to Lillehammer to pursue further education in music.
Education and music training
To develop her career, Alessandra moved to Lillehammer and enrolled as a student at the Lillehammer Institute of Music Production and Industries. This institution provided her with formal training in songwriting, pop music production, and the modern music industry.
Her studies helped her build the practical skills needed for recording pop tracks and performing on major television stages across Europe.
The Voice Norway and early television appearances
In 2022, Alessandra took a major step in her career by joining the seventh season of The Voice, Norges beste stemme. During her blind audition, she performed for the coaching panel and chose to join the team led by Espen Lind.
Although she was eliminated during the live shows phase of the program, the television exposure allowed her to show her vocal abilities to a national audience across Norway.
Eurovision Song Contest and Queen of Kings
In January 2023, Alessandra was selected as one of the competing acts for Melodi Grand Prix, the national selection program for the Eurovision Song Contest. She performed her original song titled Queen of Kings during the first semi-final and successfully advanced to the grand final.
She won the national selection contest by receiving the highest number of points from both viewers and the international jury panel. This victory earned her the right to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Her performance in the grand final secured fifth place with a total of 268 points, and the single became a major chart success, reaching the number one spot in Norway and entering the top ten in eleven different countries.
Subsequent television projects and personal life
Following her Eurovision success, Alessandra continued making television appearances. She participated as a duet partner in the fourth season of the entertainment program Maskorama.
In May 2024, she was selected to serve as the Norwegian spokesperson to announce the national jury points during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, though she later stepped down from the role hours before the event due to personal reasons. In interviews, she has shared that she identifies as bisexual and that her hit song reflects her personal experiences. She was previously in a relationship with Ludwig Gassner.
Birthday and age
Alessandra Mele was born on September 5, 2002, which makes Alessandra 24 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Alessandra shares the date with 34 other famous people.
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