Haddy Jatou N'jie (born 25 June 1979[1] in Oslo) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, writer and journalist. Her father is Gambian and her mother is Norwegian.[1][2] She grew up in Kolbotn near Oslo and is the eldest of five siblings.[3]
N'jie has worked as a reporter for Dagsrevyen and columnist for Dagbladet.[3] She hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with Erik Solbakken and Nadia Hasnaoui.[1] She hosts the 2010 annual telethon on Norway's largest TV channel NRK 1[2] which she also co-hosted in 2009.
Haddy N'jie has toured Norway several times, both as a solo artist and as part of the group comedy Queendom, consisting of herself and four other black Norwegian women, all sharing in part African backgrounds. Much of the group's material lampoons either Norwegians or Africans.[2]
When Norway held a national ceremony of remembrance on August 21st for the 77 victims of the worst attacks on the country since World War Two, the TV broadcast was hosted by N'jie.
N'jie has released three solo albums:[1]
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Semi-finals: Natalia Vodianova and Andrey Malahov Final: Alsou and Ivan Urgant |
Eurovision Song Contest presenter (with Nadia Hasnaoui and Erik Solbakken) 2010 |
Succeeded by Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers and Stefan Raab |