Haddy Njie

Haddy Njie
Haddy Njie at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo (2010)
Haddy Njie at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo (2010)
Background information
Birth nameHaddy Jatou N'jie
Born (1979-06-25) 25 June 1979 (age 45)
Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, writer and journalist
Years active?-present

Haddy Jatou Njie (formerly 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] Her younger sister is illustrator and picture book writer Lisa Aisato.[4]

  1. ^ a b Bakker, Sietse (10 March 2010). "Nadia, Haddy and Erik to host 2010 Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. ^ Wamwayi, Cynthia (16 November 2010). "Haddy N'jie: The African face of Norwegian TV". CNN. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  3. ^ Paulsen, Cathrine Th (17 September 2008). "Portrettet: Haddy N'jie". Psykiskhelse. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ Cissé, Yacoub; Kalleklev, Katrine. "Lisa Aisato". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 October 2019.