Noah Skaalum
Noah Skaalum | |
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Birth name | Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen |
Born | (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 28) Herlev, Denmark |
Origin | Denmark |
Genres | Pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass |
Years active | 2007–2014 |
Noah Skaalum Jørgensen (born Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen; 6 July 1995) is a Danish singer who won the fourth season of the Danish version of The X Factor on 25 March 2011 at the age of 15. Assigned female at birth, Skaalum publicly came out as a trans man in 2018.
Biography
Skaalum started singing at a young age, appearing in musicals and joining a musical band at the age of 12. At the age of 15, Skaalum won the fourth season of the Danish version of The X Factor, defeating Babou Lowe and Annelouise Sørensen in the final on 25 March 2011.[1][2]
Personal life
On 12 December 2014, at the age of 19, Skaalum married girlfriend Sika Katrine Andersen.[3][4] In 2018, Skaalum publicly came out as a trans man, announcing his new name as Noah.[5][6][7] He and his wife have a son, born 26 November 2019.[8] In 2020, he starred in a documentary about his transition, Sarahs forvandling til far, which aired on TV 2.[9]
Performances during X Factor
Episode | Theme | Song | Original artist | Result |
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Live show 1 | Free choice | "Raise Your Glass" | P!nk | Safe (4th) |
Live show 2 | The Beatles | "Come Together" | The Beatles | Safe (1st) |
Live show 3 | Danish hits from the 2000s | "Engel" | Rasmus Seebach | Safe (1st) |
Live show 4 | Rock | "Save Me from Myself" | Carpark North | Safe (3rd) |
Live show 5 | Free choice with DR big band | "The Climb" | Miley Cyrus | Safe (1st) |
Live show 6 - Semi-final | DJ night | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eurythmics | Safe (1st) |
Viewers' choice | Fuckin' Perfect | P!nk | ||
Live show 7 - Final | Free choice | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | Safe (2nd) |
Duet with guest artist | "Shall We Be Grateful" (with Carpark North) | Carpark North | ||
Winner's single | "Min Øjesten" | Sarah | Winner |
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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DEN [10] | |||
Hjerteskud |
| 1 |
Singles
As lead artist
(All credited as Sarah)
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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DEN [10] | ||||
"Min øjesten" | 2011 | 1 | Hjerteskud | |
"Engel" | 13 | |||
"Okay" | 9 |
Other songs
(All credited as Sarah)
- 2011: "Når du rør mig"
- 2012: "I Can't"
- 2012: "Tonight We're in Love"
References
- ^ AfterEllen: 15-year-old lesbian contestant wins Denmark's "X-Factor"
- ^ The Advocate: Sarah wins X Factor in Denmark
- ^ Louise Rømer (18 December 2014). "Tillykke: X Factor-Sarah gift". Se og Hør. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Helle Skram de Fries (18 December 2014). "X Factor Sarah er blevet gift". Billed-Bladet. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Brandsen, Mads (2018-08-01). "Sarah fra 'X Factor' springer ud som mand: Nu er navnet Noah". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "Færdig med at være 'Sarah fra X Factor': Her er vinderen i dag". DR (in Danish). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ Madsen, Fie West (2019-01-11), Sarah fra X Factor er blevet til Noah: Nu kæmper han og kæresten for at få et barn (in Danish), retrieved 2019-07-04
- ^ Mejborn, Katja (2019-11-27), 'X Factor'-stjernen Noah Skaalum er blevet far (in Danish), retrieved 2020-10-07
- ^ "Få hele historien: 'X Factor'-Sarahs forvandling til far". Her & Nu (in Danish). 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ a b danishcharts.dk: Sarah [DK] Discography
Preceded by | X Factor (Denmark) Winner 2011 | Succeeded by |
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- Ida Østergaard Madsen
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- Emilie Esther
- Embrace
- Morten Nørgaard
- Place on Earth
- Kristian Kjærlund
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- Helene Frank
contestants
- Basim
- VocaLoca
- Alien Beat Club
- Mohamed Ali
- Tine Midtgaard Madsen
- Jesper Nohrstedt
- The Fireflies
- In-Joy
- Babou
- Line Dissing Karree Larsen
- Kristel Lisberg
- Citybois
- VKation
- Jamie Talbot
- Benjamin Rosenbohm
- Rasmus Therkildsen
- Mathilde Caffey
- "The 1"
- "Det Bedste til Sidst"
- "My Dream"
- "Min Øjesten"
- "I Can Be"
- "Let go"
- "Do Ya"
- "Undiscovered"
- "Commitment Issues"
- "The Underdog"
- "Young"
- "Lost and Profound"
- "The Last Dance"
- "Cranes in the Sky"
- "Clingy"
- "JEG ER ALMINDELIG"
- "Verden Findes"