Tone Damli
Tone Damli Aaberge (born 12 April 1988) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous for being a contestant in the Norwegian version of the Idol series. Damli was the runner-up in the Norwegian version of Idol in 2005, following Jorun Stiansen in the final.
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Tone Damli

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- Name
- Tone Damli
- Birth Name
- Tone Damli Aaberge
- Born
- 12 April 1988
- Birthplace
- Sogndal, Norway
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Nationality
- Norway.
- Fields
- pop music.
- Languages
- Norwegian.
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Tone Damli Aaberge (born 12 April 1988) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous for being a contestant in the Norwegian version of the Idol series. Damli was the runner-up in the Norwegian version of Idol in 2005, following Jorun Stiansen in the final.
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Tone Damli (born 1988) is a Norwegian musician and singer. The musician was born in Sogndal Municipality.
Genres include pop music. Languages used include Norwegian.
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Biography
Biography
Despite not winning, she has become very popular in her native Norway releasing four albums, Bliss, Sweet Fever, I Know, and Cocool. Bliss and I Know have been certified gold in Norway, one Compilation album, one Christmas album, one EP and 21 singles. She contended in the Melodi Grand Prix 2009 finals, with the song Butterflies, and ended up in the runner-up position, following Alexander Rybak. She also participated in the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006 finishing in third place. She contended together with Erik Segerstedt in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2013 semi-finals, with the song Hello Goodbye. They performed in the second semi-final and qualified to the Andra Chansen in which they failed to advance to the finals. She participated again in Melodi Grand Prix 2020 with the song Hurts Sometimes and was one of the automatically qualifiers for the final. She failed to advance to the Gold final. In 2025 she once again participated in Melodi Grand Prix with her song "Last Song" she scored 5th place. On 18 August 2012, it was announced on the official Idol website that Damli will be the first of an all-new four-member jury of former Idol contestants to celebrate 10 years since the official debut of Idol in Norway, along with the first winner of the series, Kurt Nilsen.

Tone Damli Aaberge
Ernst Vikne from Skien, Norway · Tone Damli Aaberge
Tone Damli Aaberge signing a CD
Ernst Vikne from Skien, Norway · CD-signering
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Tone Damli • Birth Name — Tone Damli Aaberge • Born — 12 April 1988 • Birthplace — Sogndal, Norway • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • actress • voice actresses • television host • Years Active — * 2005–present • Website — www.tonedamli.com/
Personal life
Personal life
In 2013, Damli entered a relationship with Markus Foss and the following year on 28 April 2014 gave birth to a girl. In April 2025, she lost her older sister Tale Aaberge Nesse to suicide.
Albums
Albums
• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • NOR — GRE • Bliss — * Released: 5 December 2005 * Label: Eccentric Music * Formats: CD — 14 — — • Sweet Fever — * Released: 8 May 2007 * Label: Eccentric Music * Formats: CD, digital download — 8 — — • I Know — * Released: 30 March 2009 * Label: Eccentric Music * Formats: CD, digital download — 3 — 32 • Cocool — * Released: 18 October 2010 * Label: Eccentric Music * Formats: CD, digital download — 22 — — • Looking Back — * Released: 27 April 2012 * Label: Eccentric Music * Formats: CD, digital download — 13 — — • Di Første Jul — * Released: 17 November 2014 * Label: Eccentric Music * Formats: CD, digital download — 9 — —
Extended plays
Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected details • Title — Album details • Heartkill — * Released: 20 January 2014 * Label: Eccentric Music * Formats: Digital download
Singles
Singles
• Year — Title — Peak chart positions — Album • NOR — SWE • 2005 — "The Bliss Song" — — — — — Bliss • 2006 — "Somewhere Soft to Land" — — — — • 2007 — "Fever" — 6 — — — Sweet Fever • "Young and Foolish" — — — — • 2009 — "Butterflies" — 2 — — — I Know • "I Know" — 4 — — • 2010 — "I Love You" — 7 — — — Cocool • "Crazy Cool" — — — — • "Stuck in My Head" (featuring Vinni) — 2 — — • 2012 — "Look Back" — 8 — — — Looking Back • "Imagine" (featuring Eric Saade) — 9 — 49 • "Smash" — — — — — Heartkill EP • 2013 — "Hello Goodbye" (with Erik Segerstedt) — — — 14 • "Winner of a Losing Game" — 1 — — • "Perfect World" — — — — • 2014 — "Heartkill" — — — — • "Di Første Jul" — — — — — Di Første Jul • 2017 — "Pinnacle" — — — — — rowspan="6" • "Strangers" — 21 — — • 2018 — "Seasick" — — — — • 2020 — "Hurt Sometimes" — — — — • "If I Can't Have You" — — — — • "Skyfri himmel" — — — — • 2025 — "Last Song" — — — — — Melodi Grand Prix 2025 Notes • 1. Releases until 2009 credited to Tone Damli Aaberge. From 2010 onward to Tone Damli.
Filmography
Filmography
• 2006: Over the Hedge – Norwegian voice of "Heather"
Identity and overview
Identity and overview
The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.
Origins and background
Origins and background
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Born in 1988 at Sogndal Municipality.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Tone Damli”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q293167: Tone Damli
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 142601187, Tone Damli.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Tv2. Premiereløvinnen.
- 2.TV2. Tone Damli Aaberge blir "Idol"-dommer. 18 August 2012.
- 3.Tone Damlis søster er død: – Jeg forstår det ikke. 10 April 2025.
- 4.norwegiancharts.com/ Hung Medien. Tone Damli Aaberge – Norwegian Charts.
- 5.greekcharts.com/ Hung Medien. Tone Damli Aaberge – Greek Charts.
- 6.VG-lista. VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 45, 2017. en.randomizer.be * For "Strangers": cite web.
- 7.swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien. Tone Damli Aaberge – Swedish Charts.
- 8.If I can't Have you - single. Apple Music. 3 July 2020.
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References
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reference work
Secondary witnessauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 142601187, Tone Damli.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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This entry is compiled from 4 catalogued sources across 4 independent registers. The registers consulted are Wikidata, Internet Archive, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Wikipedia. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
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