In 1987 Sissel made her debut on Danish television , on " Under Uret " , hosted by Hans Otto Bisgaard . She performed two songs : " Vårvise " with Danish singer/composer Sebastian and " Summertime " . Later that year , in November Sissel released her Christmas album '' Glade Jul '' . It contained several traditional Christmas carols and it broke her previous record for best-selling album in Norway . This album still holds the record . Upon its release , it sold more than 600,000 copies in a country with a population of less than five million : to date , it has sold approximately 1 million copies . In Sweden , a Swedish language version was released , called '' Stilla Natt . '' Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet honored her as " The Name of the Year " in December . That year Sissel also was invited to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 , but she declined
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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