1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁singer ▁and ▁music ian , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁debut ▁single ▁" Only ▁Just ▁Beg un " ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁singer ▁for ▁Mad rug ada . ▁After ▁hearing ▁her ▁live ▁performance , ▁E MI ▁Music ▁Norway ▁invited ▁her ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁studio , ▁and ▁later ▁signed ▁her . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Br æ nd ▁E ri ks en ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁L ille ham mer , ▁where ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁a ▁piano ▁in ▁the ▁neighbor ' s ▁bas ement , ▁eventually ▁teaching ▁herself ▁the ▁song ▁" Do - Re - M i " ▁from ▁The ▁Sound ▁of ▁Music . ▁She ▁names ▁Tr ond - V ig go ▁T org ers en ▁and ▁Billy ▁Jo el ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁musical ▁influ ences . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁Ten ▁Sing , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁perform er ▁at ▁the ▁Felix ▁rock ▁ca fe ▁in ▁L ille ham mer , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁alternative ▁rock ▁and ▁punk . ▁At ▁ 2 1 , ▁she ▁land ed ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁NR K ▁television ▁drama ▁series ▁Det ▁T red je ▁T eg net . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁Br æ nd ▁E ri ks en ▁was ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁old ▁before ▁she ▁began ▁singing ▁seriously . ▁Her ▁first ▁gig ▁was ▁at ▁Ut ø ya , ▁at ▁a ▁youth ▁camp , ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁break through ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁John ▁De