Noah Skaalum

Noah Skaalum
Birth nameSarah Skaalum Jørgensen
Born (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 29)
Herlev, Denmark
OriginDenmark
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano, bass
Years active2007–2014

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

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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

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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

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Episode Theme Song Original artist Result
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

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Albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
DEN
[10]
Hjerteskud 1

Singles

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As lead artist

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(All credited as Sarah)

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
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"Min øjesten" 2011 1 Hjerteskud
"Engel" 13
"Okay" 9

Other songs

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(All credited as Sarah)

  • 2011: "Når du rør mig"
  • 2012: "I Can't"
  • 2012: "Tonight We're in Love"

References

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  1. ^ AfterEllen: 15-year-old lesbian contestant wins Denmark's "X-Factor"
  2. ^ The Advocate: Sarah wins X Factor in Denmark
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Helle Skram de Fries (18 December 2014). "X Factor Sarah er blevet gift". Billed-Bladet. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Færdig med at være 'Sarah fra X Factor': Her er vinderen i dag". DR (in Danish). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Mejborn, Katja (2019-11-27), 'X Factor'-stjernen Noah Skaalum er blevet far (in Danish), retrieved 2020-10-07
  9. ^ "Få hele historien: 'X Factor'-Sarahs forvandling til far". Her & Nu (in Danish). 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  10. ^ a b danishcharts.dk: Sarah [DK] Discography
Preceded by X Factor (Denmark)
Winner

2011
Succeeded by