Noah Skaalum

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Noah Skaalum
Birth nameSarah Skaalum Jørgensen
Born (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 26)
Herlev, Denmark
OriginDenmark
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocals, 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[]

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
Live show 1
(11 February 2011) 		Free choice "Raise Your Glass" P!nk Safe
Live show 2
(18 February 2011) 		The Beatles "Come Together" The Beatles Safe
Live show 3
(25 February 2011) 		Danish hits from the 2000s "Engel" Rasmus Seebach Safe
Live show 4
(4 March 2011) 		Rock "Save Me from Myself" Carpark North Safe
Live show 5
(11 March 2011) 		Free choice with DR big band "The Climb" Miley Cyrus Safe
Live show 6 - Semi-final
(18 March 2011) 		DJ night "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eurythmics Safe
Viewers' choice Fuckin' Perfect P!nk
Live show 7 - Final
(25 March 2011) 		Free choice "Poker Face" Lady Gaga Safe
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
DEN
[10]
Hjerteskud 1

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

(All credited as Sarah)

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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[]

  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. 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. ^ Jump up to: a b danishcharts.dk: Sarah [DK Discography]
Preceded by
Thomas Ring Petersen 		X Factor (Denmark)
Winner
2011 		Succeeded by
Ida Østergaard Madsen
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