Won <#8220;Norway<#8217;s got talent<#8221; at the age of 16 in May 2008. Sang the song <#8220;Lost<#8221; by Anouk in the finale, and received nothing but positive feedback from the judges. One of the judges, Thomas Giertsen said that he <#8220;wouldn<#8217;t be surprised<#8221; if Erlend won the competition.
Suprised the judges with his sort of <#8220;schizophrenic appearance on stage<#8221;, as judge Jan Fredrik Karlsen (famous for his harsh comments as a judge on Norwegian <#8220;Idol<#8221;) put it. Despite singing beautiful, softer songs, Erlend has a hardrock style (during the finale his hair was green), and the judges claimed this made him make an even stronger impression on the audience.