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.AfterEllen: 15-year-old lesbian contestant wins Denmark's "X-Factor"The Advocate: Sarah wins X Factor in Denmark
Personal life On 12 December 2014, at the age of 19, Skaalum married girlfriend Sika Katrine Andersen. In 2018, Skaalum publicly came out as a trans man, announcing his new name as Noah. He and his wife have a son, born 26 November 2019. In 2020, he starred in a documentary about his transition, Sarahs forvandling til far, which aired on TV 2.
Performances during X Factor
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" SarahWinner
Discography Albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications DENdanishcharts.dk: Sarah [DK] Discography Hjerteskud Credited: Sarah Released: August 5, 2011 Label: Sony Format: CD, digital download 1
Singles As lead artist (All credited as Sarah) Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album DEN "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"
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