Noah Skaalum

Noah Skaalum
Noah Skaalum ;
Birth name	Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen
Born	6 July 1995 (age 28); Herlev, Denmark
Origin	Denmark
Genres	Pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano, bass
Years active	2007–2014

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	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)
Live show 6 - Semi-final	Viewers' choice	Fuckin' Perfect	P!nk	Safe (1st)
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	Safe (2nd)
	Winner's single	"Min Øjesten"	Sarah	Winner

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Details	DEN ^[10]	Certifications
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
Title	Year	DEN ^[10]	Certifications	Album
"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

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

Preceded by Thomas Ring Petersen	X Factor (Denmark) Winner 2011	Succeeded by Ida Østergaard Madsen

[1] AfterEllen: 15-year-old lesbian contestant wins Denmark's "X-Factor"

[2] The Advocate: Sarah wins X Factor in Denmark

[SH-18dec14-3] 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.

[den-10] shcharts.dk: Sarah [DK] Discography

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v t e X Factor (Denmark)
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Winners	Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Linda Andrews Thomas Ring Petersen Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen Ida Østergaard Madsen Chresten Falck Damborg Anthony Jasmin Emilie Esther Embrace Morten Nørgaard Place on Earth Kristian Kjærlund Alma Agger Solveig Lindelof Mads Moldt ROSÉL Helene Frank
Other notable contestants	Basim VocaLoca Alien Beat Club Mohamed Ali Tine Midtgaard Madsen Jesper Nohrstedt The Fireflies In-Joy Babou Line Dissing Karree Larsen Kristel Lisberg Citybois VKation Jamie Talbot Benjamin Rosenbohm Rasmus Therkildsen Mathilde Caffey
Winner's singles	"The 1" "Det Bedste til Sidst" "My Dream" "Min Øjesten" "I Can Be" "Let go" "Do Ya" "Undiscovered" "Commitment Issues" "The Underdog" "Young" "Lost and Profound" "The Last Dance" "Cranes in the Sky" "Clingy" "JEG ER ALMINDELIG" "Verden Findes"