Career
Though at the beginning he refused to try singing in an operatic style, considering it old fashioned, he began slowly to accept the idea. As of 2011, Didrik is a full-time student at the Barratt Due Institute of performing arts in Oslo. He"s called "the opera singer" by several Norwegian media, but he claims not to accept that label.
Editorial
In 2009, Stockholm-based songwriter Hanne Sørvaag and composer Fredrik Kempe wrote for him My Heart Is Yours, for the 2010 national Eurovision selection.
Being the host country representative, he qualified directly to the final, in which he performed in third position. At the end of the voting, he placed 20 out of 25 contestants.
On 3 September 2010 Solli-Tangens second single "Best Kept Secret" was released under the record label Universal Records. The release of his debut-album, called "Guilty Pleasures", was on 1 November 2010.
In 2014, he co-hosted Skal vi danse? replacing Carsten Skjelbreid.
But he had to miss the 6th week due to his emergency surgery for appendicitis. His place was taken on short notice by Guri Solberg.