Three years after her 2008 Grammy-winning record Cause and Effect, Norwegian pop singer Maria Mena released her fifth studio album, Viktoria (Mena's middle name, after her great-grandmother). Throughout the 11 tracks, Mena presents mostly quiet, melancholy ballads with a few darker moments and some uptempo numbers. The album, which was produced by Martin Sjølie and features Danish singer/songwriter Mads Langer as a guest on the track "Habits," entered the Norwegian charts at number five and peaked at number two a week later.