- Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (born
March 28 ,1958 inGothenburg ,Sweden by Norwegian parents) - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Norwegian singer. She is active in many musical genres, ascountry music ,schlager and musicals. She is mostly famous fromEurovision Song Contest 1985 when she andHanne Krogh participated as "Bobbysocks " with the song "La det swinge ", and won. She lives inUllern ,Oslo inNorway with her husband Tor and two daughters, born in 1995 and 1997. Elisabeth and Tor married onJuly 2 1994 , and before that Elisabeth was known as Elisabeth Andreasson.Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician and TV host
Lasse Holm . She was produced byBert Karlsson 's labelMariann Grammofon AB . In 1980, she joined Lasse's group Chips. Chips participated in theEurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Dag efter dag" ("Day after Day"), and reached 8th place.Elisabeth Andreassen is an artist in many genres. She has sung country, pop, rock,
ballad s andopera . She plays three instruments;guitar ,piano andcontrabass . She has also been a revue and musical artist."Bettan" has a record as the woman with the most participations in the
Eurovision Song Contest , tied withLys Assia . She has participated four times.Elisabeth is, second to
Wenche Myhre ,Norway 's highest paid artist.Hits
*"
Då lyser en sol " (1981)
*"Killen ner' på Konsum svär att han är Elvis" ("There's a Guy Works down the Chipchop Swears he's Elvis") (1981)
*"Together Again" (1981)
*"God morgon" ("Good Morning") (1981) (as Chips)
*"Dag efter dag" ("Day after Day") (1982) (as Chips)
*"La det swinge " ("Let it swing") (1985) (asBobbysocks )
*"Ängel i natt" (1985)
*"Tissel Tassel" (1985)
*"Danse mot vår" ("Serenade to Spring") (1992)
*"I evighet " ("Eternity") (1996) ("Wir sind dabei") (1998)
*"Pepita dansar" (1997)
*"Lys og varme" (2001)
*"Vem é dé du vill ha " (2002) (asKikki, Bettan & Lotta )Eurovision Song Contest
Altogether, Elisabeth has participated in the Swedish
Melodifestivalen , NorwegianMelodi Grand Prix and theEurovision Song Contest fourteen times, plus two as presenter.Melodifestivalen
:1981. Chips - "God morgon" (eng. "Good morning"), 2nd place:1982. Chips - "Dag efter dag" (eng. "Day after day"), 1st place:1984. Elisabeth Andreassen - "Kärleksmagi", 6th place (last):1990. Elisabeth Andreassen - "Jag ser en stjärna falla", 7th place:2000. TV-host, with nine other artists.:2002. Kikki, Bettan & Lotta - "
Vem é dé du vill ha ", 3rd placeMelodi Grand Prix
:1985. Bobbysocks - "La det swinge" (eng. "Let it swing"), 1st place:1992. TV-host, with
Jahn Teigen :1994. Bettan & Jan Werner - "Duett" (eng. "Duet"), 1st place:1996. Elisabeth Andreassen - "I evighet " (eng. "Eternity"), 1st place:1998. Elisabeth Andreassen - "Winds of the Northern Sea", 2nd place:2003. Kikki, Bettan & Lotta - "Din hånd i min hånd", 4th placeEurovision Song Contest
:1982. Chips - "Dag efter dag", 8th place,
Sweden :1985. Bobbysocks - "La det swinge ", 1st place,Norway :1994. Bettan & Jan Werner - "Duett", 6th place,Norway :1996. Elisabeth Andreassen - "I evighet", 2nd place,Norway Discography
Chips
*"God morgon/It Takes More than a Minute" (1981) - Single
*"Having a Party " (1982)
*"Dag efter dag /Här kommer solen" (1982) - Single
*"20 bästa låtar " (1997) -Compilation album Kikki, Bettan & Lotta
*"
20 år med oss - Vem é dé du vill ha " (2002)
*"Vem é dé du vill ha " (2002) - Single
*"Live från Rondo " (2003)olo
*"Angel of the Morning" (1981)
*"I'm a Woman" (1983)
*"Elisabeth Andreasson" (1985)
*"Greatest Hits Vol. 2" (1985)
*"Greatest Hits" (1986)
*"Älskar, älskar ej " (1988)
*"Elisabeth" (1990)
*"Stemninger " (1992 to 1994)
*"Julestemninger " (1993)
*"Elisabeth Andreassens bästa 1981-1995 " (1995)
*"Eternity" (1996)
*"Bettans jul " (1996)
*"Så skimrande var aldrig havet" (1997)
*"20 bästa " (1998)
*"Kjærlighetsviser " (2001)
*"A Couple of Days in Larsville " (2004)
*"Short Stories" (2005)ee also
*
Bobbysocks
*Eurovision Song Contest
*Eurovision Song Contest 1985
*Eurovision Song Contest 1996
*Melodi Grand Prix
*Melodifestivalen
*Hanne Krogh External links
* [http://www.bettan.no/ Official website]
Persondata
NAME = Andreassen, Elisabeth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Andreassen, Elisabeth Gunilla
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Norwegian singer
DATE OF BIRTH =28 March 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH =Sykkylven ,Møre og Romsdal ,Norway
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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