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Artist
Elisabeth Andreassen
12+ albums
norwegianEurovisionpopswedishEurovision Song Contest
about
Elisabeth Andreassen is one of the most popular and successful female singers in Scandinavia and she’s been an active artist since 1980. Elisabeth Gunilla Andreasson Andreassen was born as a Norwegian citizen in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28’th March 1958. She grew up on the island of Källö-Knippla in the Gothenburg archipelago together with her Norwegian parents, called Ingrid and Jarle, her littlebrother Jan and two foster-brothers. Elisabeth also has her roots in the small community of Sykkylven in the north-west of Norway. In 1980, at the age of 22, Elisabeth moved from Gothenburg to Stockholm and became "discovered" as a singer. In the first part of the 1980’s Elisabeth was a famous countrysinger in Scandinavia and she performed at the Wembley Country Festival in 1982. Elisabeth has performed in musicals and revues at Maxim and China Theatre in Stockholm. She also was a member of the duo Bobbysocks together with Hanne Krogh back in the 1980’s. Following their success in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 they completed a european tour which included numerous TV appearances. Elisabeth and Hanne also completed a major tour of Australia and they made a huge success with a stage show in Moscow, Russia. Elisabeth has been a member of several bands, such as KEB Special, together with Kalle Bäckström and Bengt Adielsson in 1978, Eliza Band, together with Leif Ingdahl and Kjell-Åke Ring in 1980, Chips, together with Kikki Danielsson, Lasse Holm and Tanja in 1980-1983, Bobbyso
