Eli Rygg (born 22 September 1955) is a Norwegian television personality and

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. She grew up in

Veblungsnes Veblungsnes is a village located in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village lies along Romsdal Fjord just across the mouth of the Rauma river from the town of Åndalsnes is a town in Rauma Municipality in Møre og R ...

and moved to

Levanger Levanger may refer to: Places * Levanger Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Levanger (town), a town within Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Levanger landsogn, a former municipality (1856–1962) in Trø ...

at the age of 12. She attended

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and

Inderøy Municipality Inderøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen, Trøn ...

. She had a daughter as a teenager (in 1973), and studied domestic science and childcare in

Skatval Skatval is a village in Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Skatval peninsula about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The inhabitants are called as ''Skatvalsbygg''. Skatval Church is located in th ...

, and thereafter found work in

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. In 1985 she moved to

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as she was drafted by the

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to star in the children's television show ''

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''. In 1987 she was awarded the ''

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'' readers' TV personality of the year award. She later hosted ''Teodors julekalender'' and ''Frokost-TV'' on

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, ''Barn ingen hindring'' on

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and the radio show ''Revehiet'' on

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. She has written several children's books,List of publications
in

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and has read fairytales for a live audience, among others with backing by Concerts Norway. She resides in

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References

1955 births Living people People from Levanger Norwegian television presenters NRK people Norwegian radio personalities Norwegian children's writers {{Norway-writer-stub