Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (; born 28 March 1958), also known as just Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second in the

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Career

Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician and TV host Lasse Holm. She was produced by Bert Karlsson's label Mariann Grammofon AB. In 1980, she joined Lasse's group Chips. Chips participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Dag efter dag" ("''Day After Day''"), and reached 8th place. Andreassen is active in many musical genres such as country, schlager, and

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s. She is mostly famous from Eurovision Song Contest 1985 when she and Hanne Krogh participated as Bobbysocks with the song " La det swinge", and won. Andreassen has sung in various genres such as country,

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, rock and in

s. She plays three

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; guitar, piano and

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. She has also been a revue and musical artist. "Bettan" has a record as the woman with the most participations in the

, tied with Lys Assia, Sue of

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, and Valentina Monetta. She has participated four times, three times in duets (with Kikki Danielsson in 1982, Hanne Krogh in 1985, and Jan Werner Danielsen in 1994) and once on her own (in 1996).

Personal life

Born on 28 March 1958 in

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, to Norwegian parents. She lives in Ullern, Oslo, in Norway with her two daughters, born in 1995 and 1997. Elisabeth married Tor Andreassen on 2 July 1994 and after that she took his last name. On 13 June 2016 her husband died of a heart attack.

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) (as Bobbysocks) *'' Ängel i natt'' (1985) *''Tissel Tassel'' (1985) *'' Waiting for the Morning'' (1986) (as Bobbysocks) *''Danse mot vår'' (''

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'') (1992) *'' I evighet'' (''Eternity'') (1996) (''Wir sind dabei'') (1998) *''Pepita dansar'' (1997) *''Lys og varme'' (2001) *'' Vem é dé du vill ha'' (2002) (as Kikki, Bettan & Lotta)

Eurovision Song Contest

Altogether, Elisabeth has participated in the Swedish

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, Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix and the

twelve times, plus two as presenter.

Melodifestivalen

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

. Chips - "God morgon" (Good morning), 2nd place :

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

. Chips - " Dag efter dag" (Day after day), 1st place :

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

. Elisabeth Andreasson - "Kärleksmagi", 6th place (last) :

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

. Elisabeth Andreasson - "Jag ser en stjärna falla", 7th place :

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

. TV-host, with nine other artists. :

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

. Kikki, Bettan & Lotta - " Vem é dé du vill ha", 3rd place :

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

. Elisabeth Andreassen - "Vaken i en dröm", 8th place in semi

Melodi Grand Prix

:1985. Bobbysocks - " La det swinge" (Let it swing), 1st place :1992. TV-host, with Jahn Teigen :1994. Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen - " Duett" (Duet), 1st place :1996. Elisabeth Andreassen - " I evighet" (Eternity), 1st place :1998. Elisabeth Andreassen - "Winds of the Northern Sea", 2nd place :2003. Kikki, Bettan & Lotta - "Din hånd i min hånd", 4th place :2015. Elisabeth Andreassen & Tor Endresen - "All over the world", 4th place

Eurovision Song Contest

. Chips - " Dag efter dag", 8th place,

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. Bobbysocks - " La det swinge", 1st place, Norway :

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

. Elisabeth Andreasson & Jan Werner Danielsen - " Duett", 6th place, Norway :

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. Elisabeth Andreassen - " I evighet", 2nd place, Norway

Discography

Chips

*'' God morgon/It Takes More than a Minute'' (1981) - Single *''

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'' (1982) *'' Dag efter dag/Här kommer solen'' (1982) - Single *''

20 bästa låtar ' (Swedish for ''20 best songs'') is a 1997 compilation album from Swedish group Chips (band), Chips. ''20 bästa låtar'' was released 14 years after Chips (band), Chips was disestablished in 1983. Track listing #Dag efter dag – Elisabeth ...

'' (1997) -

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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 Live från Rondo was released on 14 February 2003 and is an album from singer trio Kikki Danielsson, Elisabeth Andreassen och Lotta Engberg, who then sang together as Kikki, Bettan & Lotta. CD 1 is a live record, where the recording is from Ron ...

'' (2003)

Solo

*'' Angel of the Morning'' (1981) *''

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'' (1983) *'' Elisabeth Andreasson'' (1985) *'' Greatest Hits Vol. 2'' (1985) *'' Greatest Hits'' (1986) *''

Älskar, älskar ej Älskar, älskar ej is an Elisabeth Andreasson studio album, released in November 1988. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in mid-1988, inside the Synchrosound Studio and Sound Emporium Studios. The album release saw Elisabeth ...

'' (1988) *''

Elisabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...

'' (1990) *'' Stemninger'' (1992 to 1994) *''

Julestemninger ''Julestemninger'' is a 1993 Christmas album from Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreasson. Within a short time, the album sold gold. The song "Ledet av en stjerne" became a hit. On the album, choir singers from the Oslo Gospel Choir and musicians ...

'' (1993) *''

Elisabeth Andreassens bästa 1981-1995 Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

'' (1995) *'' Eternity'' (1996) *''

Bettans jul Mary Bettans (?–?), was a fashionable British dressmaker. She was the official royal dressmaker of Queen Victoria. Mary Bettans had her establishment at 84 Jermyn Street in London. In 1841, her business was described as "well conducted establis ...

'' (1996) *'' Så skimrande var aldrig havet'' (1997) *''

20 bästa 20 bästa is a 1998 compilation album by Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen. Track listing #Morning Train #La det swinge – Bobbysocks #Together Again #Sommar Reggae (Sunshine Reggae) #Waiting for the Morning – Bobbysocks #Gå ...

'' (1998) *''

Kjærlighetsviser ''Kjærlighetsviser'' is an album of love songs by the Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen. It was released in Norway on October 1, 2001. Track listing #"Vi vandrar saman" #"Kjærlighetsvisa" #"Dains me dæ" #"Ingen er så nydelig som du" #" ...

'' (2001) *'' A Couple of Days in Larsville'' (2004) *'' Short Stories'' (2005) *''

Bettan Country Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (; born 28 March 1958), also known as just Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician and ...

'' (2007) *'' Spellemann'' (2009) *''

Julenatt Julenatt is a Christmas album by Elisabeth Andreassen and Rein Alexander, released in Norway on 16 November 2009, and followed up by a church tour. The album peaked at 11th position at the Norwegian. The album was recorded inside the Kongshavn St ...

'' (2009) *''

Kärleken & livet ''Kärleken & livet'' is a 2012 studio album by Elisabeth Andreassen, and a tribute to Rolf Løvland. Låtlista #Kärleken och livet #Mitt land (My Land) #Alt du er for meg (Song from a Secret garden / The Things You are to Me) #Ta meg heim (Gree ...

'' (2012)"Elisabeth Andreassen releases new album
/ref> *'' De fineste'' (2014)

References

External links

Official website
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Career

Personal life

Hits

Eurovision Song Contest

Melodifestivalen

Melodi Grand Prix

Eurovision Song Contest

Discography

Chips

Kikki, Bettan & Lotta

Solo

See also

References

External links