Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (; born 28 March 1958), also known simply as 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

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. She was produced by

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's label

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. In 1980, she joined Lasse's group

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. Chips participated in the

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with the song "Dag efter dag" ("''Day After Day''"), and reached 8th place. Andreassen is active in many musical genres such as

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, schlager, and

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s. She is mostly famous from

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when she and

Hanne Krogh Hanne Krogh (born 24 January 1956) is a Norwegian singer and actress from Haugesund and Oslo. Krogh is among the most selling record artists in Norway ever. She represented Norway alone at the age of fifteen at the "Eurovision Song Contest 1971" ...

participated as

Bobbysocks Bobbysocks is a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Swedish-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge" ("Let it swing"). Elisabeth went by the surname Andreasson ...

with the song "

La det swinge "La det swinge" (; "Let it swing") is a song recorded by the pop duo Bobbysocks! –Hanne Krogh and Elisabeth Andreassen– with music composed and Norwegian lyrics written by Rolf Løvland. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 held in Gothenb ...

", and won. Andreassen has sung in various genres such as

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and in

s. She plays three

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;

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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 Sue of

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, and

Valentina Monetta Valentina Monetta (born 1 March 1975) is a Sammarinese singer. She is best known for in the Eurovision Song Contest in , , , and . In the 2014 contest, Monetta became the first entrant to qualify for the final for San Marino. Early life and ed ...

. She has participated four times, three times in duets (with Kikki Danielsson in 1982, Hanne Krogh in 1985, and

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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

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, 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

) *''Dag efter dag'' (''Day after Day'') (1982) (as

) *''

'' (''Let it swing'') (1985) (as

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

) *''Danse mot vår'' ('' Serenade to Spring'') (1992) *''

I evighet "I evighet" (; "For eternity") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Norwegian by Elisabeth Andreassen. The song reached number 13 on the chart in Norway. In Israel it peaked on number 1. It was performed twelfth on t ...

'' (''Eternity'') (1996) (''Wir sind dabei'') (1998) *''Pepita dansar'' (1997) *''Lys og varme'' (2001) *''

Vem é dé du vill ha Vem é dé du vill ha ("Who is it you want") is a pop music, pop song in Swedish language, Swedish, written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom. With the song, Kikki, Bettan & Lotta competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002, where the song finish ...

'' (2002) (as

Kikki, Bettan & Lotta __NOTOC__ Kikki, Bettan & Lotta was a Sweden, Swedish-Norway, Norwegian Supergroup (music), super trio, active 2001-2004 and consisting of Kikki Danielsson, Elisabeth Andreassen, Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen and Lotta Engberg. Career In November ...

)

Eurovision Song Contest

Altogether, Elisabeth has participated in the Swedish

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; ) is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almo ...

, Norwegian

Melodi Grand Prix Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norsk Melodi Grand Prix, is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster (NRK). It determines for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been sta ...

and the

fourteen times, plus four ( 1 Times at Sweden and 3 Times at Norway ) 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 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

. 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 Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

. Chips - "

Dag efter dag "Dag efter dag" (; "Day after day") is a song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The pop and country group Chips (Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreassen) won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with it. Chips, as ...

" (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 Southeas ...

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

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

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

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

. TV-host, with nine other artists. :

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Kikki Kikki may refer to *Kikki Danielsson, country, dansband and pop singer from Sweden ** ''Kikki'' (album), a 1982 Kikki Danielsson album * Kikki, Balochistan, town in Pakistan *Kikki Benjamin, manga character; see list of Tokyo Mew Mew characters S ...

, Bettan & Lotta - "

", 3rd place :

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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

Melodi Grand Prix

:1985. Bobbysocks - "

" (Let it swing), 1st place :1992. TV-host, with

Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen (born Jan Teigen; 27 September 1949 – 24 February 2020) was a Norwegian singer, musician and comedian. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983, From October 2006 until his death in F ...

:1994. Elisabeth Andreasson and

- " Duett" (Duet), 1st place :1996. Elisabeth Andreassen - "

" (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 Tor Lars Oskar Endresen (born 15 June 1959) is a Norwegians, Norwegian singer and composer. He has entered the Norwegian song selection for the Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the Euro ...

- "All over the world", 4th place :2025. Bobbysocks - “Joyful”, 3rd place

Eurovision Song Contest

. Chips - "

", 8th place,

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

. Bobbysocks - "

", 1st place,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

. Elisabeth Andreasson &

- " Duett", 6th place,

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. Elisabeth Andreassen - "

", 2nd place,

Discography

Chips

*'' God morgon/It Takes More than a Minute'' (1981) - Single *'' Having a Party'' (1982) *''

/Här kommer solen'' (1982) - Single *''

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

'' (1997) -

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Kikki, Bettan & Lotta

*'' 20 år med oss - Vem é dé du vill ha'' (2002) *''

'' (2002) - Single *'' Live från Rondo'' (2003)

Solo

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

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

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'' (1986) *''

Älskar, älskar ej Älskar, älskar ej is a studio album by Elisabeth Andreassen, Elisabeth Andreasson, released in November 1988. The album release saw Elisabeth Andreassen changing into a tougher style. This album was her first ever released to Compact Disc, CD, ...

'' (1988) *'' Elisabeth'' (1990) *'' Stemninger'' (1992 to 1994) *'' Julestemninger'' (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) * Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth ...

'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) *'' Bettans jul'' (1996) *''

Så skimrande var aldrig havet "Så skimrande var aldrig havet" () is a 1948 love ballad written by Evert Taube. Roxette vocalist Marie Fredriksson recorded a critically acclaimed version for the 1990 tribute album ''Taube''. In 1997, Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen El ...

'' (1997) *'' 20 bästa'' (1998) *'' Kjærlighetsviser'' (2001) *'' A Couple of Days in Larsville'' (2004) *''

Short Stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

'' (2005) *'' Bettan Country'' (2007) *''

Spellemann Spellemann is a folk music album by Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen. It was released in Norway on 9 February 2009. On the album charts, it peaked at #6 in Norway and #45 in Sweden. Track listing #" Klinga mina klockor" #"Här är gudagott a ...

'' (2009) *'' Julenatt'' (2009) *'' Kärleken & livet'' (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