Elisabeth Carew (born 13 June 1985) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Carew is best known for competing in

Melodi Grand Prix 2010 Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours" written by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe, and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry ...

and

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Career

Melodi Grand Prix 2010

In 2009, Carew was announced as one of the 21 contestants competing in

, the Norwegian national selection for the

Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organise ...

. Carew competed in the first semi-final on 8 January 2010 in Ørland hovedflystasjon in

Ørland Municipality Ørland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen Districts of Norway, region. Ørland is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern ...

with the song "Rocketfuel". She placed 6th out of seven competing songs and was eliminated.''Melodi Grand Prix 2010: Semi-final 1''. ''

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'' (2010-01-08). Retrieved on 2010-01-08.

Melodi Grand Prix 2014

In 2014, Carew was announced as one of the contestants in the Norwegian national selection for the

Eurovision Song Contest 2014 The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. Organised by the European B ...

, Melodi Grand Prix 2014. She is competing with the song "Sole Survivor". Carew competed in the third semi-final on 9 March 2014 at the

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. She advanced to the finals, which was held on 15 March 2014 in

Oslo Spektrum Oslo Spektrum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in east central Oslo, Norway, that opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Nova Spektrum, formerly Norges Varemesse. Oslo Spektrum is primarily known for hosting major e ...

. Despite being a considered a favourite to win the competition, Carew did not make the superfinal and placed 5th-9th in the final.

Personal life

Carew is the younger sister of Norwegian footballer

John Carew John Alieu Carew (born 5 September 1979) is a Norwegian actor and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was capped 91 times and scored 24 goals for the Norway national team. Club career Vålerenga Carew began his career ...

. Her father is

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n and her mother is Norwegian.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carew, Elisabeth 1985 births People from Lørenskog English-language singers from Norway Norwegian people of Gambian descent Living people 21st-century Norwegian singer-songwriters 21st-century Norwegian women singers