Elisabeth Granneman (born Inger Elisabeth Fauk; 11 May 1930 – 28 March 1992) was a Norwegian singer, songwriter, children's writer and actress.

Biography

Granneman was born as Inger Elisabeth Fauk in Bergen, Norway to Karl O. Fauk (1909–1976), a sailor and chef, and his wife, Ruth (1896–1980). In her youth, she was a student of classical pianist Robert Riefling (1911–1988) in

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. She played at the revue theatre

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from 1960, where she first achieved popularity with Bias Bernhoft's song "Omatt og omatt" in 1961. She married a Dutchman, Johannes Gerardus "Jan" Granneman, with whom she had a son. Her film debut was in ''

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'' from 1961. In 1964, she won the National Final of the

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with the song "

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" (which was performed by Arne Bendiksen in the Eurovision Final). From 1976 on, she regularly played at Chat Noir for many years. Among her film appearances is her role in '' Hud'' from 1986. On the television show ''Here's Elisabeth'' (1962), she launched the duet "En torsdagskveld i Drøbak" with Rolf Just Nilsen. She was the author of several books including ''God gammeldags mat'' which she wrote together with her son, Jan, in 1989. She was awarded the Leif Justers ærespris in 1984 and the

Leonard Statuette ''Leonardstatuetten'' (Leonard Statuette) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association. The award is named after revue instructor, composer and director Einar Schanke, Einar Leonard Schanke (1927–1992), who was one of Norway's ...

in 1986. Illness and poor health in general made her professional appearances only occasional from the fall of 1991. She died on 28 March 1992, aged 61.

References

1930 births 1992 deaths Musicians from Bergen Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian autobiographers Norwegian children's writers Norwegian songwriters Leonard Statuette winners Norwegian film actresses Women autobiographers 20th-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian actresses 20th-century Norwegian women singers 20th-century Norwegian singers {{norway-singer-stub