Ingrid Bjørnov (born 5 December 1963) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, keyboard player, composer and text writer. Her debut album ''Første Akt'' from 1980 with the duo Dollie (together with

Benedicte Adrian Benedicte Christine Adrian Mouton (born 22 October 1963) is a Norwegian singer and artist. She has released material on her own, but is best known for her collaboration with Ingrid Bjørnov in the pop duo Dollie de Luxe (1980–1994). She has als ...

) was awarded

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...

, and the duo represented Norway in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1984 The Eurovision Song Contest 1984, the 29th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song " Si la vie est cadeau" by Corinne Hermes. Organised b ...

. She spent seven years with the

musical Musical is the adjective of music Music is generally defined as the The arts, art of arranging sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Exact def ...

Which Witch ''Which Witch'' is a musical theatre, musical written by Norwegian singers/composers Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov. The storyline for ''Which Witch'' was derived from the Witch-hunt, witch finder's manual ''Malleus Maleficarum'', and the o ...

'', which premiered in 1987. Among her later

s is ''Markus og Julie'' from 2007, with text by

Klaus Hagerup Klaus Hagerup (5 March 1946 – 20 December 2018) was a Norwegian author, translator, screenwriter, actor and director. He was also known for his role of Tom in the film '' The Chieftain'' (1984). Career The youngest of two brothers, he debuted ...

, staged at

Trøndelag Teater Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Trøndelag county, Norway. Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances. History Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia ...

. Among her books are ''Ingrid Bjørnovs pianobok'' from 2005 and ''Lakse-enka – nødskrik fra en tørrflue'' from 2007. She was awarded 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 Leonard Schanke (1927–1992), who was one of Norway's most importan ...

in 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjornov, Ingrid 1963 births Living people Musicians from Oslo Norwegian women singer-songwriters Norwegian singer-songwriters Norwegian composers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1984 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway