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 Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm (born 9 December 1943) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and television host. Holm has also hosted and appeared in several television shows. As singer Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of ...

. She was produced by

Bert Karlsson Bert Willis Karlsson (born 21 June 1945) is a Swedish record company manager, entrepreneur, and former politician (Member of Parliament 1991-1994) and front figure of the New Democracy (''Ny Demokrati'') party. As the owner and manager of the rec ...

's label

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. In 1980, she joined Lasse's group

Chips ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The serie ...

. Chips participated in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1982 The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Harrogate, United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the with the song "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz. Organised by the ...

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

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

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 and is internationally well known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with Elisab ...

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 Norwegian-language song by the pop duo Bobbysocks!. It was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 and 's first victory in the contest. The song is a tribute to dancing to old rock 'n' roll heard on ...

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

, pop,

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and in

s. She plays three

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;

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

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 Lys Assia (born Rosa Mina Schärer; 3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018) was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 ...

, Sue of

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, and

Valentina Monetta Valentina Monetta (born 1 March 1975) is a Sammarinese singer. She is best known for representing in the , , , and Eurovision Song Contests. She also announced the Sammarinese points at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. In the 2014 contest, M ...

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

Jan Werner Danielsen Jan Werner Danielsen, known professionally as Jan Werner, (10 April 1976 – 28 September 2006) was a Norwegian pop singer, also known for his interpretations of musical, classical, and rock standards. He was famous for his powerful voice which ...

in 1994) and once on her own (in 1996).

Personal life

Born on 28 March 1958 in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

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, to

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parents. She lives in

Ullern Ullern is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. History The borough has its name from an old farm, Norse ''Ullarin''. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is ''vin'', meaning pasture or mea ...

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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 "Då lyser en sol" is a Swedish language ballad, written in 1981 by Lasse Holm. In 1981, Elisabeth Andreasson recorded the song. The song text is, in an astronomical aspect, about the Sun and what it the Sun means for the life on Earth. The song ...

'' (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 ''Waiting for the Morning'' is a 1986 pop album by Norwegian pop duo Bobbysocks. One week before the release date the album had sold over 60,000 copies to record stores in Norway. Because of this, Elisabeth Andreasson and Hanne Krogh were awarded ...

'' (1986) (as

) *''Danse mot vår'' (''

Serenade to Spring In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Italian w ...

'') (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 ...

'' (''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 song in Swedish, written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom. With the song, Kikki, Bettan & Lotta competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002, where the song finished 3rd. The song is an old ...

'' (2002) (as

Kikki, Bettan & Lotta __NOTOC__ Kikki, Bettan & Lotta was a Swedish-Norwegian super trio, active 2001-2004 and consisting of Kikki Danielsson, Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen and Lotta Engberg. Career In November 2000, Kikki Danielsson, Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen ...

)

Eurovision Song Contest

Altogether, Elisabeth has participated in the Swedish

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") 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 ...

, Norwegian

Melodi Grand Prix Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix ( no, Norsk Melodi Grand Prix), is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK). It det ...

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 "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 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 - "

", 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 - "

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

Jahn Teigen Jahn 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, His given name was Jan; he added the silent H later. 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 in Bergen) is a 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 Eurov ...

- "All over the world", 4th 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 ...

. Bobbysocks - "

", 1st place,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

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,

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

. 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 (band), Chips. ''20 bästa låtar'' was released 14 years after Chips (band), Chips was disestablished in 1983. Track listing #Dag efter dag – Elisabeth ...

'' (1997) -

Compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

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 "Angel of the Morning" is a popular song written by Chip Taylor, originally recorded by Evie Sands, but first charting by Merrilee Rush. The song has been covered by many artists including P. P. Arnold, Connie Eaton, Mary Mason, Guys 'n' Dolls ...

'' (1981) *'' I'm a Woman'' (1983) *'' Elisabeth Andreasson'' (1985) *'' Greatest Hits Vol. 2'' (1985) *''

Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

'' (1986) *'' Älskar, älskar ej'' (1988) *'' Elisabeth'' (1990) *'' Stemninger'' (1992 to 1994) *'' Julestemninger'' (1993) *'' Elisabeth Andreassens bästa 1981-1995'' (1995) *''

Eternity Eternity, in common parlance, means Infinity, infinite time that never ends or the quality, condition, or fact of being everlasting or eternal. Classical philosophy, however, defines eternity as what is timeless or exists outside time, whereas ...

'' (1996) *'' Bettans jul'' (1996) *'' Så skimrande var aldrig havet'' (1997) *'' 20 bästa'' (1998) *'' Kjærlighetsviser'' (2001) *''

A Couple of Days in Larsville ''A Couple of Days in Larsville'' is a country album from Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (; born 28 March 1958), also known as just Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second ...

'' (2004) *''

Short Stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one 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 oldest t ...

'' (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 Spellemann is a folk music album by Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen. It was released in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the wester ...

'' (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