Gro Anita Schønn (28 January 1950 – 24 April 2001) was a Norwegian singer. Schønn was born in

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...

. She made her solo debut in 1967, and issued eight albums between 1970 and 1980. Among her song hits were ''En enkel sang om frihet'' from 1971, and ''Eviva España'' from 1973. Along with

Inger Lise Rypdal Inger Lise Rypdal (born 14 December 1949 in Lena, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress in many different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical. She is the sister of singer Maj Britt Andersen and was married (1969–1985) to guitaris ...

and Stein Ingebrigtsen she formed the core of the musical trio ''Treff'', which issued 21 cover albums in the 1970s. She died from

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ...

in 2001.

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1950 births 2001 deaths Musicians from Drammen Deaths from pneumonia in Norway 20th-century Norwegian women singers 20th-century Norwegian singers {{norway-singer-stub