Hanne Krogh (born 24 January 1956) is a Norwegian singer and actress from

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and Oslo. Krogh is among the most selling record artists in Norway ever and is internationally well known for winning the

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with

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Personal life

She is the mother of television presenter Sverre Krogh Sundbø and actress Amalie Krogh.

Career

She officially started singing when she was 9 years old, and released her first album when she was 14. She represented Norway with the song "Lykken er" in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest. She has received major acclaim through Norwegian awards. Among them are numerous Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) including the Honorary Award, and the

Peer Gynt Prize The Peer Gynt Prize or the Peer Gynt Award (''Årets Peer Gynt'' or ''Per Gynt-prisen'') is a private Norwegian prize presented annually by the private commercial company ''Peer Gynt AS'' during the Peer Gynt Festival, also organised by the same co ...

, which is awarded by members of the Parliament to those Norwegians who have done the most to gain Norway's reputation abroad. In addition to her own projects, she is also frequently asked to act as MC at conventions, often in relation to female

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. In 2012, she toured Norway with two major sold-out shows that she had written and directed. She also made numerous television appearances. In 2013, Hanne decided to mark the 100-year anniversary of

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in Norway by focusing toward

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, and brought to light of unknown admirable women. This also included recording a new studio album ''Ikke gi deg, jente''. In 2015, her new-written show "World of Music" gained another standing ovation, both from the audience and from the critics. Krogh has released 27 albums, including a compilation, ''Hanne Krogh: 40 beste'' in 1994, and many other singles.

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Hanne Krogh'' (1978) * ''Nærbilde'' (1980) * ''Alene'' (1982) * ''Nordens vakreste'' (1982) * ''Under samme sol'' (1983) * ''Julens vakreste'' (1983) * ''Hanne'' (1989) * ''Ta meg til havet'' (1992) * ''40 beste'' (1994) * ''Prøysens barnesanger'' (1995) * ''Julestjerner'' (1996) * ''Reisen til den levende parken'' (1997) * ''Vestavind'' (1998) * ''Egners barnesanger'' (1999) * ''God jul – Hannes beste julesanger'' (2000) * ''Sanger fra barnas skattkammer'' (2002) * ''Ved juletid'' (2002) * ''God jul – Hannes beste julesanger'' (rerelease) (2006) * ''Barnas nasjonalskatt'' (2012) * ''Ikke gi deg, jente'' (2013)

Bobbysocks! albums

* ''Bobbysocks'' (1984/85) * ''Waiting for the Morning'' (1986) * ''Walkin' on Air'' (1987) * ''Let It Swing – The Best of Bobbysocks'' (2010)

Just4Fun albums

* ''Ren 60'' (1990/91) * ''Those Were the Days'' (1991)

Hanne & Tre Tenorer albums

* ''Vår julekonsert'' (2011)

Filmography

Krogh participated as an actress in these movies: * 1974: ''Crash'' as Marianne * 1976: '' Reisen til julestjernen'' as Sonja

References

External links

Official website

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krogh, Hanne 1956 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest winners Melodi Grand Prix contestants Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1971 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1985 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1991 Norwegian women singers Norwegian Christians Melodi Grand Prix winners People from Haugesund Bobbysocks! members