Lise Haavik (born 23 February 1962) is a
Norwegian
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singer, best known for representing
Denmark
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at the
Eurovision Song Contest
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in
Bergen, Norway
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in
1986
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. She is also well-known domestically for her partnership in the duo
Trax with
John Hatting, her ex-husband.
Biography
Early life
Lise Haavik was born in
Narvik
( se, Áhkanjárga) is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Narvik. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Ankenesstranda, Ball ...
, Norway on 23 February 1962. She moved to Denmark in 1982 to study economics at the
University of Odense and the
Copenhagen Business School
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. Haavik partnered with John Hatting in late 1983 and they soon married. At that point, she pursued music full-time and stopped her economics studies.
Musical career
One year after moving to Denmark, Haavik entered the weekly magazine "
Se & Hør
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" (''See and Hear'') amateur song contest, where she placed second. She soon after met John Hatting late in 1983 when he advertised through a record company for a female singer with whom he could start a duo. The company sent Haavik, and they formed the duo "Trax".
She represented Denmark in the
1986 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "
Du er fuld af løgn
Denmark was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986
The Danish national final to select their entry, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, was held on 22 February 1986 at the ...
" (''You are full of lies'').
While both partners were present at the Contest, only Haavik sang and was credited during the performance (Hatting would be credited earlier on as composer).
[''Eurovision Song Contest 1986'' (May 3, 1986). '']Danmarks Radio
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.'' The song was successful in the Contest, placing sixth out of 20 entries that evening. This would be the only time Haavik would appear at Eurovision, having tried and failed to represent Denmark in 1984 and 1985. She also made an attempt to represent Norway in 1988.
Haavik continues to work in music, with her most recent offering, the English language "Cry Me a River", released in 2007.
[Cry Me a River at Yahoo! Music](_blank)
See also
*
1980s#Music
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Copenhagen Business School alumni
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Denmark
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1986
20th-century Danish women singers
Norwegian expatriates in Denmark
Musicians from Narvik