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Anne-Karine Strøm
Anne-Karine Strøm (born 15 October 1951) is a Norwegian singer, best known for having taken part in the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest selection, Melodi Grand Prix, in six consecutive years between 1971 and 1976, winning on three occasions (twice as a soloist and once as a member of an ensemble) and representing Norway in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1973, 1974 and 1976. Melodi Grand Prix Strøm's Melodi Grand Prix appearances were as follows: *1971: "Hør litt på meg" – 10th *1972: "Håp" – 4th *1973: "Å for et spill" (as member of the Bendik Singers) – 1st *1974: "Hvor er du" – 1st *1975: "1+1=2" – 4th *1976: "Mata Hari" – 1st Eurovision Song Contest The Bendik Singers' 1973 winning song was given English-language lyrics and retitled " It's Just A Game" for the 18th Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 April in Luxembourg City, where it finished in seventh place of 17 entries. Strøm travelled to Brighton, England for the 1974 contest, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 6 April 1974 in the Brighton Dome, Dome in Brighton, United Kingdom. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and presented by Katie Boyle, this was the fifth time that the contest was staged in the United Kingdom. Although had won the with the song "" by Anne-Marie David, making (CLT) the presumptive host for 1974, the broadcaster opted not to organise the event as it had staged the contest in 1973, following in . As had placed second the previous year (TVE) was approached, however the Spanish broadcaster also declined the opportunity to stage the contest. The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), and the British broadcasters the BBC and ITV (TV network), ITV, all subsequently made bids to stage the contest, with the BBC ultimately winning out. This was the fourth time that the BBC had staged the conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Småting
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "", written by Kåre Grøttum and Ivar Børsum, and performed by Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry through the 1972. Before Eurovision 1972 (NRK) held the 1972 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Vidar Lønn-Arnesen. Five songs were presented in the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. The winning song was chosen by voting from a 14-member public jury who each awarded between 1 and 5 points per song. At Eurovision On the night of the final, Kausland and Borg performed 6th in the running order, following the 's The New Seekers with " Beg, Steal or Borrow" and preceding 's Carlos Mendes with "A festa da vida". "" was a rather old-fashioned song, lyrically very similar in theme to the previous year's "", and at the close of voting had picked up 73 points, placing N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Borg
Benny Borg (born 13 November 1945) is a Swedish-born Norwegian singer and composer. He was born in Gothenburg, but moved to Norway in 1968, and was married to Norwegian singer and actress Kirsti Sparboe from 1972 to 1978. As a singer and musician, he is known for his collaboration with the Dizzie Tunes, and with Grethe Kausland. He won a Spellemannprisen award in 1973, and represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corpo .... In 2004 he won the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award. References External links * * 1945 births Living people Swedish male singers Swedish expatriates in Norway Spellemannprisen winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants Musicians from Gothenburg {{sweden-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grethe Kausland
Grethe Kausland ( Nilsen; 3 July 1947 – 16 November 2007) was a Norwegian singer, performer and actress. As a child star she was one of Norway's most popular singers (her debut single “Teddyen min” from 1955, sold more than 100,000 recordsJan Eggum, Bård Ose, Siren Steen: ''Norsk pop & rock-leksikon'' (Vega Forlag AS, 2005) Norsk pop- og rockleksikon (2005)Grethe Kausland(Retrieved on 17 November 2007)), and she participated in several films as a child. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest, singing " Småting" with Benny Borg. From 1973 she performed regularly with the musical group Dizzie Tunes. Awarded "Spellemannprisen" 1978 for the album ''A Taste of Grethe Kausland'', and " Leonardstatuetten" 1991 for her achievements on the revue scene. She died from lung cancer on 16 November 2007, in Oslo, Norway. Child career Grethe made her stage debut at age 4 at a local revue, and cut her first record at age 8 in 1955, after winning a radio-transmitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Paus
Ole Paus (1947–2023) was a Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet, widely regarded as one of the most innovative Norwegian musical figures of the 20th century and "Norway's most significant troubadour at the time of his death." Emerging during the Norwegian ballad revival (), Paus was instrumental in defining the genre's direction. Over a career spanning five decades, he released around 40 albums, authored novels, poetry collections, and travelogues. His works spanned from protest songs and satirical ballads to deeply reflective hymns and love songs. He was seen as not merely a musician but a cultural provocateur, using song as a vehicle for political and philosophical exploration. Paus was known for his distinctive individualism, social criticism, and rebellious stance, standing "fearlessly up for the weakest against the powers that be." Often called Norway's "national troubadour," his song " Mitt lille land" became a unifying anthem after the 2011 Norway attacks. Born in Oslo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Øystein Sunde
Øystein Olaf Sunde (born 24 January 1947) is a Norwegian folk singer and guitarist. He is known for his high-speed guitar and banjo style and his satirical lyrics. Although often regarded as a comedian, Sunde is a versatile guitarist who has played with several Dixieland bands and jazz combos over the years. Early years He was born 24 January 1947 in Oslo, but his family moved to Skarnes in 1954 where Sunde went to school. In 1955, the family moved back to Lambertseter in Oslo and Sunde continued school there. The same year he started playing piano, but he did not like this because he was forced to rehearse scales and partially because his teacher could play boogiewoogie and Sunde was not allowed to do so by his teacher. Despite protests from his parents he ended his piano playing career at the age of 7. The next instrument Sunde played was a recorder but he started to cry after one hour, so he got a big grapefruit to comfort him, but after eating it he started to cry again. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Hari (Anne-Karine Strøm Song)
"Mata Hari" was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed in English by Anne-Karine Strøm. The song is an up-tempo number, in which Strøm sings about the difficulties she faces in life. The cure for these, she sings, is to borrow some of the mystique of Mata Hari Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (, ; 7 August 187615 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari ( , ; , ), was a Dutch Stripper, exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for German Empire, Germany during World War ..., to whom she addresses the song. The sexual exploits of the famous woman are implied to have been considerable. Description Composers Frode Thingnæs and Philip A. Kruse, one of Strøm's close friends were invited by the Norwegian Broadcaster NRK to write a song for the Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 1976, and the result was "Mata Hari". The song was inspired by the composers doing research about their deciptions about spies and romance to contemplate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and has been described as the country's ''de facto'' capital since the time of the Dutch Republic, while Amsterdam is the official capital of the Netherlands. The Hague is the core municipality of the COROP, Greater The Hague urban area containing over 800,000 residents, and is also part of the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, which, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, is the largest metropolitan area of the Netherlands. The city is also part of the Randstad region, one of the largest conurbations in Europe. The Hague is the seat of the Cabinet of the Netherlands, Cabinet, the States General of the Netherlands, States General, the Supreme Court of the Neth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1976
The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was the 21st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In (band), Teach-In. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NOS), the contest was held at the World Forum (The Hague), Nederlands Congrescentrum on 3 April 1976 and was hosted by Corry Brokken, who had won the contest for the . Eighteen countries took part in the contest with , , and opting not to return to the contest after participating the previous year. Malta would not return to the contest again until 1991. On the other hand, and returned to the competition, having been absent since 1972 and 1974 respectively. The won the contest this year with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man. The song went on to become the biggest selling winning single in the history of the contest and won with 80.39% of the possible maximum s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouth & MacNeal
Mouth and MacNeal were a Dutch pop duo that enjoyed commercial success in the 1970s. Their recording of " How Do You Do" in 1972 topped the Dutch chart and became a US top ten hit and number 2 in Canada. They represented the Netherlands at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing third with the song " I See a Star", which went on to become a UK top ten hit. Career They were formed in 1971 when record producer Hans van Hemert brought together Big Mouth (born Willem Duyn) and Maggie MacNeal (born Sjoukje van't Spijker). Big Mouth had previously sung in a number of 1960s bands, including Speedway. MacNeal had released one solo single before teaming up with Big Mouth, a cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", also produced by van Hemert. The duo released their first single, "Hey You Love", which reached #5 in the Dutch Top 40, while the next two singles " How Do You Do" and "Hello-A" both reached #1 in the Netherlands. In 1972, "How Do You Do" reached th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigliola Cinquetti
Gigliola Cinquetti (; born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter and television presenter. Life and career Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona, Italy. At the age of 16, she debuted at and won the Sanremo Music Festival 1964 singing " Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"), with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. Her win enabled her to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the same song, where she claimed her country's first ever victory in the event. Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest that far, aged 16 years and 92 days, beaten only by 13-year-old Sandra Kim in 1986. The song became an international success, even spending 17 weeks in the UK singles chart and ending the year as the 88th best-selling single in the U.K. in 1964, something highly unusual for Italian-language material. It sold over three million copies, and was awarded a platin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
