Karoline Krüger (born 13 February 1970) is a
Norwegian singer and composer.
She represented
Norway
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in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1988 final in
Dublin
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, where she finished fifth.
Career
Krüger's first TV appearance was at the age of 11, in a youth show called ''Halvsju''. She achieved her breakthrough in 1988 by winning the Norwegian
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norsk Melodi Grand Prix, is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster (NRK). It determines for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been sta ...
with the song "For vår jord" ("For Our Earth"), while still a student at
Langhaugen Skole (1986–89). This victory qualified her for the
Eurovision Song Contest 1988 final in
Dublin
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, Ireland where she finished fifth. Later that year, she released her debut CD, ''Fasetter''. Krüger performed the ballad, ''You Call It Love'', from the film ''L'etudiante'', composed by
Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma (born 13 April 1940) is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist, who has made his career in France and the United States.
He was born into a family of Jewish musicians. His father, Teodor Cosma, was a pianist and conductor, h ...
, which was later covered by
Richard Sanderson.
In 2013, she performed a series of Christmas concerts with her husband
Sigvart Dagsland, accompanied by the album ''Jul'' (2013).
Personal
Krüger is married to fellow Norwegian singer
Sigvart Dagsland, and they have two daughters together, Sophie (b. 1998) and Emma (b. 2002).
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Discography
Solo albums
*1988: ''Fasetter'' (Noahs Ark) (Peak NOR: #16)[NorwegianCharts.com Karoline Krüger discography]
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*1991: ''En gang i alles liv'' ( Kirkelig Kulturverksted) (Peak NOR: #20)[
*1993: ''Fuglehjerte'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
*1996: ''Den andre historien'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) (Paek NOR: #36)][
*1999: ''Sirkeldans'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
*2004: ''De to stemmer'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
*2011: ''Veggen'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
*2013: ''Jul'' (Universal) Duet album with Sigvart Dagsland
*2018: ''Labyrinter!'' (Grappa)
]
Singles
Collaborations
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
People educated at the Bergen Cathedral School
English-language singers from Norway
Melodi Grand Prix winners
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
Norwegian women singer-songwriters
Norwegian singer-songwriters
Musicians from Bergen
Norwegian people of German descent
People educated at Langhaugen Upper Secondary School
21st-century Norwegian singers
21st-century Norwegian women singers