Karoline Krüger (born 13 February 1970) is a Norwegian singer and composer. She represented

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in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 final in

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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

, 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

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, 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).

Discography

Solo albums

*1988: ''Fasetter'' (Noahs Ark) (Peak NOR: #16)NorwegianCharts.com Karoline Krüger discography
/ref> *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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruger, Karoline 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