Elisabeth Andreassen

Elisabeth Andreassen

Background information
Birth name	Elisabeth Gunilla Andreasson
Born	(1958-03-28) 28 March 1958 (age 65) Gothenburg, Sweden
Origin	Ullern, Norway
Genres	Country musical pop rock schlager
Years active	1979–present

Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (née Andreasson; born 28 March 1958), also known simply as Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Career

Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician and TV host Lasse Holm. She was produced by Bert Karlsson's label Mariann Grammofon AB. In 1980, she joined Lasse's group Chips. Chips participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Dag efter dag" ("Day After Day"), and reached 8th place.

Andreassen is active in many musical genres such as country, schlager, and musicals. She is mostly famous from Eurovision Song Contest 1985 when she and Hanne Krogh participated as Bobbysocks with the song "La det swinge", and won.

Andreassen has sung in various genres such as country, pop, rock and in musicals. She plays three instruments; guitar, piano and contrabass. She has also been a revue and musical artist.

"Bettan" has a record as the woman with the most participations in the Eurovision Song Contest, tied with Sue of Peter, Sue & Marc, and Valentina Monetta. She has participated four times, three times in duets (with Kikki Danielsson in 1982, Hanne Krogh in 1985, and Jan Werner Danielsen in 1994) and once on her own (in 1996).

Personal life

Born on 28 March 1958 in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Norwegian parents. She lives in Ullern, Oslo, in Norway with her two daughters, born in 1995 and 1997. Elisabeth married Tor Andreassen on 2 July 1994 and after that she took his last name. On 13 June 2016 her husband died of a heart attack.^[1]

Hits

Då lyser en sol (1981)
Killen ner' på Konsum svär att han är Elvis (There's a Guy Works down the Chipchop Swears he's Elvis) (1981)
Together Again (1981)
God morgon (Good Morning) (1981) (as Chips)
Dag efter dag (Day after Day) (1982) (as Chips)
La det swinge (Let it swing) (1985) (as Bobbysocks)
Ängel i natt (1985)
Tissel Tassel (1985)
Waiting for the Morning (1986) (as Bobbysocks)
Danse mot vår (Serenade to Spring) (1992)
I evighet (Eternity) (1996) (Wir sind dabei) (1998)
Pepita dansar (1997)
Lys og varme (2001)
Vem é dé du vill ha (2002) (as Kikki, Bettan & Lotta)

Eurovision Song Contest

Altogether, Elisabeth has participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix and the Eurovision Song Contest twelve times, plus two as presenter.

Melodifestivalen

1981. Chips - "God morgon" (Good morning), 2nd place

1982. Chips - "Dag efter dag" (Day after day), 1st place

1984. Elisabeth Andreasson - "Kärleksmagi", 6th place (last)

1990. Elisabeth Andreasson - "Jag ser en stjärna falla", 7th place

2000. TV-host, with nine other artists.

2002. Kikki, Bettan & Lotta - "Vem é dé du vill ha", 3rd place

2011. Elisabeth Andreassen - "Vaken i en dröm", 8th place in semi^[2]

Melodi Grand Prix

1985. Bobbysocks - "La det swinge" (Let it swing), 1st place

1992. TV-host, with Jahn Teigen

1994. Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen - "Duett" (Duet), 1st place

1996. Elisabeth Andreassen - "I evighet" (Eternity), 1st place

1998. Elisabeth Andreassen - "Winds of the Northern Sea", 2nd place

2003. Kikki, Bettan & Lotta - "Din hånd i min hånd", 4th place

2015. Elisabeth Andreassen & Tor Endresen - "All over the world", 4th place

Eurovision Song Contest

1982. Chips - "Dag efter dag", 8th place, Sweden

1985. Bobbysocks - "La det swinge", 1st place, Norway

1994. Elisabeth Andreasson & Jan Werner Danielsen - "Duett", 6th place, Norway

1996. Elisabeth Andreassen - "I evighet", 2nd place, Norway

Discography

Chips

God morgon/It Takes More than a Minute (1981) - Single
Having a Party (1982)
Dag efter dag/Här kommer solen (1982) - Single
20 bästa låtar (1997) - Compilation album

Kikki, Bettan & Lotta

20 år med oss - Vem é dé du vill ha (2002)
Vem é dé du vill ha (2002) - Single
Live från Rondo (2003)

Solo

Angel of the Morning (1981)
I'm a Woman (1983)
Elisabeth Andreasson (1985)
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1985)
Greatest Hits (1986)
Älskar, älskar ej (1988)
Elisabeth (1990)
Stemninger (1992 to 1994)
Julestemninger (1993)
Elisabeth Andreassens bästa 1981-1995 (1995)
Eternity (1996)
Bettans jul (1996)
Så skimrande var aldrig havet (1997)
20 bästa (1998)
Kjærlighetsviser (2001)
A Couple of Days in Larsville (2004)
Short Stories (2005)
Bettan Country (2007)
Spellemann (2009)
Julenatt (2009)
Kärleken & livet (2012)"^[3]
De fineste (2014)

References

External links

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Official website

Preceded by Herreys with "Diggi-loo Diggi-ley"	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 (as Bobbysocks!)	Succeeded by Sandra Kim with "J'aime la vie"
Preceded by Secret Garden with "Nocturne"	Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996	Succeeded by Tor Endresen with "San Francisco"
Preceded by Silje Vige with "Alle mine tankar"	Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 (with Jan Werner Danielsen)	Succeeded by Secret Garden with "Nocturne"
Preceded by Dollie de Luxe with "Lenge leve livet"	Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 (as Bobbysocks!)	Succeeded by Ketil Stokkan with "Romeo"
Preceded by Björn Skifs with "Fångad i en dröm"	Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 (as Chips)	Succeeded by Carola Häggkvist with "Främling"

v t e Elisabeth Andreassen
Studio albums	I'm the Singer, You're the Song (1980, with Mats Rådberg) Angel of the Morning (1981) Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1983) I'm a Woman (1983) Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1985) Elisabeth Andreasson (1986) Greatest Hits (1986) Älskar, älskar ej (1988) Elisabeth (1990) Stemninger (1992) Julestemninger (1993) Elisabeth Andreassens bästa 1981-1995 (1996) Eternity (1996) Bettans jul (1996) Så skimrande var aldrig havet (1997) 20 bästa (1998) Kjærlighetsviser (2001) A Couple of Days in Larsville (2004) Short Stories (2005) Spellemann (2009) Julenatt (2009, with Rein Alexander) Kärleken & livet (2012) De fineste (2014)
Melodifestivalen solo songs	"Kärleksmagi" (1984) "Jag ser en stjärna falla" (1990) "Vaken i en dröm" (2011)
Norsk Melodi Grand Prix solo songs	"I evighet" (1996) "Winds of the Northern Sea" (1998)
Other solo hit songs	"Då lyser en sol" (1981) "Danse mot vår" (1992)

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Elisabeth Andreassen Hanne Krogh
Studio albums	Bobbysocks! (1984) Waiting for the Morning (1986) Walkin' on Air (1987)
Singles	"La det swinge" (1984) "Waiting for the Morning" (1986)

v t e Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
Melodi Grand Prix
Participation	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Agnete Alessandra Elisabeth Andreassen Bendik Singers Arne Bendiksen Margaret Berger Bobbysocks! Benny Borg Odd Børre Nora Brockstedt Charmed Jan Werner Danielsen Dollie de Luxe Tor Endresen Carl Espen Lars A. Fredriksen Kate Gulbrandsen Christine Guldbrandsen Mattis Hætta Jostein Hasselgård Inger Jacobsen Britt Synnøve Johansen Jowst Just 4 Fun Finn Kalvik Grethe Kausland Keiino Sverre Kjelsberg Åse Kleveland Hanne Krogh Karoline Krüger Haldor Lægreid Mørland Stella Mwangi Ellen Nikolaysen Alexander Rybak Debrah Scarlett Guri Schanke Secret Garden Anita Skorgan Didrik Solli-Tangen Knut Anders Sørum Kirsti Sparboe Ketil Stokkan Maria Haukaas Storeng Anne-Karine Strøm Subwoolfer Jahn Teigen Anita Thallaug Tix Tooji Merethe Trøan ~~Ulrikke~~ Stig van Eijk Silje Vige Wig Wam
Songs	"Adieu" "Aldri i livet" "Alle mine tankar" "Alltid sommer" "Alvedansen" ~~"Attention"~~ "Brandenburger Tor" "Casanova" "Do Re Mi" "Duett" "Dukkemann" "Fairytale" "Fallen Angel" "The First Day of Love" "For vår jord" "Give That Wolf a Banana" "Grab the Moment" "Haba Haba" "High" "Hold On Be Strong" "I evighet" "I Feed You My Love" "Icebreaker" "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" "In My Dreams" "Intet er nytt under solen" "It's Just A Game" "Karusell" "Kom sol, kom regn" "La det swinge" "Lenge leve livet" "Living My Life Without You" "Lykken er" "Mata Hari" "Mil etter mil" "Mitt liv" "A Monster Like Me" "Mrs. Thompson" "My Heart Goes Boom" "My Heart Is Yours" "Nocturne" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" "Oliver" "On My Own" "Queen of Kings" "Romeo" "Sámiid ædnan" "San Francisco" "Silent Storm" "Småting" "Solhverv" "Sommer i Palma" "Spiral" "Spirit in the Sky" "Stay" "Stress" "That's How You Write a Song" "Touch My Life (with Summer)" "Ven a bailar conmigo" "Venners nærhet" "Visjoner" "Voi Voi"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Countries	Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Lithuania Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom
Artists	Alejandro Abad Willeke Alberti Alma and Dejan Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare Kostas Bigalis and the Sea Lovers Dan Bittman CatCat Tony Cetinski Duilio Martin Ďurinda and Tublatanka Evridiki Friderika Petra Frey Edyta Górniak Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan Mekado Nina Morato Frances Ruffelle Sara Sigga Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna Silvi Vrait Ovidijus Vyšniauskas Youddiph
Songs	"Bye Bye Baby" "Chamar a música" "Dincolo de nori" "Duett" "Ella no es ella" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Ime anthropos ki ego" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" "Lopšinė mylimai" "More than Love" "Nætur" "Nagu merelaine" "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" "Nekonečná pieseň" "Ostani kraj mene" "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" "Stjärnorna" "Sto pregando" "To nie ja!" "To trehandiri (Diri Diri)" "Vechny strannik" "Waar is de zon" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Wir geben 'ne Party"

Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Countries

Final	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Estonia Finland France Greece Iceland Ireland Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Qualification	Denmark Germany Hungary Israel Macedonia Romania Russia

Artists

Final	Elisabeth Andreassen Maja Blagdan Dan Ar Braz and l'Héritage des Celtes Antonio Carbonell Constantinos Lisa del Bo Marianna Efstratiou Gina G Amila Glamočak Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna Jasmine Kasia Kowalska Kathy Leander Maxine and Franklin Brown Miriam Christine Anna Mjöll Lúcia Moniz George Nussbaumer One More Time Şebnem Paker Marcel Palonder Eimear Quinn Regina
Qualification	Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft Monica Anghel and Sincron Galit Bell Gjon Delhusa Kaliopi Andrey Kosinsky Leon