Karoline Krüger
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Karoline Krüger is a Norwegian singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 and pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

. She was born on 13 February 1970 in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

 and is today married to another familiar Norwegian singer, Sigvart Dagsland
Sigvart Dagsland
Sigvart Dagsland is a Norwegian singer, pianist and composer. He writes and performs in various genres, his more recent albums being pop-rock. He has recorded 14 albums and performs 30–50 concerts every year...

. Her first TV appearance was at the age of 11, in a youth show called Halvsju.

She got her breakthrough in 1988, first by winning the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960.The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and...

 with the song "For vår jord" ("For Our Earth"). This qualified her for the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1988 in Dublin. The presenters were Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca...

 final, held that year in the Irish capital Dublin, where she finished fifth. Later that same year she released her debut CD, Fasetter.

Discography

  • "You Call It Love" (single) (1988)
  • Fasetter (1988)
  • En gang i alles liv (1991)
  • Fuglehjerte (1993)
  • Den andre historien (1996)
  • Sirkeldans (1999)
  • De to stemmer (2004)

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