Lise Haavik
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Lise Haavik is a Norwegian
singer, best known for representing Denmark
at the Eurovision Song Contest
in Bergen, Norway in 1986
. She is also well-known domestically for her partnership in the duo Trax with John Hatting, her husband.
, Norway
on February 23, 1962. She moved to Denmark in 1982 to study economics at the University of Odense and the Copenhagen Business School
. Haavik partnered with John Hatting in late 1983 and they soon married. At that point, she pursued music full-time and stopped her economics studies.
" (See and Hear) amateur song contest, where she placed second. She soon after met John Hatting late in 1983 when he advertised through a record company for a female singer with whom he could start a duo. The company sent Haavik, and they formed the duo "Trax".
She represented Denmark in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Du er fuld af løgn
" (You are full of lies). While both partners were present at the Contest, only Haavik sang and was credited during the performance (Hatting would be credited earlier on as composer). The song was successful in the Contest, placing sixth out of 20 entries that evening. This would be the only time Haavik would appear at Eurovision, having tried and failed to represent Denmark in 1984 and 1985. She also made an attempt to represent Norway in 1988.
Haavik continues to work in music, with her most recent offering, the English language "Cry Me a River", released in 2007.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer, best known for representing Denmark
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
Denmark has competed in the Eurovision Song Contest from 1957 to 1966 and from 1978 to the present day and has a good record, finishing in the top three six times and winning twice. From 1967 until 1977, Denmark didn't participate in the contest....
at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in Bergen, Norway in 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest...
. She is also well-known domestically for her partnership in the duo Trax with John Hatting, her husband.
Early life
Lise Haavik was born in NarvikNarvik
is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
on February 23, 1962. She moved to Denmark in 1982 to study economics at the University of Odense and the Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School, also known as CBS, is situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than 17,000 students and 1,300 staff members, CBS is also one of the largest business schools in Europe. CBS offers a wide range of business-oriented university programmes and a research environment...
. Haavik partnered with John Hatting in late 1983 and they soon married. At that point, she pursued music full-time and stopped her economics studies.
Musical career
One year after moving to Denmark, Haavik entered the weekly magazine "Se & HørSe og Hør (Denmark)
Se og Hør is a Danish tabloid-magazine weekly published by Aller Press A/S.-External links:*...
" (See and Hear) amateur song contest, where she placed second. She soon after met John Hatting late in 1983 when he advertised through a record company for a female singer with whom he could start a duo. The company sent Haavik, and they formed the duo "Trax".
She represented Denmark in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Du er fuld af løgn
Du Er Fuld Af Løgn
"Du er fuld af løgn" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Danish by Lise Haavik.The song was performed eighteenth on the night, following Sweden's Monica Törnell & Lasse Holm with "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" and preceding Finland's Kari Kuivalainen with...
" (You are full of lies). While both partners were present at the Contest, only Haavik sang and was credited during the performance (Hatting would be credited earlier on as composer). The song was successful in the Contest, placing sixth out of 20 entries that evening. This would be the only time Haavik would appear at Eurovision, having tried and failed to represent Denmark in 1984 and 1985. She also made an attempt to represent Norway in 1988.
Haavik continues to work in music, with her most recent offering, the English language "Cry Me a River", released in 2007.