Anne-Karine Strøm
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Anne-Karine Strøm (born 15 October 1951) is a Norwegian singer, best known for having taken part in the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest selection, Melodi Grand Prix, in six consecutive years between 1971 and 1976, winning on three occasions (twice as a soloist and once as a member of an ensemble) and representing Norway in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1973, 1974 and 1976.
Melodi Grand Prix
Strøm's Melodi Grand Prix appearances were as follows:[1]
- 1971: "Hør litt på meg" – 10th
- 1972: "Håp" – 4th
- 1973: "Å for et spill" (as member of the Bendik Singers) – 1st
- 1974: "Hvor er du" – 1st
- 1975: "1+1=2" – 4th
- 1976: "Mata Hari" – 1st
Eurovision Song Contest
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Strøm's final Eurovision appearance, at the 1976 contest in The Hague on 3 April, ended in complete failure, as "Mata Hari" placed last of the 18 participating songs. Prior to the contest "Mata Hari", a very modern and contemporary disco-style song, had been expected to do well, but it was suggested afterwards that Strøm's rather odd outfit and performance on the night may have cost votes.[4] With two last-place finishes from three entries, Strøm is usually cited as the least successful artist to have appeared in more than one Eurovision Song Contest as the only artist to date finish in last place twice.
Post-Eurovision
In the late 1970s Strøm began performing in musical cabarets with Øystein Sunde and her then husband Ole Paus. She released three albums between 1978 and 1986, which reflected a move towards a more serious style of music.[5]
Albums discography
- 1971: Drømmebilde
- 1975: Anne Karin
- 1978: Album
- 1982: Casablancas Døtre
- 1986: Landet utenfor
References
- ^ ESC National Finals database
- ^ "ESC History 1973". Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "ESC History 1974". Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "ESC History 1976". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Biography at MIC Norsk Musikkinformasjon Archived 21 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Norwegian)
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