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Norwegian singer (born 1962)

Lise Haavik
Lise Haavik in Blokhus, Denmark, 2012Lise Haavik in Blokhus, Denmark, 2012
Background information
Born (1962-02-23) 23 February 1962 (age 62)
Narvik, Norway
GenresPop, schlager, soul, jazz
OccupationSinger
Years active1983–present
LabelsPhonofile AS
Websitewww.lisehaavik.com
Musical artist

Lise Haavik (born 23 February 1962) is a Norwegian–Danish 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 ex-husband.

Biography

Early life

Lise Haavik was born in Narvik, Norway on 23 February 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.

Musical career

One year after moving to Denmark, Haavik entered the weekly magazine "Se & Hør" (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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Denmark in 1986". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  2. Eurovision Song Contest 1986 (3 May 1986). Danmarks Radio.
  3. Cry Me a River at Yahoo! Music Archived 9 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Lise Haavik at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded byHot Eyes
with Sku' du spørg' fra no'en? 		Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
1986 		Succeeded byAnne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo
with En lille melodi
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Participation
Artists
Songs
Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Countries
Final
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  • Greece
Artists
Final
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Songs
Final
  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "L'Amour de ma vie"
  • "Du er fuld af løgn"
  • "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?"
  • "Européennes"
  • "Gleðibankinn"
  • "Halley"
  • "J'aime la vie"
  • "Não sejas mau para mim"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Pas pour moi"
  • "Romeo"
  • "Runner in the Night"
  • "Tora zo"
  • "Über die Brücke geh'n"
  • "Valentino"
  • "Yavo Yom"
  • "You Can Count On Me"
  • "Die Zeit ist einsam"
  • "Željo moja"
Withdrawn
  • "Wagon-lit"
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