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Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Andreassen sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1994 and 1996, for Norway. The best result was 2nd place in 1996, with “I evighet”.
- who
- Norwegian singer and songwriter
- born
- 28 March 1958, Gothenburg, Sweden
- contests
- 1994, 1996
- best result
- 2nd, 1996
- music
- country, folk
- plays
- guitar, piano
- active
- since 1978
- record labels
- Grappa
- also in
- Chips, Bobbysocks
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Elisabeth Andreassen, also known as Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second at the contest. Andreassen sang for Sweden in the group Chips in 1982 and won for Norway in the duo Bobbysocks in 1985. Two more Norwegian entries followed: “Duett”, with Jan Werner Danielsen, finished sixth in Dublin in 1994, and “I evighet”, the host country’s song, finished second in Oslo in 1996.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Elisabeth Andreassen”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1994 Dublin
“Duett”
6th of 25 Finished 6th of 25, with 76 points.
- With
- Jan Werner Danielsen
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Rolf Løvland, Hans Olav Mørk
- Conductor
- Pete Knutsen
- Running order
- 17th of 25
- Age on the night
- 36
- Won that year
- Ireland: Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan, “Rock 'n' Roll Kids”
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1996 Oslo
“I evighet”
2nd of 23 Finished 2nd of 23, with 114 points.
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Torhild Nigar
- Conductor
- Frode Thingnæs
- Running order
- 12th of 23
- Age on the night
- 38
- Won that year
- Ireland: Eimear Quinn, “The Voice”
The story of Eurovision 1996: Germany misses the cut, and Holland becomes Poland
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Melodifestivalen 1981
- Melodifestivalen 1982
- Melodifestivalen 1984
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
- Melodi Grand Prix 1996
- Melodi Grand Prix 1998
- Melodifestivalen 2002
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
- Melodifestivalen 2011
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Elisabeth Andreassen, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1985 Familiar faces
The two women who made up Norway's duo, Bobbysocks, both had form. Hanne Krogh had sung for Norway in 1971. Elisabeth Andreasson had sung for Sweden in 1982, as half of a duo — and her partner from that night, Kikki Danielsson, was in Gothenburg as Sweden's entry.
- 1996 The result
Norway's runner-up was Elisabeth Andreassen, in her fourth contest and with a win already to her name. Sweden was third. Croatia, Estonia and Portugal, in fourth, fifth and sixth, all had their best results so far.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.