Role Singer | Name Elisabeth Andreassen Years active 1979–present | |
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Birth name Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen Children Nora Andreassen, Anna Andreassen Similar People |
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Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (born 28 March 1958), also known as just Bettan, is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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- Elisabeth andreasson varje g ng du r r mig live elisabeth andreassen
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- Career
- Personal life
- Hits
- Eurovision Song Contest
- Melodifestivalen
- Melodi Grand Prix
- Chips
- Kikki Bettan Lotta
- Solo
- References

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Career

Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician and TV host Lasse Holm. She was produced by Bert Karlsson's label Mariann Grammofon AB. In 1980, she joined Lasse's group Chips. Chips participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Dag efter dag" ("Day After Day"), and reached 8th place.

Andreassen is active in many musical genres such as country, schlager, and musicals. She is mostly famous from Eurovision Song Contest 1985 when she and Hanne Krogh participated as Bobbysocks with the song "La det swinge", and won.

Andreassen has sung in various genres such as country, pop, rock and in musicals. She plays three instruments; guitar, piano and contrabass. She has also been a revue and musical artist.

"Bettan" has a record as the woman with the most participations in the Eurovision Song Contest, tied with Lys Assia, Sue of Peter, Sue & Marc, and Valentina Monetta. She has participated four times, three times in duets (with Kikki Danielsson in 1982, Hanne Krogh in 1985, and Jan Werner Danielsen in 1994) and once on her own (in 1996).
Personal life

Born on 28 March 1958 in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Norwegian parents. She lives in Ullern, Oslo in Norway with her two daughters, born in 1995 and 1997 respectively. Elisabeth and married Tor Andreassen on 2 July 1994 and before that Elisabeth was known as Elisabeth Andreasson. On 13 June 2016 Tor Andreassen died of a heart attack.
Hits

Eurovision Song Contest

Altogether, Elisabeth has participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix and the Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times, plus two as presenter.
Melodifestivalen

Melodi Grand Prix
