Anita Thallaug

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Anita Thallaug
Anita Thallaug in 1957
Anita Thallaug in 1957
Background information
Born (1938-02-14) 14 February 1938 (age 83)
Bærum, Norway
Occupation(s)actress and singer

Anita Thallaug (born 14 February 1938 in Bærum) is a Norwegian actress and singer.

Biography[]

She has featured in musicals, cinema and TV programs. Under the name Vesla Rolfsen, at the age of seven, she was performing at the Spider theatre in Oslo.

She featured frequently in NRK children's programs of the 1950s.

Thallaug was the Norwegian contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, where she finished 13th (last). She was the first of four Norwegian entrants to score no points in the competition.

Anita Thallaug is the younger sister of opera singer Edith Thallaug.

Melodi Grand Prix entries[]

Year Title Placing in national final Placing in eurovision
(Grandmother's music box) 5
(The days shall be ours) 4
(The dream dress) 4
(Adieu) 5
Solhverv (Solstice) 13
(Young and in love) 3
(Fussy Person) 5

Films[]

  • 1990: (The Spanish Fly) (TV) Mrs Meisel
  • 1964: (Watches in moonlight) Mannekeng, 'Manager of affairs'
  • 1962: Søster Bitten
  • 1957: Blondin i fara (Blonde in danger) (Swedish film) Mona Mace
  • 1954: (The moral reputation)

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Inger Jacobsen
with "Kom sol, kom regn"
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
1963
Succeeded by
Arne Bendiksen
with "Spiral"
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