Grethe Kausland

Grethe Kausland
Grethe Kausland with Dizzie Tunes.
Born
Grethe Nilsen

(1947-07-03)3 July 1947
Horten, Norway
Died16 November 2007(2007-11-16) (aged 60)
Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)Actress, vocalist, singer
Grethe Kausland with her husband Halvard (1966) Photo Rigmor Dahl Delphin / Oslo Museum

Grethe Kausland (née Nilsen; 3 July 1947 – 16 November 2007) was a Norwegian singer, performer and actress. As a child star she was one of Norway's most popular singers (her debut single “Teddyen min” from 1955, sold more than 100,000 records[1][2]), and she participated in several films as a child.[3] She represented Norway in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, singing "Småting" with Benny Borg. From 1973 she performed regularly with the entertaining group Dizzie Tunes. Awarded "Spellemannprisen" 1978 for the album A Taste of Grethe Kausland, and "Leonardstatuetten" 1991[1] for her achievements on the revue scene.

She died from lung cancer on 16 November 2007, in Oslo, Norway.[4]

  1. ^ a b Jan Eggum, Bård Ose, Siren Steen: Norsk pop & rock-leksikon (Vega Forlag AS, 2005) ISBN 82-92489-09-6
  2. ^ Norsk pop- og rockleksikon (2005): Grethe Kausland (Retrieved on 17 November 2007)
  3. ^ IMDB: Grethe Kausland Filmography (Retrieved on 17 November 2007)
  4. ^ "Grethe Kausland". IMDb.