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Maria Haukaas Mittet | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Maria Haukaas Storeng (1979-08-03)3 August 1979 (age 46) |
| Origin | Finnsnes,Troms, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Oslo Recordings/Bonnier,Universal |
| Website | www |
Maria Haukaas Mittet (néeStoreng, born 3 August 1979) also known as simplyMaria is a Norwegian recording artist. She gained national recognition in 2004 for her participation in theIdol reality television series, and international recognition in 2008 as Norway's representative in the53rd Eurovision Song Contest.
Maria was born inFinnsnes, but grew up on theisland of Senja, inTroms county, Norway.[1] She first received national media attention when she had her first musical role at the age of 11, with the lead inAnnie, at the Bryggeteateret inOslo (1991). Maria and her family moved to Oslo for the musical, and when the show run was over, they moved back toSenja.
She has since performed in several musicals, both in the capital Oslo, and in the county Troms where she grew up.
At the age of 24, she was part ofIdol (Norway) in 2004, where she finished 6th. She took part in theIdol Tour 2004, along with other contestants in the top ten.
She released her debut solo album in 2005, which peaked at number 13 on the Norwegian album charts. The single "Breathing" peaked at number 5 and was certified Gold in Norway, while "Should've" peaked at number 20. She went on a four-month national tour to promote the album.[2] "Should've" has the same chord structure as theRolling Stones song "Beast of Burden" from their albumSome Girls.
Maria is the Norwegian representative to perform in theEurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hold On Be Strong", written byMira Craig. On 12 February 2008 the song entered the Norwegian single charts at number 5, reaching number 1 on 19 February 2008.[citation needed]
Maria released her second studio album,Hold On Be Strong, on 28 April 2008 with help fromMira Craig.[citation needed]
Maria entered the qualifying rounds of theMelodi Grand Prix 2008 on 18 January and was voted through directly to the national final. In the final on 9 February, she received the highest number of votes from both the televoting and the jury, which made her the Norwegian representative in theEurovision Song Contest 2008, which was held inBelgrade, Serbia. The song finished fourth in the first semi-final and qualified for the final, which took place on 24 May. Maria and the song did very well in the final, ending up in fifth place.
Maria was a co-host (together withPer Sundnes) ofMelodi Grand Prix 2009, in whichAlexander Rybak was selected as Norway's entry in theEurovision Song Contest 2009.
Maria also participated in the SwedishMelodifestivalen 2009, singing "Killing Me Tenderly", withAnna Sahlene. They competed against seven other contestants in the fourth heat, in Malmö on 28 February 2009, and placed seventh out of eight acts.[citation needed]
On 4 December 2009[3] it was officially announced that Maria would participate in theMelodi Grand Prix 2010 the national contest which will decide the Norwegian entry for theEurovision Song Contest 2010 to be held in Oslo after last year'sAlexander Rybak victory. Maria's song is called "Make My Day" and is written byMerethe La Verdi andMats Lie Skåre and is described as mid-tempo. On 8 January, the first heat of the Melodi Grand Prix 2010 was held in Orland and Maria won the semi and advanced to the Final in Oslo, where she did not come in the top four.
Maria performed the official theme song "Glorious" for theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Norway.[4]
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| Maria Haukaas Storeng discography | |
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| Studio albums | 3 |
| Singles | 7 |
| Music videos | 2 |
| Collaborations | 3 |
The following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Haukaas Storeng.[citation needed]
| Year | Information | Chart positions | Sales/Certification | |
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| NO | SE | |||
| 2005 | Breathing[1]
| 13 | — | |
| 2008 | Hold On Be Strong[7]
| 3 | 53 | |
| 2010 | Make My Day[8]
| 39 | — |
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| 2011 | Lys imot mørketida withOslo Gospel Choir
| 2 | — |
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| 2014 | Heim
| 30 | — | |
| Year | Title | Chart positions[9][10] | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | SE | DK | |||
| 2004 | "Breathing" | 5 | — | — | Breathing |
| 2005 | "Should've" | 20 | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Nobody Knows" | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2008 | "Hold On Be Strong" | 1 | 8 | 37 | Hold On Be Strong |
| "Mine All Mine"(feat.Mira Craig) | — | — | — | ||
| "Lazy" | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Killing Me Tenderly"(withSahlene) | — | 10 | — | non-album single |
| 2010 | "Make My Day" | 14 | — | — | Make My Day |
| "Precious to Me"(feat.Måns Zelmerlöw) | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Glorious" | 7 | — | — | TBA |
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| Preceded by | Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | Succeeded by |
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