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Elisabeth Granneman (born Inger Elisabeth Fauk) (11 May 1930 – 28 March 1992) was a Norwegian singer, songwriter, children's writer and actress.
Biography
Granneman was born in Bergen, Norway. In her youth, she had been a student ofclassical pianist Robert Riefling (1911–1988)in Lørenskog.
She played at the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1960, where she first achieved popularity with Bias Bernhoft's song "Omatt og omatt" in 1961. Her film debut was in Sønner av Norge from 1961. In 1964 she won the National Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Spiral" (which was performed by Arne Bendiksen in the Eurovision Final). From 1976 she regularly played at Chat Noir for many years. Among her film appearances is her role in Hud from 1986.
On the television show Here's Elisabeth (1962), she launched the duet "En torsdagskveld i Drøbak" with Rolf Just Nilsen. She was the author of several books includingGod gammeldags mat which she wrote together with her sonJan Granneman jr.in 1989. She was awarded the Leif Justers ærespris in 1984 and the Leonard Statuette in 1986. Illness and poor health in general made her professional appearances only occasional from the fall of 1991. She died during March 1992.
