"...she rolled down from the stage so no one could she her blushing"

The Spin

Maria Haukaas Storeng was born on 3rd of August 1979 in Lakselvnes Senja (Norway), but now she lives in Oslo.

Already as a 3 year old Maria decided to be a popstar. She dressed up in her mums high heels and pink lipstick and sang her heart out. Even though Maria decided her career as a 3 year old, she had wait to she was 5 for her first performance. That found place at her brothers concert at Lenvik Music School. She stole the show but she didn't know what to do when she got applause, she rolled down from the stage so no one could she her blushing. She became a student at the same school in 1986-1994 where she played the piano.

She got the part as Annie in the musical with the same name in November 1991. The show went on Bryggeteateret in Oslo. During this period Maria lived in Oslo. But she later moved back to Senja to start High School. When she was 16 she and her family moved to Oslo again. From that time she played in several musicals.

She's also been in Beat For Beat Tone For Tone (A Norwegian Music program) three times, and in "Larsens Spesial" and "Du Skal Hore Mye" with Rune Larsen (Also a Norwegian Tv show).

She's been a student at Foss Videregaende Skole (High School) in Oslo, and she's been a student at Baardar (Bardarakademiet) Academy, which is a music school. She's also worked in Wallmans Salonger and Blue Moon Bar in Oslo(Norway) and Stockholm(Sweden).

Then in 2004 she came sixth of 7000 in the Norwegian Idol, and is remembered for her big voice and strong personality. But it didn't stop there, in 2005 her debut album "Breathing" came out. Her fist single with the same name as her album where 11 weeks on the Norwegian TOP 20. And it sold to Gold in no time. She's also written 4 of the songs on her album.

In 2006 Maria realised the single "Nobody Knows" and the fans are waiting for the new album.

The Singer
 

The Past
  
Norway have been labelled the nil pointers of the contest. But they are also fairly successful having won it twice. Bobbysocks gave us all a sniff of mature Norwegian rotten whalemeat (the type they bury in the ground for weeks and then eat), and Secret Garden gave us ethereal wailing. Unlike their Swedish neighbours, Norway refuse to stick to the norm. The superstitious amongst you may have believed that Norway would have pulled it off in 2005. Why? Well, the reason is although they may have excelled themselves by getting no points on four separate occasions, they have won the thing twice. When? 1985 and 1995. But they didn't, glam rock or not.

The Song

Overall

 

   
 
 
   
   
 
 

Hold On Be Strong

Love can be hard sometimes
Yes, it can catch you off guard like bad crimes
Yes, it can make you depressed and angry
Make you say: "Why me, why won't anybody try me?"

You might be saying: "Ooh, I don't wanna be lonely"
"Ooh, I don't wanna be by myself"
"Ooh, don't wanna be lonely"
"Why ain't anybody lovin' me?"

But there's always someone out there who'll be there for you
There is always someone out there who'll care for you
There's always someone out there who'll be true, true, true
Hold on, hold on, be strong

Love can go away forever if you push it
And you have to remember: don't rush it
If it ain't right, it is wrong
And you'll be crying: "Why me, why won't anybody try me?"

You might be saying: "Ooh, I don't wanna be lonely"
"Ooh, I don't wanna be by myself"
"Ooh, don't wanna be lonely, oh no no"
"Why ain't anybody lovin' me?"

Now, but there's always someone out there who'll be there for you
And there's always someone out there who'll care for you
There's always someone out there who'll be true, true, true
Hold on, hold on, be strong

And yes, there's always someone out there who'll be there for you
And there's always someone out there who'll care for you
There's always someone out there who'll be true, true, true
Hold on, hold on, be strong

Hold on, hold on, be strong
My child, hold on, hold on, be strong

Is she Anna Frid Lyngstad
or is it Maria Haukaas Storeng
Prediction Semi Final 1 4th
Final 10th