Maj Britt Andersen | |
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| Born | 15 November 1956 Lena, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Maj Britt Andersen (born 15 November 1956) is a Norwegian singer.
Maj Britt Andersen | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 15 November 1956 Lena, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Maj Britt Andersen (born 15 November 1956) is a Norwegian singer.
She was born in Østre Toten and is a sister of Inger Lise Rypdal. Her album Folk er rare from 1986 earned her Spellemannprisen. She was singing in the soul group Chipahua in the 1980s. She has also issued albums with texts by Alf Prøysen (Kjærtegn from 1992 and Dørstokken heme from 2004). [1]
Andersen has also been a member of Asker municipal council for one term, representing a local party. [2]
Since 1983 she has been married to the bassist and music producer Geir Holmsen.
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