Åse Kleveland
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Åse Kleveland (born 18 March 1949) is a Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden, but has lived in Norway since 1956. She is the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute since 2000 and has declared that she will leave this post in 2006. She was Minister of culture in Norway 1990-1994, representing the Labour Party. In 1966, she represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest with the entry Intet er nytt under solen (There's Nothing New Below The Sun), finishing in third place. In 1986 she hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Norway in Bergen following Bobbysock's victory in 1985. As a singer, she is famous for her very dark, soulful voice. Besides singing, she also plays the guitar and has composed songs in the singer-songwriter tradition.
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| Preceded by: Kirsti Sparboe |
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 |
Succeeded by: Kirsti Sparboe |
