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Maria - "Hold on, be strong" (ESC 2008 NORWAY)

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Maria Haukaas Storeng (born August 3, 1979) is a Norwegian artist. She was Norway's representative in the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest.Maria was born in Finnsnes, but grew up in Senja, in Troms county, Norway.[1] She first received national media attention when she had her first musical role at the age of 11, with the lead in Annie, at the Bryggeteateret in Oslo (1991). Maria and her family moved to Oslo for the musical, and when the show run was over, they moved back to Senja.
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 of Idol (Norway) in 2004, where she finished 6th. She took part in the Idol Tour 2004, along with other contestants in the top ten.
She released her debut solo album in 2005, which peaked at # 13 on the Norwegian album charts. The single "Breathing" peaked at # 5 and was certified Gold in Norway, while "Should've" peaked at # 20. She went on a four month national tour to promote the album. [2]
Maria Haukaas Storeng performing "Hold On Be Strong" at the first Eurovision Song Contest 2008 semi-final.Maria is the Norwegian representative to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hold On Be Strong", written by Mira Craig.The song peaked at # 1 in the Norwegian iTunes chart. On 12 February 2008 the song entered the Norwegian single charts at # 5, reaching #1 on 19 February 2008.
Maria released her second studio album Hold On Be Strong on 28 April, 2008 with help from Mira Craig.Maria entered the qualifying rounds of the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 on January 18, and was voted through directly to the national final. In the final on February 9, she received the highest number of votes from both the televoting and the jury, which made her the Norwegian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, which was held in Belgrade, Serbia. The song finished fourth in the first semi-final and qualified for the final, which took place on May 24. Maria and the song did well in the final, ending up in 5th place.
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