Anita Thallaug

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Anita Thallaug in 1957

Anita Thallaug (born 14 February 1938 in Bærum) is a Norwegian actress and singer.

Biography

She has featured in musicals, cinema and TV programs. Under the name Vesla Rolfsen, at the age of seven, she was performing at the Spider theatre in Oslo.

She featured frequently in NRK children's programs of the 1950s.

Thallaug was the Norwegian contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, where she finished 13th (last). She was the first of four Norwegian entrants to score no points in the competition.

Anita Thallaug is the younger sister of opera singer Edith Thallaug.

Melodi Grand Prix entry's

Year	Title	Placing in national final	Placing in eurovision
1962	Mormors spilledåse (Grandmother's music box)	5
1962	Våre skal dagene være (The days shall be ours)	4
1963	Drømmekjolen (The dream dress)	4
1963	Adjø (Adieu)	5
1963	Solhverv (Solstice)		13
1966	Ung og forelsket (Young and in love)	3
1966	Vims (Fussy Person)	5

Films

• 1990: Den spanske flue (The Spanish Fly) (TV) Mrs Meisel
• 1964: Klokker i måneskinn (Watches in moonlight) Mannekeng, 'Manager of affairs'
• 1962: Operation Løvsprett Søster Bitten
• 1957: Blondin i fara (Blonde in danger) (Swedish film) Mona Mace
• 1954: I moralens navn (The moral reputation)

External links

• Omtale i Norsk pop- og rockleksikon fra 2005

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Inger Jacobsen with "Kom sol, kom regn"	Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963	Succeeded by Arne Bendiksen with "Spiral"