1. Margaret Berger was born on 11 October 1985 and is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ.
16 Facts About Margaret Berger
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Margaret Berger made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on the second season of Norwegian Idol in 2004.
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Margaret Berger released the studio albums Chameleon and Pretty Scary Silver Fairy.
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Margaret Berger was born on 11 October 1985 in Trondheim and grew up in Hitra Municipality, where she lived for twelve years.
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Margaret Berger sang in a gospel choir and began writing her own songs at the age of twelve.
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Margaret Berger made her debut as a lyricist with the local band Slim Void with the song "In Company With Bottles" on their album Slim Void released on a local label.
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In 2004, Margaret Berger participated in the second season of Idol: Jakten pa en superstjerne.
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Margaret Berger did not make it through in her initial semi-final round, where she lost to Maria Haukaas Storeng and Kjartan Salvesen.
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However, she received a call-back for the wildcards from the judge Anneli Drecker, who said that Margaret Berger was one of her favorite contestants.
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Margaret Berger received the most votes with her rendition of The Beatles' "Come Together" thus advancing to the top 11 alongside fellow contestant Susanne Nordboe.
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In 2008, Margaret Berger became the music director of NRK P3, one of the three nationwide radio channels of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
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On 21 February 2011, Margaret Berger released the single "In a Box" on Universal Music.
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Margaret Berger represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "I Feed You My Love" after winning the Norwegian national final on 9 February 2013.
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In 2013, Margaret Berger stated that she was recording a third studio album, titled New Religion, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Margaret Berger was one of the five jurors for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
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Margaret Berger took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2024 with the song "Oblivion".