Pia Tjelta
Born	(1977-09-12) September 12, 1977 (age 34) Stavanger
Occupation	Actress

Pia Merete Tjelta (born 12 September 1977 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian actress.

Tjelta graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2006, but had already appeared in many films. She made her film debut in 2001 in the film Mongoland. She entered the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2000, but after taking a two-year maternity leave, she did not manage to graduate until 2006. In 2005, she also worked on the jury of the TV series Filmstjerne on TV 2.

She made her stage debut in 2006 with the play Fyrverkerimakarens dotter at Det Norske Teatret. In 2007 she starred in the play "Få meg på, for faen" (based on the Norwegian book by the same name) at Det Norske Teatret, where she played Maria.

In February 2007 she received much media coverage for her lead role in the Norwegian romantic comedy Mars og Venus. The film was described as the year's big feelgood film.

Filmography[link]

• Mongoland (2001), Pia
• Buddy (2003), Henriette
• Kvinnen i mitt liv (2003), Maria
• Monstertorsdag (2004), Russian potato seller
• An Enemy of the People (2005), Petra
• 37 og et halvt (2005), Michelle
• 5 løgner (2007)
• Mars & Venus (2007), Ida
• Lønsj (2008), Heidi
• Varg Veum - Falne Engler (2008), Rebecca

External links[link]

• Agent home page
• Millionstøtte til vågal Pia Tjelta-film (Dagbladet, 2006)
• Spiller ungjente (SeHer.no, 2006)
• Privilegerte Pia (Universitas, 2006)
• Venner for livet (Dagbladet, intervju, 2003)

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Morten Harket
Background information
Birth name	Morten Harket
Born	(1959-09-14) 14 September 1959 (age 52) Kongsberg, Norway
Genres	Synthpop, New Wave, alternative rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, drums
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Polydor, Warner Bros., KKV/BMG Norway
Associated acts	A-ha Souldier Blue

Morten Harket (born 14 September 1959) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. ^[1] A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released five solo albums. Before joining A-ha in 1982, Harket appeared on the Oslo club scene as the singer for blues outfit Soldier Blue.

Music career[link]

A-ha[link]

The trio, composed of lead vocalist Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (Pål Waaktaar until his marriage in 1991), and keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, formed in 1982, and left Norway for London in order to make a career in the music business. They chose the studio of musician, producer, and soon-to-be-manager, John Ratcliff, because it had a Space Invaders machine. John Ratcliff introduced the boys to his manager, Terry Slater, and, after a few meetings, A-ha had two managers. Terry Slater and John Ratcliff together formed T.J. Management. Ratcliff dealt with all the technical and musical aspects; Slater was the international business manager and liaison to Warner Brothers' head office. ^[2] The band says the name A-ha comes from a title Paul contemplated giving to a song; he was dithering between the title "A-ha" and "A-hem". Morten was looking through Paul's notebook, and came across the name, which he liked, and immediately decided that was the right name.^[3]

In 1984, A-ha released their first single, "Take On Me", which became a hit only on the third attempt in 1985, after it had been re-recorded and accompanied by a music video directed by Steve Barron. The single's international success helped A-ha's debut album Hunting High and Low to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. Their second studio album was Scoundrel Days, followed by Stay on These Roads and East of the Sun, West of the Moon. The band then issued the commercially disappointing Memorial Beach, after which the band went on hiatus.

Morten Harket performing at an A-ha concert, 2005

Harket re-joined his colleagues in A-ha in 1998 to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize concert. Since 1998, A-ha has released four studio albums and several compilations. Their eighth studio album Analogue was released in 2005, and became a big hit worldwide, achieving Platinum certification in the UK. The band's last studio album Foot of the Mountain was released in the summer of 2009.

Harket held a note for 20.2 seconds in A-ha's 2000 song "Summer Moved On", believed to be the longest note in UK chart history.^[4] The note held exceeds the longest note in Bill Withers' famous song Lovely Day by 2.2 seconds.

In October 2009, A-ha announced that they would disband after a farewell tour in 2010. Tickets for A-ha's final concert at the Oslo Spektrum on 4 December 2010 sold out within 2 hours.

As a band member[link]

Pål Waaktaar-Savoy describes Harket as being "totally different from me." He recalls the band's first visit to London together, during which Harket burned all his clothes and re-fashioned his wardrobe. "He has given me self-confidence, encourages me to talk to people, not to be afraid and to use the abilities I have. Morten is actually the only one in Norway who had as much ambition as I did. I guess we both have big egos. In a way, we're each sitting in our own little world, while Mags is more down to earth. Mags often has to mediate between Morten and me... It's good that we're so different and still respect each other. The tension between us is creative."^[5]

Magne Furuholmen describes Harket as "together". Furuholmen says Harket "believes strongly in everything he does. This goes for the band too, and it rubs off on us. He has the courage of his own convictions and cannot be shaken. He's an expert at always getting the last word, whether he's right or not. Morten is very loyal and he's fair when it comes to giving people a chance, letting them show who they are and what they're worth before judging them."^[5]

Outside of A-ha[link]

In 1993, Harket performed a cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Crewe/Gaudio on the Coneheads movie soundtrack in 1993.^[6] After A-ha went on a hiatus in 1994, Harket pursued a solo career, and has so far released five studio albums. Two of those albums were sung in Norwegian, but his 1995 album, Wild Seed, became more of an international success because of its English lyrics. Harket worked with Håvard Rem, a Norwegian poet, to write most of the songs. "A Kind of Christmas Card" and "Spanish Steps" were the most successful numbers. The rest were either easy listening songs, or more profound songs, such as "East Timor" and "Brodsky Tune" which had political messages in them.^{[citation needed]}

Harket has collaborated in live performances and in studio recordings with several artists. Among them, Pakistani rock band Junoon on the song "Piya", Hayley Westenra on "Children First". He has also worked with many other Scandinavian artists such as Bjørn Eidsvåg, Silje Nergaard, Oslo Gospel Choir, Espen Lind and Carola Häggkvist. On A-ha recordings, Morten has sung with Graham Nash and Anneli Drecker.

Harket released another solo album, Letter from Egypt, on 28 May 2008 via Universal Records Germany.^[7] In 2009 Harket created and performed the main theme of A Name is a Name, a film about Macedonia by Sigurjon Einarsson.^[8] In April 2012 Harket released his new solo album, Out of My Hands in both Norway and Germany, and on May 14th in the UK.

Other appearances[link]

In addition to the numerous A-ha and solo concerts, Harket has also performed on various other shows & concerts as solo artist and with A-ha. Some notable ones:

• UNICEF Benefit Concert (2005) – Sang the official UNICEF song "Children First" at the H.C. Andersen jubilee in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005.^[9] The song is a duet and was sung with Hayley Westenra.^[10]
• Eurovision Song Contest 1996 (as host of the show)
• He appeared at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 1998 and 2001 with A-ha, and at the 1996 and 2007 concerts as a solo artist

Vocal range and style[link]

Morten Harket is known for his extraordinary vocal range, which some sources have claimed spans five octaves,^[11][12] although Harket himself said in 2009, “I’ve never counted, quite honestly”.^[13] His voice is capable of "The greatest falsetto in the history of pop music EVER..." according to NME's Sylvia Patterson,^[14] to an "unyielding groan" as described in Entertainment Weekly.^[15] Sound engineer Gerry Kitchingham, who worked with A-ha on "Take On Me", described Harket as "an excellent singer" with "this incredibly strong falsetto and almost choir-boyish clarity".^[16]

Personal life[link]

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The son of Henny and Reidar Harket, and brother to Gunvald, Håkon, Ingunn and Kjetil, Morten grew up in Asker. Early musical influences included Uriah Heep, Queen, Johnny Cash, Toto, Elton John, David Bowie, and Peter Gabriel. Harket's family runs a successful bakery business, the only one in Norway specialising in "Scotch Pies".

Harket has three children with his ex-wife Camilla Malmquist Harket, to whom he was married between 11 February 1989 and 1998: Jakob Oscar Martinus Malmquist Harket (b. 14 May 1989), Jonathan Henning Adler Malmquist Harket (b. 30 December 1990), and Anna Katharina Tomine Malmquist Harket (b. 14 April 1993, uses Tomine as her first name). Harket also has a daughter, Henny, (born 7 February 2003), with then-girlfriend Anne Mette Undlien. Harket had another daughter, Karmen Poppy, (born 7 September 2008), with Inez Andersson.^[13]

In the mid 1980s, Harket was in a relationship with the British model Therese "Bunty" Bailey, who appeared in videos for two of the band's songs.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

Filmography[link]

• 1988 Kamilla og tyven (en. Kamilla and the Thief) as Christoffer
• 2009 Yohan: The Child Wanderer^[24] as Yussuf
• 2010 The Armstrong and Miller Show – cameo as himself.^[25]

Awards[link]

See also[link]

• List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters

References[link]

External links[link]

• Fan site
• Morten's official MySpace
• Site from Universal Germany
• A-ha's official site
• A-ha fan café
• English/French site dedicated to Morten Harket
• Media related to Morten Harket at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Mary Kennedy

Eurovision Song Contest presenter (with Ingvild Bryn) 1996

Succeeded by Ronan Keating & Carrie Crowley

Ane Dahl Torp
Born	(1975-08-01) August 1, 1975 (age 36) Bærum
Occupation	Actress

Ane Dahl Torp (born 1 August 1975) is a Norwegian actress. Her first film appearance was in The Woman of My Life (2003).^[1] She has received an Amanda award for her roles both as Trude Eriksen in Svarte penger, hvite løgner (TV, 2004), and as Nina Skåtøy in the film Gymnaslærer Pedersen (2006).^[2]

Torp was named a "Shooting Star" at the Berlin Film Festival in 2006.^[3] She also starred in Uro (2006), and played the role Gisela in the Norwegian/Swedish action television series Code Name Hunter (Kodenavn Hunter, 2007), for which she won the "Gullruten" award for best female actor in 2007.^[4]

Her father is the Norwegian linguistics professor Arne Torp.

Filmography[link]

• Fire høytider (2000) (as Hanne Åsland) (mini TV Series) (Won 2001 Amanda Award for Best TV Drama)
• Anolit (2002) (as Jane) (Won "European Grand Prix" Award at "Brest European Short Film Festival" 2003)
• Kvinnen i mitt liv (2003) (as Nina) (Nominated for the 2004 Emden Film Award)
• Mors Elling (2003) (as Stewardess)
• Svarte penger, hvite løgner (2004) (as Trude Eriksen) (TV Series) (Won 2004 Amanda Awards for "Best TV Drama" and "Best Actress": Ane Dahl Torp)
• Hos Martin (as shop assistant) (TV-series, one episode, 2004)
• Pappa (2004)
• Ikke naken (2004) (as Nora) (Won awards both at "Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2004", "Berlin International Film Festival 2005" and "Newport International Film Festival 2005")
• De vanskeligste ordene i verden (2005) (as the woman)
• Gymnaslærer Pedersen (2006) (as Nina Skåtøy)
• Uro (2006) (as Mette)
• Kodenavn Hunter (2007) (as Gisela Søderlund) (mini TV Series)
• Radiopiratene (2007) (as Mamma Grannemann)

Awards[link]

• Amanda Award 2004: Best Actress (for: Svarte penger, hvite løgner, 2004)
• Amanda Award 2006: Best Actress (for: Gymnaslærer Pedersen, 2006)
• Gullruten Award 2007: Best female actor (for: Kodenavn Hunter, 2007)

References[link]

1. ^ "Ane Dahl Torp". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1335996/. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
2. ^ "AMANDA-VINNERE 1985-2006". Filmweb.no. http://www.filmweb.no/filmfestivalen2007/multimedia/archive/00115/Amandavinnere_1985__115375a.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-02. 
3. ^ (Norwegian) "FAKTA Ane Dahl Torp". Dagbladet. 2006-12-21. http://www.dagbladet.no/tekstarkiv/artikkel.php?id=5001070041121&tag=item&words=Ane%3BDahl%3BTorp%3Bfakta. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
4. ^ (Norwegian) Kaja Korsvold (2007-05-11). "NRK håvet inn Gullruten-priser". Aftenposten. http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/tv/article1783609.ece. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 

External links[link]

• Ane Dahl Torp at the Internet Movie Database

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Kåre Valebrokk opening an art exhibition at Bergen Kunstmuseum, May 2009

Kåre Valebrokk (born 17 December 1940 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian journalist. He was chief editor and administrative director of TV 2 from October 1999 until June 2007, when he retired.

He was previously the influential editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, from 1985 to 1999. From 1989 he was also the CEO of Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende AS, the company that published the newspaper. He started his media career in Morgenbladet, from 1962 to 1968, and was a journalist in Verdens Gang from 1979 to 1985.^[1] He later became a columnist for Aftenposten. He has advocated libertarian views, like flat tax.^[2]

In his retirement, he still (summer 2009) writes a weekly column i Aftenposten, and, among other tasks, he is board-director (styreformann) for The Bergen Art museum.

His son Per Valebrokk is a newspaper editor too.

References[link]

Suzann Pettersen
Pettersen at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full name	Suzann Pettersen
Nickname	Tutta
Born	(1981-04-07) 7 April 1981 (age 31) Oslo, Norway
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	Norway
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2003) LET (joined 2001)
Professional wins	14
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	8
Ladies European Tour	5
Other	1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T2/2nd: 2007, 2008, 2010
LPGA Championship	Won: 2007
U.S. Women's Open	T2: 2010
Women's British Open	T14: 2010
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year	2001

Suzann Pettersen (born 7 April 1981) is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.

Amateur career[link]

Pettersen was born in Oslo, Norway.^[1] Both her parents, Axel and Mona, participated in sports.^[2] Suzann Pettersen is a distant relative of merchant Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892).^[3]

She was a successful amateur golfer. She is a five-time Norwegian Amateur Champion (1996–2000), and won the British Girls Championship in 1999.^[1][4] She represented Norway in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship in 1998 and 2000, becoming World Amateur Champion in her second appearance.^[5] She also represented Europe in the 1997 and 1999 Junior Ryder Cup Matches.^[6]

Professional career[link]

2001[link]

Pettersen turned professional in September 2000 at age 19 and gained her Ladies European Tour card with an 11th place finish at the 2001 LET Qualifying School.^[1] In her 2001 rookie season, she played in ten events without missing a cut. In her second start as a professional,Pettersen won the Open de France Dames in a playoff over Becky Morgan.^[7] She finished second on the Order of Merit and was named LET Rookie of the Year.^[8]

2002[link]

Pettersen started 2002 with a playoff loss to Karrie Webb in the AAMI Australian Women’s Open, and two more top ten finishes led to her winning a place on the European team for the 2002 Solheim Cup.^[9][10][11] In the singles, Pettersen was five down with five to play and ended up with a tie against Michele Redman.^[12] She tied for 10th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2003 LPGA season.^[13]

2003[link]

In 2003 Pettersen played in five events on the LET, missing no cuts and finished runner-up to Sophie Gustafson at the HP Open.^[14] She played a full rookie season on the LPGA, with her best finish a third place at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.^[4] She was a captain's pick for the 2003 Solheim Cup and recorded a 4–1–0 record as a member of the victorious European Team.^[15]

2004[link]

In 2004 Pettersen played in just four events on the LET, with a best finish of T9 at the Evian Masters. On the LPGA, she began her season late after recuperating from elbow surgery. She recorded four top-10 finishes including a season-best tie for fifth at the State Farm Classic.^[1]

2005[link]

In 2005 Pettersen played in only three events on the LET and nine events on the LPGA because of a debilitating back injury. When she returned, her best LPGA finish was a sixth at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic, and she finished tied for second at the Ladies Finnish Masters on the LET.^[1][4] She registered a 2–0–2 record as a captain’s pick on the European Solheim Cup Team, and played for the International team at the inaugural Lexus Cup.^[16][17][18]

2006[link]

In 2006 Pettersen played five times on the LET, recording two top ten finishes, including a third place at the Scandinavian TPC.^[19] On the LPGA Tour she had three top ten finishes, with a season's best finish fifth at the Florida's Natural Charity Championship.^[4]

2007[link]

At the start of 2007, Pettersen was selected to represent Norway at the Women's World Cup of Golf but withdrew due to illness before the event started.^[20] At the Safeway International she recorded her then-best finish on the LPGA Tour, second place, two strokes behind Lorena Ochoa. A late collapse at the Kraft Nabisco saw her equal that finish, her second best at a major.^[8][21] Pettersen became the first Norwegian LPGA winner at the 2007 Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, beating Jee Young Lee in a playoff.^[22] Pettersen followed up this win by capturing the second major championship of 2007, the LPGA Championship, by one stroke over Karrie Webb, which moved her up to fourth in the Women's World Golf Rankings. On the Ladies European Tour she won the SAS Masters in her native Norway.^[23] In October at the Longs Drugs Challenge she won her third LPGA victory, beating Lorena Ochoa in a playoff and then claimed wins number four and five in Korea and Thailand.^[24][25] On 31 December 2007, Pettersen reached the number two position in the Women's World Golf Rankings, surpassing Karrie Webb and Annika Sörenstam, trailing only Lorena Ochoa.

2008[link]

In January 2008 Pettersen signed a multi-year agreement with Nike Golf to represent Nike in clubs, balls, footwear, glove and bag.^[26] Her first win of 2008 came at the rain-shortened Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open.^[27]

2009[link]

In September 2009, Pettersen won her sixth LPGA Tour event and first in two years at the CN Canadian Women's Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary, Alberta. Pettersen won the event by five strokes over Karrie Webb, Momoko Ueda, Morgan Pressel, Ai Miyazato and Angela Stanford.

2010[link]

Pettersen was a runner-up six times on the LPGA Tour in 2010, but did not record a victory.

2011[link]

Pettersen broke her 20-month victory drought in May, when she captured the Sybase Match Play Championship at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in New Jersey. Playing in cool, rainy conditions, she won all six of her 18-hole matches over four days, and defeated, among others, then-world number one Yani Tseng in the quarter-finals, and Cristie Kerr in the finals. In early August, she won the Ladies Irish Open on the LET with a 198 (-18), six shots clear of the field. It was Pettersen's first victory on the LET in 3 years, her last was the same tournament in 2008, played at Portmarnock Links. In her next start two weeks later, Pettersen won again on the LPGA Tour at the Safeway Classic in Oregon. She came from nine shots back at the start of the final round and shot a 64 (-7) to force a playoff against second round leader Na Yeon Choi. Pettersen won on the first extra hole with a par after Choi put her approach shot in the water to double bogey. The victory moved her world ranking up to #2, ahead of Cristie Kerr and behind only Yani Tseng.

Professional wins (14)[link]

Ladies European Tour (5)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (€)
1	7 Jun 2001	Open de France Dames	71–70–70–69=280	-8	Playoff	Becky Morgan	24,450
2	26 Aug 2007	SAS Masters	64–72–68=204	-12	9 strokes	Nikki Garrett	30,000
3	25 May 2008	Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open	67–63–64=194	-22	6 strokes	Amy Yang	78,750
4	13 Jul 2008	AIB Ladies Irish Open	69–69–67=205	-11	5 strokes	Marianne Skarpnord	65,000
5	7 Aug 2011	Ladies Irish Open	71-63-64=198	-18	6 strokes	Azahara Muñoz	60,000

LPGA Tour (8)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
1	13 May 2007	Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill	66–72–68–68=274	-10	Playoff	Jee Young Lee	330,000
2	10 Jun 2007	McDonald's LPGA Championship	69–67–71–67=274	-14	1 stroke	Karrie Webb	300,000
3	7 Oct 2007	Longs Drugs Challenge	75–65–64–73=277	-11	Playoff	Lorena Ochoa	160,000
4	21 Oct 2007	Hana Bank-KOLON Championship	69–72=141	-3	1 stroke	Eun-Hee Ji	223,000
5	28 Oct 2007	Honda LPGA Thailand	65–68–63–71=267	-21	1 stroke	Laura Davies	195,000
6	6 Sep 2009	CN Canadian Women's Open	65–68–66–70=269	-15	5 strokes	Momoko Ueda Morgan Pressel Ai Miyazato Angela Stanford Karrie Webb	412,500
7	22 May 2011	Sybase Match Play Championship	1 up			Cristie Kerr	375,000
8	21 Aug 2011	Safeway Classic	69-74-64=207	-6	Playoff	Na Yeon Choi	225,000

LPGA major is shown in bold

Other wins (1)[link]

• 2009 (1) Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Natalie Gulbis and Cristie Kerr), unofficial event

Major championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

No.	Year	Championship	Winning Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
1	2007	McDonald's LPGA Championship	69–67–71–67=274	-14	1 stroke	Karrie Webb	300,000

Results timeline[link]

DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half=way cut.
"T" tied
WD = withdrew
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

LPGA Tour career summary[link]

• official through 22 May 2012 ^[28]

LET career summary[link]

• Career LET earnings are € 1,140,119 (through 8 August 2011), includes LPGA co-sanctioned events^[1]

Team appearances[link]

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2002, 2003 (winners), 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 (winners)

Solheim Cup record[link]

References[link]