Anita Thallaug

Anita Thallaug (14 February 1938 – 20 March 2023) was a Norwegian actress and singer. She was the Norwegian contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, where she sang the song "Solhverv".

Biography Thallaug was born in Bærum on 14 February 1938.

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

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.

She died on 20 March 2023, at the age of 85.

Personal life Anita Thallaug was the younger sister of opera singer Edith Thallaug.

Anita was married to Knut Jernberg Heim (1934-2014). They stayed married, up until Heim's death in 2014. The couple had two daughters, named Ann-Karin and Lizbeth Marie.

Melodi Grand Prix entries

Films 1990: Den spanske flue (The Spanish Fly) (TV) Mrs Meisel 1964: Klokker i måneskinn (Bells in the 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)