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Anita Thallaug was a Norwegian singer and actress who began her career in the 1950s by appearing in children's TV programmes.

She was best known internationally for representing her home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 in London with the song "Solhverv", which finished in joint last place, sharing Nul Points with the entries from The Netherlands, Finland and Sweden, making her the first of a record eleven acts representing her home country to finish in last place.

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

Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Songs
"Dansevise" • "T'en va pas" • "Uno per tutte" • "Say Wonderful Things" • "Elle était si jolie" • "L'amour s'en va" • "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" • "À force de prier" • "Marcel" • "Waarom?" • "Brodovi" • "Algo prodigioso" • "Een speeldoos" • "Solhverv" • "Muistojeni laulu" • "En gång i Stockholm"
Performers
Grethe & Jørgen IngmannEsther OfarimEmilio PericoliRonnie CarrollAlain BarrièreFrançoise HardyCarmela CorrenNana MouskouriHeidi BrühlJacques RaymondVice VukovJosé GuardiolaAnnie PalmenAnita ThallaugLaila HalmeMonica Zetterlund
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