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Margaret Berger 
Berger performing live in 2006Background information Birth name Margaret Berger Born October 11, 1985 Origin Trondheim, Norway Genres Pop, electronic dance music Occupations Singer, Songwriter Years active 2004–present Labels Sony BMG Website MySpace.com/BergerMargaret Margaret Berger (born October 11, 1985 in Trondheim, Norway) is an electropop singer and songwriter. She made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on the second season of Norwegian Idol.[1]
Berger's debut album, Chameleon, was released in October 2004. Composed of rock, dance, R&B, and electro music,[1] the album reached number four on the Norwegian albums chart.[2] The album did not receive an official single release, but the music video for the song "Lifetime Guarantee" was awarded a Spellemannprisen.[3] Pretty Scary Silver Fairy, released in October 2006, reached number eight in Norway.[2] Influenced by Björk, Daft Punk and The Knife, the album was a departure from her previous effort.[4] It featured a mixture of electronica and dance-pop music and produced two top twenty singles.[5] The lead single, "Samantha", reached number six and its lyrics discuss women who change themselves to please others.[2][6] She is currently recording her third album in London, England.[7]
In 2008, Berger became the music director of NRK P3, one of the three nation-wide radio channels of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[8]
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Idol (Norway)
Berger participated in the second season of Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne. She made it all the way to the top 50, and competed in the semifinals. She did not make it through in her initial semifinal round, where she lost to Maria Haukaas Mittet (Then Maria Haukaas Storeng) and Kjartan Salvesen (the eventual winner). However, she received a call-back for the wildcards from the judge Anneli Drecker, with Drecker saying that Margaret was one of her favorite contestants. She was the top vote getter with her rendition of The Beatles' "Come Together" thus making it to the top 11 alongside fellow contestant Susanne Nordboe.
Performances
Week # Theme Song choice Original recording artist Order # Result Audition Auditioner's Choice "Forgive Me Love" Alanis Morissette N/A Advanced Semifinals N/A "Were You Worth My Tears?" Margaret Berger N/A Eliminated Semifinals (Wildcard) N/A "Come Together" The Beatles N/A Safe Top 11 Favorite Artist "Forgiven" Alanis Morissette N/A Safe Top 9 Norwegian Hits "Splitter Pine" DumDum Boys N/A Bottom three Top 8 Disco "Don't Leave Me This Way" Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes N/A Bottom three Top 7 Year They Were Born "Walking On Sunshine" Katrina and the Waves N/A Bottom three Top 6 VG-lista Top 20 Top 5 Hits "Murder on the Dancefloor" Sophie Ellis-Bextor N/A Safe Top 5 Big Band "It's Oh So Quiet" Björk N/A Bottom two Top 4 Songs of the Cinema "Queen of the Night"
"Uninvited"Whitney Houston
Alanis MorissetteN/A Safe Top 3 Judges' Choice "It's My Life"
"Stop"No Doubt
Sam Brown2
5Safe Top 2 Contestant's Choice
Contestant's Choice
Winner's Single"Come Together"
"Forgiven"
"Standing Tall"The Beatles
Alanis Morissette
Kjartan Salvesen1
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5Runner-up Discography
- 2004: Chameleon
- 2006: Pretty Scary Silver Fairy
References
- ^ a b Hoffman, K. Ross. "Chameleon > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ a b c "Discography Margaret Berger". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Margaret Berger > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ Merwin, Charles. "Margaret Berger: Pretty Scary Silver Fairy Review". Stylus Magazine. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Pretty Scary Silver Fairy > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ Wallum, Stian. "Margaret til dansegulvet". Adressa.no. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "NRK-toppjobb for Idol-Margaret". Hitra-Froya.no. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Moslet kaller MGP stuerent". Kampanje.com. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
External links
Singles "Samantha" (2006) · "Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?" (2006)Related topics Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Norwegian Idol participants
- Norwegian female singers
- Norwegian pop singers
- Norwegian songwriters
- Spellemannprisen winners
- People from Trondheim
- Idol series runners-up
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