Dollie de Luxe

Dollie de Luxe
Dollie de Luxe
Origin	Norway
Genres	Pop music, Europop, Schlager, Musical
Years active	1980–2001
Labels	dB Records ; NotaBene
Members	Benedicte Adrian; Ingrid Bjørnov

Dollie de Luxe were a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Benedicte Adrian (lead vocal) and Ingrid Bjørnov (keyboard and vocal). Their debut album Første Akt from 1980 was awarded Spellemannprisen. They represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Lenge leve livet".^[1]

The duo Dollie was formed in 1980, and from 1984 called Dollie de Luxe. In 1985 they scored a Top 20 hit in France and #6 in Argentina with their single "Queen of the Night/Satisfaction". Their musical Which Witch premiered at Bergen International Festival in 1987. The musical was staged at a West End theatre in London in 1992, with 76 performances. In 1995 they toured with the musical Henriette og hennes siste ekte menn, and also released the album Prinsessens utvalgte with selections from the musical.^[2]^[3]

Discography

Albums

1980: Første Akt (Nor #3, Gold)
1981: Dollies dagbok (Nor #10)
1982: First Act
1982: Rampelys (Nor #36)
1984: Dollie de Luxe
1985: Rock vs. Opera (Nor #7, Silver)
1987: Which Witch (Silver)
1990: Which Witch på Slottsfjellet (Nor #12, Gold)
1995: Prinsessens utvalgte
1999: Adrian/Bjørnov

Compilation albums

2001: Dollies beste

References

^ Bergan, Jon Vidar. "Dollie de Luxe". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
^ Jan Eggum, Bård Ose and Siren Steen, ed. (2005). "Dollie de Luxe". Norsk pop & rock-leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Vega forlag. ISBN 82-92489-09-6.
^ New York Magazine - 27 Jul 1987 - Page 25 "'SERIOUS FUN!' Dollie de Luxe (that name covers two coloratura singers from Norway) performs operatic classics, as well as rhythm and blues, July 25 at Alice Tully Hall. They share the date with the talented and curious Ethyl Eichelberger.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jahn Teigen with "Do Re Mi"	Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984	Succeeded by Bobbysocks! with "La det swinge"

[dollie-1] Bergan, Jon Vidar. "Dollie de Luxe". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

[poprock-2] Jan Eggum, Bård Ose and Siren Steen, ed. (2005). "Dollie de Luxe". Norsk pop & rock-leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Vega forlag. ISBN 82-92489-09-6.

[3] New York Magazine - 27 Jul 1987 - Page 25 "'SERIOUS FUN!' Dollie de Luxe (that name covers two coloratura singers from Norway) performs operatic classics, as well as rhythm and blues, July 25 at Alice Tully Hall. They share the date with the talented and curious Ethyl Eichelberger.

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v t e Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Melodi Grand Prix
Participation	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Agnete Alessandra Elisabeth Andreassen Bendik Singers Arne Bendiksen Margaret Berger Bobbysocks! Benny Borg Odd Børre Nora Brockstedt Charmed Jan Werner Danielsen Dollie de Luxe Tor Endresen Carl Espen Lars A. Fredriksen Gåte Kate Gulbrandsen Christine Guldbrandsen Mattis Hætta Jostein Hasselgård Inger Jacobsen Britt Synnøve Johansen Jowst Just 4 Fun Finn Kalvik Grethe Kausland Keiino Sverre Kjelsberg Åse Kleveland Hanne Krogh Karoline Krüger Haldor Lægreid Mørland Stella Mwangi Ellen Nikolaysen Alexander Rybak Debrah Scarlett Guri Schanke Secret Garden Anita Skorgan Didrik Solli-Tangen Knut Anders Sørum Kirsti Sparboe Ketil Stokkan Maria Haukaas Storeng Anne-Karine Strøm Subwoolfer Jahn Teigen Anita Thallaug Tix Tooji Merethe Trøan ~~Ulrikke~~ Stig van Eijk Silje Vige Wig Wam
Songs	"Adieu" "Aldri i livet" "Alle mine tankar" "Alltid sommer" "Alvedansen" ~~"Attention"~~ "Brandenburger Tor" "Casanova" "Do Re Mi" "Duett" "Dukkemann" "Fairytale" "Fallen Angel" "The First Day of Love" "For vår jord" "Give That Wolf a Banana" "Grab the Moment" "Haba Haba" "High" "Hold On Be Strong" "I evighet" "I Feed You My Love" "Icebreaker" "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" "In My Dreams" "Intet er nytt under solen" "It's Just A Game" "Karusell" "Kom sol, kom regn" "La det swinge" "Lenge leve livet" "Living My Life Without You" "Lykken er" "Mata Hari" "Mil etter mil" "Mitt liv" "A Monster Like Me" "Mrs. Thompson" "My Heart Goes Boom" "My Heart Is Yours" "Nocturne" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" "Oliver" "On My Own" "Queen of Kings" "Romeo" "Sámiid ædnan" "San Francisco" "Silent Storm" "Småting" "Solhverv" "Sommer i Palma" "Spiral" "Spirit in the Sky" "Stay" "Stress" "That's How You Write a Song" "Touch My Life (with Summer)" "Ulveham" "Ven a bailar conmigo" "Venners nærhet" "Visjoner" "Voi Voi"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Portugal Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alice and Franco Battiato Anita Belle and the Devotions Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra Bravo Sophie Carle Dollie de Luxe Maria Guinot Herreys Hot Eyes Ida and Vlado Kirka Maribelle Linda Martin Andy Paul Rainy Day Mary Roos Annick Thoumazeau Jacques Zegers
Songs	"100% d'amour" "Anna Maria Lena" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Avanti la vie" "Ciao, amore" "Det' lige det" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "Einfach weg" "Halay" "Hengaillaan" "Ik hou van jou" "Lady, Lady" "Lenge leve livet" "Love Games" "Silêncio e tanta gente" "Terminal 3" "I treni di Tozeur" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"

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