Marit Larsen

Marit Elisabeth Larsen is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She began playing violins at age of 5, and played it until the age of 8. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with childhood friend Marion Raven. More recently she has pursued her own music career releasing her solo debut album, Under the Surface, in 2006. Her second album, The Chase, was released in Norway in October 2008. The third album, titled Spark was released in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland onNovember 2011 and Germany, Austria, Switzerland onDecember 2011. Her fourth studio album When the Morning Comes was released onOctober 2014. She toured in its support only within Norway with full own concerts. In Germany and Switzerland she played songs from the fourth album at public festivals. Furthermore, she was opening act at two of Johannes Oerdings concerts in November 2015.

Marit Larsen was born in Lrenskog, Norway. She became friends with Marion Raven at age five, and they formed their own band when they were eight, naming it Hubba Bubba after their favourite bubblegum. They released a childrens album, Synger Kjente Barnesanger, under the band name Marit amp Marion. The album was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award when they were both 12yearsold. They later decided to shorten the band name to M2M. Atlantic records signed them to a worldwide contract in 1998. Their debut single, Dont Say You Love Me, was both a critical and commercial success, was their debut album, Shades of Purple. Despite critical acclaim, their second album, The Big Room, did not perform as well commercially, and the duo broke up the year of its release.

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