Marit Larsen

Marit Elisabeth Larsen was born on July 1, 1983 in Lørenskog, Norway. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with childhood friend Marion Raven. Larsen played the guitar and did half of the vocals and songwriting. After touring the world and producing two albums with hits such as Don't Say You Love Me, Mirror Mirror, and Everything, M2M was broken up by Atlantic Records in September 2002.

She released her debut album, Under The Surface, in Norway on March 6. The first single, Don't Save Me , made radio impact on January 3, 2006, and quickly climbed into the top ten on many Norwegian charts and playlists. After the physical single release on February 6, 2006, Don't Save Me jumped to #1 on the official Norwegian singles chart in its second week of availability, and then spent five consecutive weeks in the top spot. The second single released from the album was the title track Under The Surface. The video was released May 10, 2006, and within a month the single became the most widely played track on Norwegian radio.

Only A Fool was the third single from the album but it spent only two weeks on the charts and was only a radio release. The heartbreakingly painful Solid Ground was the last single from the CD. It was released in March, 2007 and after several weeks, it reached #1 on Norwegian Radio Charts without needing the promotion of a music video.

Under The Surface, which was released in Norway on March 6, 2006, contains 11 songs, most of which were written by Larsen. Touted as "what many people consider to be the most eagerly awaited album of 2006" (according to Norwegian magazine, Plan B), the record debuted at #3 on the sales chart in her native Norway. On March 31, 2006, after just three weeks of sales, Under The Surface became a certified gold record in Norway, selling over 20,000 copies. In late 2006 and early 2007, the album won Larsen other accolades, including the award for Best Norwegian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and the Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) awards for Best Female Artist and Best Video (Don't Save Me). After Larsen's Spellemannprisen victories in January 2007, the album crossed the 40,000 copy mark, qualifying it for platinum certification. It was later announced in May 2007 that the album had reached double platinum status. In addition, Larsen was the most played artist on NRK P3 Radio in 2006, with her three singles (Don't Save Me, Under The Surface, andOnly A Fool) being played collectively more than 880 times.

After Under The Surface's huge success,her new CD is now released. It is titled The Chase. Its lead single, If A Song Could Get Me You, was radio-premiered on Norwegian radios 11th August. The song is already in the favourites list of Norway's most important radio station, NRK P1 (which has over 50% of the listeners). It went straight to #1 on the norwegian singels chart thanks to mobile download only! The week after it was released as a regular download. I've Heard Your Love Songs is the second single from The Chase.