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nora brockstedt

nora brockstedt -lrb- born 20 january 1923 -rrb- is a norwegian singer .
brockstedt was born in oslo .
she first entered a professional stage at the age of 20 , namely the highly reputed chat noir in oslo .
during the next two decades , she managed to become one of norway 's most famous and beloved singers and entertainers .
throughout the 1950s she had several sing-along radio hits , including `` en liten pike i lave sko '' , `` augustin '' , and `` tango for to '' .
in the years 1950 to 1954 , she was a member of the six-member group the monn keys , which also included arne bendiksen and egil monn-iversen .
brockstedt holds a reputation as one of the most prominent alf prøysen interpreters .
brockstedt represented norway in the eurovision song contest 1960 and 1961 , with the memorable songs `` voi-voi '' and `` sommer i palma '' .
she appeared on the advent calendar jul i skomakergata in 1979 .
over the last few years , nora has focused more on the jazz genre , with successful albums like `` as time goes by '' -lrb- jazzavdelingen , 2004 -rrb- and `` christmas songs '' -lrb- jazzavdelingen , 2005 -rrb- .
she also did jazz in the 1960s , but was more known for her ` conventional ' pop songs .
