Hanne Sørvaag

Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen S?rvaag is a Norwegian singer/songwriter born in Stavanger, Norway, December 27, 1979. She is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. She released her first album, You Know Me (Sony/Columbia), under the artist name Paris in 2002, an album that gave her three fair radio hits in Norway. Her second album, Talk of The Town (Diamond Road Music), was released in 2006 under her own name. The first single from the album was "I Don't Feel a Thing".

Apart from her career as a performing artist, she's also been successful writing for other artists, notably "My Destiny" (co-written by Tim Baxter and Harry Sommerdahl), which was performed by Katharine McPhee in the American Idol finals in 2006. Several other international and Norwegian artists have performed her songs. She often cites Sheryl Crow as a major influence on her music.

In March 2008, the song "Disappear" composed by Hanne and Danish songwriters Thomas Troelsen and Remee won the German preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 performed by No Angels. The song therefore represented Germany in the Eurovision final in Belgrade on May 24, 2008. This is not the first time she has been involved in Eurovision, having co-written the song "You Got A Hold On Me" sung by Linda Kvam in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 2003.


Hanne, along with Fredrik Kempe wrote the song "My Heart Is Yours", sung by Didrik Solli-Tangen, for the Norwegian preselection Melodi Grand Prix 2010 and won. Therefore Didrik representet Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
Hanne, along with Harry Sommerdahl and Chistian Leuzzi, also submitted the song "Shine" to the Georgian national final, which passed to the live final on 27 February, with Sopho Nizharadze performing all the songs. "Shine" went on to win the contest, and was representing Georgia at the contest.

She participated in the Melodi Grand Prix 2011 with two songs. With "You're like a melody", which is written and sung by her, and with "Guns & Boys", which is co-written by her and sung by Carina Dahl.

In june 2011 released Hanne her album Cover Me

November 9th 2012 Came Hanne with her country styled album All is Forgiven

Hanne won TV2 serie "Skal vi danse" (Strictly come dancing) fall 2012 with her dance patner Egor Filipenko.