PORTRETT MARIT LARSEN Som å lage en karamell Hver gang Marit Larsen lager en låt tenker hun at det kan være den siste. Men så langt gir turné-livet henne stadig ny inspirasjon. Tekst: Eldrid Oftestad [d`jhZgZe]kV_Z\k^a[dgb^YaZ¶]k^a`Zi _Z\deeigZg#9Zih`VeZgigdkZgY^\]Zi!bZcZg Foto: Rune Eriksen WjYh`Ve_Z\]Vg# BVg^i# =jc[dgiZaaZgVi]jceaZ^Zghnc\Z&(aiZg ¶BZYVcYgZdgYh`VaYj\_ZccdbbVc\Z ^h`Va`Vch`_Z^``ZhcV``ZdbB'B" eZc`dchZgi!d\[©g]jciVg[Viie]kZgZc" [dgh`_Zaa^\Z[©aZahZg^a©eZiVkZc`dchZgi4 WgjYYZi4 `ZaiVkYZbWgj`Zg]jcZiig^`h[dg`dbbZ^ ¶?V#?Z\]daYZgbZ\^ccZc[dgede[dgbViZi ¶9Zi\_©g^``ZcdZ!YZiZg^``Zh YZcgZiiZhiZbc^c\Zc# d\aV\ZgaiZghdbZgigZ"ÃgZb^cjiiZgaVc\Z! bVc\Zhdbhe©gbZ\dbYZiaZc\Zg# ¶?Z\hcV``Zga^iidbWV`\gjccZc[dgaiV! d\YZi`Vck¨gZkVch`Za^\h`^[iZhiZbc^c\h VBVg^iAVghZc]Vg!^ZcVaYZgVk''g!Va " bZc_Z\[dgWZgZYZgbZ\^``Ze]kV_Z\h`Va [dgi!d\bVc`VcWa^a^iihX]^od[gZcVkZchcc aZgZYZZcaVc\bjh^``"`Vgg^ZgZWV`hZ\#BZY h^#9Zib`dbbZ]ZaihedciVci# Zbdh_dcZaaWZg\d\YVa"WVcZ#HVbi^Y^\k^a_Z\ WVgcYdbhkZcc^ccVBVg^dcGVkc]Vg]jc[ii ¶Cg_Z\aV\ZgaiZg!]VcYaZgYZid[iZdb ^``ZViYZiiZWVgZh`Vak¨gZZchigZ^i_dWWYZg deeaZkYZihidgicdgh`edeZkZcingbZYB'B# i©bbZhZ\[dg[©aZahZg#BZchZgYZik^`i^\ _Z\\_©gi^c\ZcZhdbZcYj``Z# >kghdadYZWjiZgiZ]jcbZYVaWjbZiJcYZg \_Zch`VeZcdZcVkYZhVbbZ[©aZahZcZcg I]ZHjg[VXZ!d\]jc]Vg\_Zccdb[©gibZgZcc MYE PRAT ]VakeVgiZcVk*%`dchZgiZg# HZakdbB'B"WgjYYZi^'%%'WaZZikZcYZ" CZg]jc`aVg[dg[Zhi^kVahdbbZgd\\aZYZg ejc`i[dgBVg^i!d\]jckjgYZgiZhajiiZ hZ\heZh^Zaii^a¢nV[Zhi^kVaZc!YZg]jch`Va MARIT LARSEN !22" _dWWZhdbbjh^`Zg!iZc`iZ]jcVaYg^e hnc\ZhVbbZYV\hdb7ZX`# • Starter musikk-karrieren med barndomsvenninna aZ\\Zbjh^``Zcd\aih`g^k^c\Zce]naaV# ¶=VcZgZcVkYZhidgZ!bZcZgBVg^i[gV Marion Ravn og danner duoen M2M. ¶6aiWaZhhidgibZYB'B!d\YZiWaZ[dg A©gZch`d\# • Ga ut sitt første album Marit og Marions beste bnZegVi^c\d\[dga^iZhe^aa^c\#?Z\igZc\iZ ¶=kdgYVc[dgWZgZYZgYjYZ\i^aZcaVc\ barnesanger i 1997. `deaZVk!bZc_Z\k^aaZ[dgihZiiZbZYbjh^``e [Zhi^kVahdbbZg4 • M2M !kk platekontrakt med Atlantic Records i 1998, ZiZaaZgVccZik^h#9ZcY©gV]VYYZ_Z\a^`hdbVa" ¶;dgbZ\ZgYZia^`Zk^`i^\[dgWZgZYZhZ\ ga ut albumet Shades Of Purple i 2000 og turnerte aZgZYZecZi#EgdWaZbZikVgVijh`naY^\]ZiZcd\ bZciVai!hdb\_©gZÃc\Zg©kZahZgd\kVgbZ sammen med boybandet Hanson og superstjernen cV^k^iZiZckZYYZiaV\Zbjh^``kVgWa^iiWdgiZ# deehiZbbZc#EZc`dchZgi©ch`Zg_Z\]V Jewel sommeren 2002. ¶6c\gZgYjecdZ^B'B"i^YV4 Zci^ahiZYZk¨gZahZ!VkgZheZ`i[dgVaaZYZbhdb • M2M ble oppløst i 2002 etter at jentene mister ¶CZ^#9Zi[©aiZhkZaY^\k^`i^\YZgd\YV!hZak `dbbZg[dg]©gZebZ\#?Z\k^ak¨gZhZg^©h! platekontrakten med Atlantic Records. Marion Ravn db_Z\WVgZkVg&'gYVYZihiVgiZi#?Z\kVg d\_Z\iVg^``ZaZiieYZi]daYZ`dchZgiZg# ble tilbudt solokontrakt med Atlantic Records og kZaY^\`aVg[dgYZi!d\_Z\]VYYZVaaZgZYZ]daYi ¶=kV\_©gYj]Zai`dc`gZi4 skriftet navn til Marion Raven. ebZYbjh^``^ÄZgZg#9ZikVgehajiiZc ¶?Z\b]Va^iii^YbZaadbanYeg©kZd\ • Marit Larsen solodebuterte med singelen Don’t Save YZiWaZegdWaZbVi^h`#BVg^dcd\_Z\kd`hiZ[gV `dchZgi#>]dYZib^ii\g_Z\\_Zccdb]ZaZ Me i januar 2006. Soloalbumet Under The Surface ]kZgVcYgZhdbkZccZgd[iZ\_©g^YZcVaYZgZc# hZiiZid\aiZcZ_Z\h`Vahnc\Z#BaZiZg ble sluppet i mars og så dro hun på en liten Norges- 9ZikVg]ZaicVijga^\!h^Zg]jc# [dgb^YaZYZchVbbZ[©aZahZcd\hiZbc^c\Zc turné. Ga ut singel nummer to Under The Surface i BVg^iÄniiZii^aWV`Zi^aA©gZch`d\d\]VYYZ SOLODEBUT: – Jeg er egentlig blitt mer leken og mer naiv hdb_Z\]VYYZYV_Z\aV\YZhVc\ZcZ#?Z\iZc" mai. 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