Maria Haukaas Storeng, known professionally as Maria Haukaas Mittet, was born in
1979 in Finnsnes, Norway. She is a singer who gained national recognition at the
age of 24 when she participated in the Norwegian version of Idol in 2004,
finishing sixth. Her first musical role came at age 11 as Annie in the
Bryggeteateret production of Annie. Maria released her debut solo album in 2005,
which peaked at number 13 on the Norwegian album charts. The single "Breathing"
from this album reached number 5 and was certified Gold in Norway. In 2008, she
represented Norway in the Eurovision S...