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Margaret Berger

Norwegian singer/songwriter Margaret Berger - feeds us her heart, soul and individuality. Her aptly titled, Grand Prix winning song I Feed You My Love, coinciding with her undeniable stage presence and intoxicating vocals in Oslo February 9, is already making huge waves beyond her mother country, across Europe, U.S. and on the web worldwide. So strong the waves, that the masses and critics alike are tipping Berger and Norway the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest winners in May 2013.

It's not difficult to understand why. Margaret embodies all the essential ingredients for a worldwide super star, one with the real possibility of a colourful career in front of her, the kind of potential longevity rare in the current popular music climate. With classic beauty, songs, the elusive “x-factor”, and an indescribable aura in the mix, this artist is being likened to a captivating blend of her Nordic female counterparts like Björk and The Knife with the delicious, all-important essential of strong, timeless electro-pop songs in her back pocket to substantiate comparisons with these iconic idols.


Of course, this Trondheim born “overnight sensation” has been a work in progress ever since she was five years old, as an artist and songwriter in her own right. Behind this schooled musician and artist is a paradox: a person so unique and yet so relatable. Now at 27 years of age, her time in the music business to date is already interesting, successful and not without its heart-breaking setbacks. In 2004, at the young age of 18, she was voted runners-up in Norway Idol, released her debut album Chameleon and was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy as best newcomer.

In 2005, Berger won the Norwegian Grammy award for the engaging and somewhat controversial video of her single Lifetime Guarantee and in 2006, her critically acclaimed, much loved Pretty Scary Silver Fairy album, did not reach the commercial heights she had hoped for. But Berger was onto something bigger and unbeknown to herself, was creating a popular “brand”, from which she is now enjoying the fruits of - through fashion projects, DJ-ing and being a unmistakable presence and name in the Norwegian underground electro scene.

Margaret can even admit herself that she's always played life in a "quirky way" and has always made a statement not by meaning to, but by simply being who she is. So perhaps who she really is, is a perfect marriage of contrasts, and by no accident, describes her music in the same fashion: edgy but beautiful, tough and playful, experimental but grounded, layered and authentic.

Producers

Behind any great artist, is also a great team. Berger is no exception. She has very wisely teamed with up with like-minded producers and label managers Robin Lynch & Niklas Olovson of “Macho Psycho”, masterminds at delivering international hits with a difference. Their runs on the board include contributions to heavyweights such as Pink, Justin Timberlake and Vanessa Amorosi’s monumental comeback album, Hazardous.

Their latest production and co-write with the equally talented and interesting artist/songwriter Karin Park on I Feed You My Love is an exquisite entree for Berger's new album and a refreshing standout entrant for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. It's thinking man's pop, made up of haunting & industrial elements, against the backdrop of a commercial sensibility that any world-class, hit song of our time is built on.

Music video

Live performance

Lyrics of I Feed You My Love

A cocoon
in a silent tree
through the dark night
you listen to me
when I whisper
broken words
in your ear
And you push
you push me hard
to the surface
I'm blinded at heart
but you wake me
wake me up
from the snow
where I was born
Now I can see
the whole world is mine
I can touch and feel
I feed you my love
You put a knife
against my back
and you dare me
to face the attack
you say for cowards
there's no reward
Feel the heat
Take my hand
I trust your word
bring the fire
I don't care if it hurts
I have the future
on my tongue
Give me a kiss
Now I can see
the whole world is mine
I can touch and feel
So I feed you my love
You put a knife
against my back
and you dare me
to face the attack
you say for cowards
there's no reward
I have the future on my tongue
Now I can see
the whole world is mine
I can touch and feel
So I feed you my love
feed you my love
So I feed you my love
Lyrics in English (if not the performed language) A cocoon
in a silent tree
through the dark night
you listen to me
when I whisper
broken words
in your ear
And you push
you push me hard
to the surface
I'm blinded at heart
but you wake me
wake me up
from the snow
where I was born
Now I can see
the whole world is mine
I can touch and feel
I feed you my love
You put a knife
against my back
and you dare me
to face the attack
you say for cowards
there's no reward
Feel the heat
Take my hand
I trust your word
bring the fire
I don't care if it hurts
I have the future
on my tongue
Give me a kiss
Now I can see
the whole world is mine
I can touch and feel
So I feed you my love
You put a knife
against my back
and you dare me
to face the attack
you say for cowards
there's no reward
I have the future on my tongue
Now I can see
the whole world is mine
I can touch and feel
So I feed you my love
feed you my love
So I feed you my love
JE TE NOURRIS DE MON AMOUR

Un cocon dans un arbre silencieux
À travers la nuit sombre tu m’écoutes
chuchoter des mots hésitants dans ton oreille

Et tu me pousses, tu me pousses fort vers la surface
Mon cœur est aveuglé
Mais tu me réveilles de la neige où je suis née

Maintenant je vois
Le monde entier est à moi
Je peux toucher et sentir
Je te nourris de mon amour

Tu me mets un couteau dans dos
et me défies d’affronter l’attaque
Tu dis que pour les lâches il n’y a pas de récompense
Sens la chaleur

Prends ma main, je te fais confiance
Emmène le feu, je m’en fous s’il fait mal
J’ai l’avenir sur ma langue
Embrasse-moi

Maintenant je vois
Le monde entier est à moi
Je peux toucher et sentir
Alors je te nourris de mon amour

Tu me mets un couteau dans dos
et me défies d’affronter l’attaque
Tu dis que pour les lâches il n’y a pas de récompense
Sens la chaleur

Maintenant je vois
Le monde entier est à moi
Je peux toucher et sentir
Alors je te nourris de mon amour

Je te nourris de mon amour
Alors je te nourris de mon amour