Maria Haukaas Storeng (now Maria Haukaas Mittet, born August 3, 1979) is a Norwegian artist, who is married to a multi-talented actor, singer and musical star, Marius Hoff Mittet. Maria grew up in Senja, in Troms county, but was born in Finnsnes, Norway. She first received national media attention when she had her first musical rôle at the age of 11, with the lead in Annie, at the Bryggeteateret in Oslo (1991). Maria and her family moved to Oslo for the musical, and when the show run was over, they moved back to Senja. ...show more

Maria Haukaas Storeng (now Maria Haukaas Mittet, born August 3, 1979) is a Norwegian artist, who is married to a multi-talented actor, singer and musical star, Marius Hoff Mittet. Maria grew up in Senja, in Troms county, but was born in Finnsnes, Norway. She first received national media attention when she had her first musical rôle at the age of 11, with the lead in Annie, at the Bryggeteateret in Oslo (1991). Maria and her family moved to Oslo for the musical, and when the show run was over, they moved back to Senja.

She has since performed in several musicals, both in the capital Oslo, and in the county Troms where she grew up. At the age of 24, she was part of Idol (Norway) in 2004, where she finished 6th. She took part in the Idol Tour 2004, along with other contestants in the top ten. She released her solo album in 2005, which peaked at #13 on the Norwegian album charts.

The single "Breathing" peaked at #5 and was certified gold in Norway, while "Should'Ve" peaked at #20. She went on a four month national tour to promote the album. Maria was the Norwegian representative who performed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hold On Be Strong", written by Mira Craig. The song peaked at #1 in the Norwegian iTunes chart. ...show less