Marit Elisabeth Larsen (born 1 July 1983) is a
Norwegian singer and songwriter. She began playing violins at age of 5, and played it until the age of 8. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo
M2M with childhood friend
Marion Raven. More recently she has pursued her own music career releasing her solo debut album,
Under the Surface, in 2006. Her second album,
The Chase, was released in Norway in October 2008. The third album, titled
Spark was released in
Norway,
Denmark,
Sweden,
Finland on 18 November 2011 and
Germany,
Austria,
Switzerland on 16 December 2011. Her fourth studio album
When the Morning Comes was released on 20 October 2014. She toured in its support only within Norway with full own concerts. In Germany and Switzerland she played songs from the fourth album at public festivals. Furthermore, she was opening act at two of
Johannes Oerding's concerts in November 2015.