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| Born | March 16, 1967 |
| Occupation | Singer |
Bettina Soriat (born 16 March 1967, Linz) is an Austrian singer.
Bettina Soriat is a singer, dancer, actress, comedian, and choreographer. Her first success came with the girlgroup "Three Girl Madhouse" and their single-hit "Always gonna be around you" was released in 1990.
Bettina has appeared in musicals in Vienna, including:
As a long-time member of the Kim-Duddy-TV-Ballet, Bettina also appeared in shows like:
In 1997 she was Austria's Song Contest-representative with the song "One Step". The song wasn't a great success, placing 21st in a field of 25. [1] Despite having an English title, the song is primarily in German.
In the previous year she sang back-up vocals for Austria's George Nussbaumer at the same contest. She was married to Michael Niavarani and is a member of the Simpl Revue since 1999. They currently have one child together.
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