Eli Rygg

{{Short description|Norwegian television personality and children's writer}} {{distinguish|Eli Ryg}}

thumb|Eli Rygg, 2009. '''Eli Rygg''' (born 22 September 1955) is a Norwegian television personality and children's writer.

She grew up in Veblungsnes and moved to Levanger at the age of 12. She attended folk high school in Skogn Municipality and Inderøy Municipality. She had a daughter as a teenager (in 1973), and studied domestic science and childcare in Skatval, and thereafter found work in Stjørdal Municipality. In 1985 she moved to Oslo as she was drafted by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation to star in the children's television show ''Portveien 2''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Langt fra Portveien|last=Nergård|first=Halldis|date=4 February 2006|work=Adresseavisen|language=no}}</ref> In 1987 she was awarded the ''Se og Hør'' readers' TV personality of the year award.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frøya med Årets TV-navn for femte gang|date=22 December 2009|work=Hitra-Frøya|page=13|language=no}}</ref>

She later hosted ''Teodors julekalender'' and ''Frokost-TV'' on NRK1,<ref name=ntb>{{cite news|title=50 år 22. september: Eli Rygg|date=30 August 2005|agency=Norwegian News Agency|language=no}}</ref> ''Barn ingen hindring'' on NRK2 and the radio show ''Revehiet'' on P4 Radio Hele Norge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eli hønemor|date=16 September 1999|agency=Norwegian News Agency|language=no}}</ref> She has written several children's books,<ref>[http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=rygg%2C+eli&op=and&fid=bd&term=&bibliografi=ingen&materiale=tidsskrift.e&materiale=bok.e&materiale=artikkel&materiale=tidsskrift.trykt&materiale=bok.trykt&materiale=doktoravh&materiale=hovedfagsoppg&materiale=studentoppg&arstall=&sortering=sortdate&treffPrSide=50 List of publications] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229165659/http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=rygg,+eli&op=and&fid=bd&term=&bibliografi=ingen&materiale=tidsskrift.e&materiale=bok.e&materiale=artikkel&materiale=tidsskrift.trykt&materiale=bok.trykt&materiale=doktoravh&materiale=hovedfagsoppg&materiale=studentoppg&arstall=&sortering=sortdate&treffPrSide=50 |date=2012-02-29 }} in BIBSYS</ref> and has read fairytales for a live audience, among others with backing by Concerts Norway.<ref name=ntb/>

She resides in Son.<ref name=ntb/>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{s-bef | before = Dan Børge Akerø}} {{s-ttl | title = ''Se og Hør''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s TV Personality of the Year | years = 1987 }} {{s-aft | after = Erik Diesen}} {{end}}

{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rygg, Eli}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:People from Levanger Municipality Category:Norwegian television presenters Category:NRK people Category:Norwegian radio personalities Category:Norwegian children's writers