挪威實力歌手［瑪麗亞］－－流行／R&B／靈魂／抒情曲－－［Hold On Be Strong／堅持，堅強起來］

Love can be hard sometimes
Yes, it can catch you off guard like bad crimes
Yes, it can make you depressed and angry
Make you say: "why me, why wont anybody try me?"

You might be saying: "ooh, I dont wanna be lonely"
"Ooh, I dont wanna be by myself"
"Ooh, dont wanna be lonely"
"Why aint anybody lovin me?"

But theres always someone out there wholl be there for you
There is always someone out there wholl care for you
Theres always someone out there wholl be true, true, true
Hold on, hold on, be strong

Love can go away forever if you push it
And you have to remember: dont rush it
If it aint right, it is wrong
And youll be crying: "why me, why wont anybody try me?"

You might be saying: "ooh, I dont wanna be lonely"
"Ooh, I dont wanna be by myself"
"Ooh, dont wanna be lonely, oh no no"
"Why aint anybody lovin me?"

Now, but theres always someone out there wholl be there for you
And theres always someone out there wholl care for you
Theres always someone out there wholl be true, true, true
Hold on, hold on, be strong

And yes, theres always someone out there wholl be there for you
And theres always someone out there wholl care for you
Theres always someone out there wholl be true, true, true
Hold on, hold on, be strong
Hold on, hold on, be strong

My child, hold on, hold on, be strong

１９７９年８月出生於芬斯內斯小鎮的瑪麗亞（Maria）是挪威實力歌手．

原名Maria Haukaas Storeng，２０１０年因結婚冠夫姓Maria Haukaas Mittet．

２００４年因參加挪威偶像真人秀節目而成名．

２００８年，瑪麗亞作為挪威參加第５３屆歐洲歌唱大賽，表演曲為英語歌曲［Hold On Be Strong／堅持，堅強起來］（Universal Music發行）。

由Mira Craig創作，Simen Eriksrud製作成一首流行／R&B／靈魂／抒情曲

瑪麗亞的嗓音扎實而有力．

獲得２００８年歐洲歌唱大賽獲得第四名．

［Hold On Be Strong］登上挪威單曲榜冠軍，

瑞典＃８，丹麥＃３７

此曲收在２００８年４月推出的第二張大碟［Hold On Be Strong］

大碟登上挪威專輯榜＃３．

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCORVtTCh5A

Eurovision 2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arSnpxfOD2k