She got her first theater role as Kamomilla in Torbjørn Egner’s “Kardemomme Town” at age 7 and toured with the National Theater of Norway. Caroline played all six lead roles in the musical “I Found, I Found”, which was written for her to showcase her wide range of talent. She acted, sang, danced, played violin and displayed her ability to do comedy. She did 1000 performances at Chat Noir Theater in Oslo, and toured Norway and the US. The musical became a TV mini-series, which Caroline starred in at the age of 12.
IN ADDITION TO her career as a songwriter and performer, Caroline’s credits also include music for film and television, as well as providing the Norwegian voices of Christopher Robin and Roo in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh.
At the end of 1997, the Norwegian native moved to California as an “Alien of Extraordinary Ability In the Arts”, a visa status not easy to obtain. “I had to prove that I was in the upper one percent of my profession, that I had represented Norway as an artist, and that I had been a judge at the Equivalent for the Grammies. It was a tall order.”
And represent Norway she has. Caroline Waters is frequently hired to represent Norway as one of its preeminent artists. She performed for the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the Lillehammer Winter Olympics. In the US, She has become a musical ambassador, representing Norway in conjunction with the Centennial Celebration of the Statue of Liberty in New York, and at a California Club dinner celebrating Crown Prince Haakon’s first official visit to California.
SHE GOES BACK to Norway once or twice a year to perform and to check in with her family. “I have two brothers and a sister”, she said. But none of them are in show biz. “They’re all lawyers and doctors. I’m the one who took after dad.”
Los Angeles has become her home, however. She has established a solid fan base within the LA jazz-pop scene and gives numerous concerts with her band.
But she is wary of the dangers in the show biz world. In an interview in Rock City News, she asked her impression of LA’s music scene. Answered Caroline: “ It’s a scene, all right! I see hard working musicians playing for peanuts and a sexualized industry with fragile integrity. I also see an abundance of opportunity for creative freedom and people working together to make dreams come true. For me, it is vital to stay grounded in my own purpose and integrity and not get sucked into the illusion of Hollywood.”