Lene Grawford Nystrøm Rasted (born 2 October 1973), better known by her stage name Lene, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist of the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. Nystrøm was born on 2 October 1973 in Tønsberg, Norway. When she was a teenager, she became interested in performing. She began modeling and also worked as a bartender. From 1990–1993, she appeared on the Norwegian game show Casino which aired on TVNorge. On her final appearance for the show, she sang "Almaz". In 1994, Nystrøm was working as a singer on the Norwegian cruise ship MS Peter Wessel, and was spotted by musician René Dif. He recruited her as lead singer for the music group Joyspeed, later renamed Aqua. The group consisted of Nystrøm, Dif, Søren Rasted, and Claus Norreen. In 2001, the band split up. After the breakup of Aqua, Lene continued as a soloist. In 2003, she released her first album, Play with Me. It marked a change in her musical style, from the bubblegum sound of Aqu...