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Birthe Wilke
12+ albums
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about
Birthe Wilke (born, March 19, 1936) is a popular Danish singer who competed for Denmark twice in the Eurovision Song Contest. She was named "Denmark's Doris Day" and recorded "Que sera sera" in 1956. After qualifying in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest, she participated in Eurovision Song Contest 1957 where she sang ’’Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat’’ (literal translation, The Ship is Leaving Tonight) with Gustav Winckler. They ranked number 3, and stunned television audiences with a 13-second long kiss at the end of their performance. She also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 where she sang solo ’’Uh-Jeg Ville Ønske Jeg Var Dig’’ (”'Oh - I wish I were you”'). She ranked number 5. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig
4442Uh, jeg ville ønske, jeg var dig
2613En Rose Så Jeg Skyde
794Den Gamle Gartners Sang
695Skibet skal sejle i nat (m. Gustav Winckler)
636Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig (Denmark)
497Jeg så julemanden kysse mor
388Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat
349Pepita Fra Mallorca
3110Visne Roser
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