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Gitte Haenning
12+ albums
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Gitte Hænning (born 29 June 1946) is a Danish singer and film actress who became a child star in the 1950s. She is primarily known mononymously in Europe and moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first Swedish hit was "Tror du jag ljuger" in 1961. As a teenager, she recorded songs in German, English, Italian, and Danish, including the Italian songs "Amo Johnny," "Parla," "La mela," and "Il ricordo." Gitte achieved five number-one hits across three countries: one in Denmark, two in Sweden, and two in Germany, with her first German number-one single being "Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann," which sold 1.05 million copies by mid-1965 and earned her a gold disc. In 1962, she attempted to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Jeg Snakker med mig Selv" but was disqualified because the composer, Sejr Volmer-Sørensen, had whistled the song publicly. In 1973, she competed for Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Junger Tag" and in 1978 attempted to represent Luxembourg with "Rien qu'une femme," losing to the group Baccara. She also performed in a series of popular films in Germany as part of duets with Rex Gildo under the name 'Gitte & Rex.' During the 1960s, she appeared in several music and drama films and television programs in Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. Gitte was among the most popular Schlager singers of the post-war era and maintained popularity in Germany and Denmark through the 1970s despite the growing influence of American music. She recorded a jazz album w
