Birthe Kjær is a Danish

Denmark

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 singer who began her career in the late 1960s. Kjær had made previous bids to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 in 1980, 1986 and 1987, before being chosen in 1989 with the cabaret-style song "Vi maler byen rød

Vi Maler Byen Rød

"Vi maler byen rød" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, written by Søren Bundgaard and Keld Heick performed in Danish by Birthe Kjær...

" (We paint the town red). Her performance in Lausanne

Lausanne

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 earned the song a third place that year.

She hosted the Danish national contest in 1990. She was unsuccessful in her bid to represent Denmark again in 1991 with "Din musik, min musik".

In June 2004, her single with Safri Duo

Safri Duo

Safri Duo is a Danish percussion duo composed of Uffe Savery and Morten Friis . Initially classically oriented, by 1999 they were discovered by a label executive working on classical music. After being signed, a track mixing both tribal sound and modern electronica was set to be released in 2000...

 "Hvor' vi fra?" (the Denmark national football team

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...

's anthem for the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship) achieved a gold record with 4,900 copies sold.

In Autumn 2005, she took part in the second season of the Danish Dancing with the Stars ("Vild med dans"), but she withdrew following a heart attack.

Kjær hosted the Danish final to pick the 2009 Danish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest Final on 31 January 2009.

Albums

Year	Album	Peak Position	Certifications
		DAN Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl...
2001	Længe leve livet	25
2003	På en fransk altan	20
2005	6 originale albums fra 1969 - 77	10
2006	Lys i mørket	19
2007	Let It Snow	15
2008	Gennem 40 år	10
2011	Smile	10