Grethe Ingmann
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Grethe Ingmann was a Danish
singer. She performed as a member of the duet, Grethe og Jørgen Ingmann, along with her husband, guitarist Jørgen
. Together they won the Eurovision Song Contest
in 1963 representing Denmark with the song "Dansevise
" (Dancing tune) with music by Otto Francker and lyrics by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen.
The couple met in 1955, married in 1956 and divorced in 1975.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
singer. She performed as a member of the duet, Grethe og Jørgen Ingmann, along with her husband, guitarist Jørgen
Jørgen Ingmann
Jørgen Ingmann is a musician from Copenhagen, Denmark.He worked with Svend Asmussen, the jazz violinist, during the 1940s and part of the 1950s....
. Together they won 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 1963 representing Denmark with the song "Dansevise
Dansevise
"Dansevise" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 performed in Danish by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann representing Denmark...
" (Dancing tune) with music by Otto Francker and lyrics by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen.
The couple met in 1955, married in 1956 and divorced in 1975.