Ulla Wiesner
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Ulla Arnz-Wiesner is a German singer, born in 1941 in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Ulla Wiesner was active from 1963 to 2002 as a singer. In 1965, she represented Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 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...

, with her song, "Paradies, wo bist du?" (Paradise, where are you?). It scored zero points along with three other countries out of the fifteen which entered in total.

Since then, notable singles of hers include titles such as: "Abends kommen die Sterne" (In the Evening the Stars Come Out), "My Darling", "My Love" and "Charade".

Ulla Wiesner married the German TV producer and personality Alexander Arnz (1932-2004) in 1999.

External links

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3shN8a-_COM
  • http://germancharts.com/showitem.asp?key=265523&catt=s (in German)
  • http://www.ecgermany.de/archiv/DV1965.htm (in German)
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