Inge Brück (born 12 October 1936 in Mannheim) is a German singer and
actress, best known internationally for her participation in the 1967
Eurovision Song Contest.Brück began her singing career with the Erwin
Lehn Dance Orchestra, where she was noticed by pianist Horst
Jankowski, who arranged a television appearance with Hans-Joachim
Kulenkampff, following which she was offered a recording contract. In
1957, she had a hit with "Peter, komm heut' abend zum Hafen", a
version of "Green Door", which reached No. 7 in the German chart. In
the late 1950s and early 1960s, she made numerous TV appearances,
appeared in stage musicals and toured with orchestras including those
of Jankowski and Hazy Osterwald.Following a 1966 victory in an
International Song Festival in Brazil, Brück was selected by
broadcaster NDR to be the German representative in the 1967 Eurovision
Song Contest. The chosen song "Anouschka" was internally selected by
the channel. Brück went forward to the 12th Eurovision, held on 8
April in Vienna, where "Anouschka" finished in joint eight place of
the 17 entries.
actress, best known internationally for her participation in the 1967
Eurovision Song Contest.Brück began her singing career with the Erwin
Lehn Dance Orchestra, where she was noticed by pianist Horst
Jankowski, who arranged a television appearance with Hans-Joachim
Kulenkampff, following which she was offered a recording contract. In
1957, she had a hit with "Peter, komm heut' abend zum Hafen", a
version of "Green Door", which reached No. 7 in the German chart. In
the late 1950s and early 1960s, she made numerous TV appearances,
appeared in stage musicals and toured with orchestras including those
of Jankowski and Hazy Osterwald.Following a 1966 victory in an
International Song Festival in Brazil, Brück was selected by
broadcaster NDR to be the German representative in the 1967 Eurovision
Song Contest. The chosen song "Anouschka" was internally selected by
the channel. Brück went forward to the 12th Eurovision, held on 8
April in Vienna, where "Anouschka" finished in joint eight place of
the 17 entries.
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