Gitte Hænning (born 29 June 1946, in Århus, Denmark) is a Danish
singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the
1950s.Because her name was unusual, she was known primarily without a
surname in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in
Swedish was "Tror du jag ljuger" from 1961. As a teenager, Gitte sang
popular hits in German, English, Italian (4 songs: "Amo Johnny",
"Parla", "La mela", and "Il ricordo", recorded on two singles), and
Danish. She had five different number one hits in three countries: one
in Denmark, two in Sweden, and two in Germany. Her first German number
one song was "Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann". This recording sold 1.05
million copies by mid 1965, earning Gitte a gold disc.In 1962 she
attempted to compete for 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 in the canteen of the
Danish Broadcasting Corporation. In 1973 she competed for Germany in
the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Junger Tag". Her success
continued after famous duets with Rex Gildo as 'Gitte & Rex' in a
number of popular films. Gitte made an attempt to represent Luxembourg
in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978 with the song "Rien qu'une
femme" but she lost out to the group Baccara.
singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the
1950s.Because her name was unusual, she was known primarily without a
surname in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in
Swedish was "Tror du jag ljuger" from 1961. As a teenager, Gitte sang
popular hits in German, English, Italian (4 songs: "Amo Johnny",
"Parla", "La mela", and "Il ricordo", recorded on two singles), and
Danish. She had five different number one hits in three countries: one
in Denmark, two in Sweden, and two in Germany. Her first German number
one song was "Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann". This recording sold 1.05
million copies by mid 1965, earning Gitte a gold disc.In 1962 she
attempted to compete for 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 in the canteen of the
Danish Broadcasting Corporation. In 1973 she competed for Germany in
the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Junger Tag". Her success
continued after famous duets with Rex Gildo as 'Gitte & Rex' in a
number of popular films. Gitte made an attempt to represent Luxembourg
in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978 with the song "Rien qu'une
femme" but she lost out to the group Baccara.
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