Lotte Wæver (born 17 February 1942) is a Danish former actress and
television presenter. She is best known for hosting the Eurovision
Song Contest in 1964.During her time in university, Wæver worked as
one of the first female continuity announcers in Danmarks Radio
(DR).She is best known for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in
Copenhagen in 1964, a position for which she says she was chosen over
her peers because of her willingness to do it.The contest was famously
overshadowed by a political protest from a man who trespassed onto the
stage holding a banner reading "Boycott Franco and Salazar". In an
interview in 2001, Wæver revealed that while she was visibly shaken
by the protester, the incident did not affect her in the slightest
because, as the presenter of the contest, when the light above the
camera was on, her attention was focused on the camera.
television presenter. She is best known for hosting the Eurovision
Song Contest in 1964.During her time in university, Wæver worked as
one of the first female continuity announcers in Danmarks Radio
(DR).She is best known for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in
Copenhagen in 1964, a position for which she says she was chosen over
her peers because of her willingness to do it.The contest was famously
overshadowed by a political protest from a man who trespassed onto the
stage holding a banner reading "Boycott Franco and Salazar". In an
interview in 2001, Wæver revealed that while she was visibly shaken
by the protester, the incident did not affect her in the slightest
because, as the presenter of the contest, when the light above the
camera was on, her attention was focused on the camera.
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