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1966 In Danish Television
This is a list of Danish television related events from 1966. Events *6 February - Ulla Pia is selected to represent Denmark at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest with her song " Stop – mens legen er go'". She is selected to be the tenth Danish Eurovision entry during Dansk Melodi Grand Prix held at the Tivolis Koncertsal in Copenhagen. Debuts Television shows Ending this year Births *29 April - Mayianne Dinesen, TV host *5 November - Sofie Stougaard, actress Deaths See also * 1966 in Denmark Events from the year 1966 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick IX * Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag Events Births * 25 January – Heinz Ehlers, professional ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player * 18 May – ... {{Denmark-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Denmark
Television in Denmark was established in the 1950s and was run by a monopoly with only one channel available until the 1980s. Danish programming Universal Channel * '' Bates Motel'' * '' The Border'' * '' Burn Notice'' * '' Chicago Fire'' * ''Chicago Hope'' * ''Chicago Med'' * ''Cold Case'' * ''Common Law'' * ''Doc Martin'' * ''Entourage'' * ''Eureka'' * '' For Life'' * ''Frankie Drake Mysteries'' * '' The Good Doctor'' * ''The Good Wife'' * ''HawthoRNe'' * ''House'' * '' iZombie'' * ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * '' Law & Order: UK'' * ''Monk'' * ''Numb3rs'' * ''NYPD Blue'' * '' Parenthood'' * ''Person of Interest'' * ''Royal Pains'' * ''Sea Patrol'' * ''Shattered'' * ''Ugly Betty'' * ''V'' * ''Whiskey Cavalier'' Kanal 9 * ''The A-Team'' * ''Cheers'' * ''Frasier'' * ''Magnum, P.I.'' * ''Miami Vice'' * ''M*A*S*H'' * ''MacGyver'' * '' Nash Bridges'' * ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' * ''The Shield'' * ''Six Feet Under'' * ''The Sopranos'' * '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulla Pia
Ulla Pia Nielsen (17 February 1945 – 22 August 2020), known simply as Ulla Pia, was a Danish singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. Ulla Pia was born in Copenhagen, where she started her career as a vocalist with bands and orchestras. In the mid-1960s she was singing with jazz musician Finn Ziegler, and it was suggested in 1966 that she enter a song in the Danish Eurovision selection, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. She performed the song " Stop - mens legen er go'" ("Stop, While the Going's Good"), and to her surprise, emerged the clear winner. Ulla Pia stated in a recent interview that she had assumed that one of her better-known competitors (such as Dario Campeotto or Gustav Winckler) would win, and her victory came as a shock to her. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), the contest was held at the Villa Louvigny on 5 March 1966 and was hosted by Luxembourgish television presenter Josiane Chen. Eighteen countries participated in the contest, the same that had competed the year before. The winner was with the song "Merci, Chérie", performed and composed by Udo Jürgens, and written by Jürgens and Thomas Hörbiger. This was Udo Jürgens third consecutive entry in the contest, finally managing to score a victory for his native country Austria. Austria would not go on to win again until the edition. This was also the first winning song to be performed in German langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop – Mens Legen Er Go'
Denmark was represented by Ulla Pia, with the song "Stop – mens legen er go'", at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. "Stop – mens legen er go'" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 6 February. Danish broadcaster DR withdrew from Eurovision following the 1966 contest, and would not return to the fold until 1978. The reasons for the withdrawal are unclear, although it is believed that a new programme controller at DR did not consider the expense involved in Eurovision participation to represent value for money. Before Eurovision Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1966 The DMGP was held at the Tivoli in Copenhagen, hosted by Annette Faaborg. Six songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Former Danish representatives Gustav Winckler (1957) and Dario Campeotto (1961) were among the participants, although they ended up sharing last place. At Eurovision On the night of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayianne Dinesen
Mayianne Malin Holm Dinesen (born Marianne Dinesen on 29 April 1966 in Nykøbing Mors) is a Danish radio personality, having begun her career hosting the show ''Straight'' on DR P3 in 1992. She is perhaps better known for having dated American singer Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. T .... External links * References Danish radio presenters Danish women radio presenters Living people 1996 births People from Morsø Municipality {{Denmark-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofie Stougaard
Sofie Stougaard (born 5 November 1966 in Svaneke) is a Danish actress who has had roles in, among other movies, ''Mifune's Last Song'', and the Danish sitcom '' Langt fra Las Vegas''. She has also participated in the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma .... References External links * Danish film actresses Danish television actresses Danish women comedians People from Bornholm Living people 1966 births {{Denmark-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 In Denmark
Events from the year 1966 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick IX * Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag Events Births * 25 January – Heinz Ehlers, professional ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player * 18 May – Peter Juel-Jensen, politician * 14 December – Helle Thorning-Schmidt, politician, leader of Socialdemokraterne Date unknown * Henrik Capetillo, Danish artist born in Sweden Deaths * 26 February – Karl Jørgensen, actor (b. 1890) * 18 March – Osvald Helmuth, actor and singer (b. 1894) * 24 April – Hans Christian Branner, writer (b. 1903) * 14 May – Oluf Høst, painter (b. 1883) * 3 July – Eleanor Margaret Green, Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg (born 1895 in USA) See also * 1966 in Danish television References {{DEFAULTSORT:1966 in Denmark Denmark Years of the 20th century in Denmark 1960s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
