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1964 In Danish Television
This is a list of Danish television related events from 1964. Events *15 February - Bjørn Tidmand is selected to represent Denmark at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest with his song " Sangen om dig". He is selected to be the eighth Danish Eurovision entry during Dansk Melodi Grand Prix held at the Tivolis Koncertsal in Copenhagen. *21 March - The 9th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Tivolis Koncertsal in Copenhagen. Italy wins the contest with the song "Non ho l'età", performed by Gigliola Cinquetti. Debuts Television shows Ending this year Births *4 January - Mek Pek, singer, actor & TV host *1 June - Marianne Florman, handball player & TV host *3 November - Paprika Steen, actress Deaths See also * 1964 in Denmark Events from the year 1964 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick IX of Denmark, Frederick IX * Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag Events * 21 March – Denmark hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, Eurovision Song Contest and finishes i ... [...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] |
Bjørn Tidmand
Bjørn Tidmand (born 24 January 1940 in Copenhagen) is a Danish singer, best known for his participation in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest. After being a member of the Copenhagen Boys Choir as a child, Tidmand began performing in local nightclubs and signed a recording contract in 1959, having a hit with a Danish-language version of "Only Sixteen". In 1963, Tidmand took part in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix to choose the country's Eurovision Song Contest entry, and finished in second place behind Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann, who went on to win that year's Eurovision for Denmark. The following year, Tidmand won the DMGP with the song "Sangen om dig Denmark was represented by Bjørn Tidmand, with the song "Sangen om dig", at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 21 March in Copenhagen following the victory of Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann for Denmark the previous year. "Sangen ..." ("The Song About You"), which went on to the ninth Eurovision, held in his home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the 9th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "Dansevise" by Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), the contest was held at Tivolis Koncertsal on 21 March 1964, and was hosted by Danish TV presenter Lotte Wæver. Sixteen countries participated in the contest. made its debut this year, while decided not to enter. The winner of the contest was with the song "Non ho l'età", performed by Gigliola Cinquetti, written by Nicola Salerno and composed by Mario Panzeri. At the age of 16 years and 92 days, Gigliola Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest yet; a record she held until . The entry had one of the widest margins of victory ever witnessed in the competition. It garnered almost three times as many points as the second-placed song. Location The hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangen Om Dig
Denmark was represented by Bjørn Tidmand, with the song "Sangen om dig", at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 21 March in Copenhagen following the victory of Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann for Denmark the previous year. "Sangen om dig" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 15 February. Before Eurovision Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1964 The DMGP was held at the Tivoli in Copenhagen, hosted by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Nine songs took part, with the winner chosen by postcard voting. Only the top 3 placings are known, and the fact that "Sangen om dig" would seem to have gained a comprehensive victory as it received 43.8% of all votes cast (102,171 out of 233,465). Former Danish representatives Gustav Winckler, Raquel Rastenni and Dario Campeotto were all back for another try. At Eurovision On the night of the final Tidmand performed 4th in the running order, following Norway and preceding Finland. As with all performances from the 1964 contes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tivolis Koncertsal
Tivoli Concert Hall ( da, Tivolis Koncertsal) is a 1,660-capacity concert hall at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building, which was designed by Frits Schlegel and Hans Hansen, was built between 1954 and 1956. The concert hall is used for classical music (e.g. Tivoli Symphony Orchestra), Broadway musicals, and jazz musicians. History The hall used to host pop and rock concerts. Notable artists that have performed at the venue include The Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish, Ike & Tina Turner, Elton John, Procol Harum, Saga, Uriah Heep, Cream, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jethro Tull and Norah Jones. Today it is mostly used for classical, acoustic, and jazz music. The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was broadcast from the auditorium. The first concert hall The first concert hall in Tivoli Gardens opened in 1843. It was expanded in 1873 and is the building now known as the Glass Hall. Hans Christian Lumbye was music director and chief conductor from 1843 until 1872. He wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and Norway ruled by the Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Ho L'età
"Non ho l'età (per amarti)" (Italian for "I'm not old enough (to love you)"), usually given as just "Non ho l'età" (), was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, held in Copenhagen. It was performed in Italian by Gigliola Cinquetti representing . Like all previous Italian Eurovision entries, the song had also won that year's Sanremo Music Festival. Cinquetti was sixteen years old, making her the youngest Eurovision winner in history until when 's Sandra Kim won the contest with "J'aime la vie" – initially claiming to be fifteen, it was later revealed that Kim was only thirteen. In , the EBU made a new rule requiring contestants to be aged 16 or older before the contest; this age rule still operates. The song was performed twelfth on the night, following 's António Calvário with "Oração" and preceding 's Sabahudin Kurt with "Život je sklopio krug". By the close of voting, it had received 49 points, placing it first in a field of 16. "Non ho l'età" became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigliola Cinquetti
Gigliola Cinquetti (; born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Life and career Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and took piano lessons, taking exams in music theory. She loves painting and art. Her career as a professional singer began when she was 16. At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"), with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. Her win enabled her to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the same song, where she claimed her country's first ever victory in the event. Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest, aged 16 years and 92 days. Only one younger artist has triumphed since: Sandra Kim in 1986. The song became an international success, even spending 17 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and ending the year as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mek Pek
Mek Pek (born 4 January 1964) is a Danish singer and actor from Aarhus. Mek started his career in 1979 in the punk band ''Lost Kids'' in which he played the bass. ''Lost Kids'' eventually dissolved as a band and in 1982 he started his own band called ''Mek Pek Party Band''. In 1995 he started The Allrights which he performed with under the name Mek Pek & The Allrights. Between 1990 and 2000 he worked with Kim Larsen and Peter A.G. Nielsen from the band Gnags. In 1999 he published the album ''Pek'en Passer'', a tribute to Dirch Passer Dirch Hartvig Passer (18 May 1926 – 3 September 1980) was a celebrated Danish actor. He was greatly renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 movies, one of Denmark's most prolific actors. His life is depi .... Mek Pek has been active as an actor in several movies such as ''Casanova'' and ''Hvor kommer mælk fra?'' and television ads. He has published albums for children and has been voted the sexiest man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Florman
Marianne Florman (born 1 June 1964) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 25, 2008) Personal life She participated in the first season of the Danish version of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paprika Steen
Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and director best known for her performances in Dogme 95 films ''Festen'', ''The Idiots'', Mifune, and ''Open Hearts''. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nellemose in 1994 to win both Best Actress (for ''Okay'') and Best Supporting Actress (''Open Hearts'') in the same year at the Robert Festival, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars. Biography Steen was born on 3 November 1964 in Frederiksberg, Denmark, the daughter of musician and conductor and the actress Avi Sagild. She is the sister of musician and actor . Steen applied to the Acting School of Odense Theatre 13 times before being accepted and attending from 1988 to 1992. Steen performed on stage in Dr. Dante productions and been associated with the Royal Danish Theatre since 1997. In 1997 she wrote and performed in the satirical television series ''Lex og Klatten''. In 1998, Steen became an active participant in the Dogme 95 film movement as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
