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Birthe Kjær
Birthe Kjær (born 1 September 1948) is a Danish singer. She finished second at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 1980, 1986 and 1987, before winning in 1989, and went on to finish third at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne. She also finished third at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 1991. Career Born in Aarhus,) Kjær began her career in the late 1960s. she had made previous bids to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing second in 1980, 1986 and 1987, before being chosen in 1989 with the cabaret-style song " Vi maler byen rød" (We paint the town red). Her performance in Lausanne earned the song a third-place finish. She hosted the Danish national contest in 1990, before attempting to represent Denmark again in 1991, finishing third at that years Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with "Din musik, min musik". In June 2004, her single with Safri Duo "Hvor' vi fra?" (the Denmark national football team's anthem for the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vi Maler Byen Rød
"Vi maler byen rød" (; "We're painting the town red") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, written by Søren Bundgaard (music) and Keld Heick (lyrics) and performed in Danish by Birthe Kjær. The English version of the song is called "I'm Chasing Butterflies". The song was performed twelfth on the night, following 's Park Café with " Monsieur" and preceding 's Thomas Forstner with " Nur ein Lied". At the close of voting, it had received 111 points, placing 3rd in a field of 22. It was succeeded as Danish representative at the 1990 Contest by Lonnie Devantier with " Hallo Hallo", with lyrics also by Keld Heick. The song qualified as the Danish entry into the Eurovision Song Contest by the usual means of winning that year's Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. All of the contributors were Dansk Melodi Grand Prix regulars – although for Kjær it was the first, and only, time to win after three unsuccessful attempts, Keld Heick had by then authored lyrics to five winning so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |