Birthe Kjær (born 1 September 1948) is a Danish singer. She finished second at the
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (), also known as Melodi Grand Prix or simply DMGP, is an annual music competition organised by the Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) since 1957, which determines the for the Eurovision Song Contest. The fes ...
in 1980, 1986 and 1987, before winning in 1989, and went on to finish third at the
1989 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, following Céline Dion's victory at the with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Organised by the European Broadc ...
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
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
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
Safri Duo is a Danish electronic percussion duo composed of Uffe Savery (born 5 April 1966) and Morten Friis (born 21 August 1968). Initially classically oriented, they later made a track mixing both tribal sound and modern electronica. Released ...
"Hvor' vi fra?" (the
Denmark national football team's anthem for the
2004 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football competition contested by the men's national teams of UEFA member associations. The ...
) achieved a gold record with 4,900 copies sold.
In Autumn 2005, she took part in the second season of the Danish ''
Dancing with the Stars'' (''"Vild med dans"''), but she withdrew following a heart attack.
On 31 January 2009, Kjær hosted the Danish final to pick the 2009 Danish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Discography
Albums
Filmography
*1973: ''Revykøbing kalder''
*1988: ''Jydekompagniet''
*2000: ''Max''
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Denmark
20th-century Danish women singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1989
Singers from Aarhus
21st-century Danish women singers