Inge Brück (born 12 October 1936) is a German singer and actress, best known internationally for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967. Brück began her singing career with the

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Dance Orchestra, where she was noticed by pianist

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, who arranged a television appearance with Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, following which she was offered a recording contract. In 1957, she had a hit with "", a version of "

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", which reached No. 7 in the German chart. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, she made numerous TV appearances, appeared in stage musicals and toured with orchestras including those of Jankowski and Hazy Osterwald. Following a 1966 victory in an International Song Festival in Brazil, Brück was selected by broadcaster NDR to be the German representative in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest. The chosen song "

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" was internally selected by the channel. Brück went forward to the 12th Eurovision, held on 8 April in

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, where "Anouschka" finished in joint eight place of the 17 entries. Following her Eurovision appearance, Brück decided to concentrate on acting, and in 1970 she starred in a 13-part series for

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called ' in which she played the title role, a cleaning lady/amateur detective, which was a ratings hit and regularly drew audiences of over 20 million. Since the 1970s, Brück has concentrated on performing songs with religious content. Along with fellow Eurovision veterans

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and

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, she is a member of the initiative (''Artists For Christ'').

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruck, Inge 1936 births Living people Musicians from Mannheim German women singers German television actresses 20th-century German actresses Actresses from Mannheim Eurovision Song Contest entrants