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Birthe Wilke is a popular Danish singer, TV personality and actress, who twice represented Denmark in the Contest: in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with Gustav Winckler performing the song "Skibet skal sejle i nat", which finished in third place and in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 performing the song "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig", which finished in fifth place.

When she was in her teens, she won a talent competition at the National Scala Theatre in Copenhagen, sang as soloist with Bruno Henriksen's Orchestra at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, made her first recording, and was named "Denmark's Doris Day" and recorded "Que sera sera" in 1956.

In the late 1950s she toured Poland, West Germany and United States.

In 1961 she played a nightclub singer in the Danish film Reptilicus. She sang "Tivoli Nights".

In the same year, she won the award for best singer at the first international song festival in the Gdansk shipyard hall, the forerunner of the Sopot festival and Intervision Song Contest.

In 1966 she retired from public life, but made a short-lived return in 1973.

Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Participants
Flag of BelgiumBobbejaan SchoepenFlag of LuxembourgDanièle DupréFlag of United KingdomPatricia BredinFlag of ItalyNunzio GalloFlag of AustriaBob MartinFlag of The NetherlandsCorry BrokkenFlag of GermanyMargot HielscherFlag of FrancePaule DesjardinsFlag of DenmarkBirthe Wilke & Gustav WincklerFlag of SwitzerlandLys Assia
Songs
Flag of BelgiumStraatdeuntjeFlag of LuxembourgAmours mortes (tant de peine)Flag of United KingdomAllFlag of ItalyCorde della mia chitarraFlag of AustriaWohin, kleines Pony?Flag of The NetherlandsNet als toenFlag of GermanyTelefon, TelefonFlag of FranceLa belle amourFlag of DenmarkSkibet skal sejle i natFlag of SwitzerlandL'enfant que j'étais
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Participants
Flag of FranceJean PhilippeFlag of DenmarkBirthe WilkeFlag of ItalyDomenico ModugnoFlag of MonacoJacques PillsFlag of The NetherlandsTeddy ScholtenFlag of GermanyAlice & Ellen KesslerFlag of SwedenBrita BorgFlag of SwitzerlandChrista WilliamsFlag of AustriaFerry GrafFlag of United KingdomPearl Carr & Teddy JohnsonFlag of BelgiumBob Benny
Songs
Flag of FranceOui, oui, oui, ouiFlag of DenmarkUh, jeg ville ønske jeg var digFlag of ItalyPiove (Ciao, ciao bambina)Flag of MonacoMon ami PierrotFlag of The NetherlandsEen beetjeFlag of GermanyHeute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'nFlag of SwedenAugustinFlag of SwitzerlandIrgendwoherFlag of AustriaDer K und K Kalypso aus WienFlag of United KingdomSing, Little BirdieFlag of BelgiumHou toch van mij
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