Biography
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Born
29 June 1946 (age 77)
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Born In
Aarhus, Aarhus Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
Gitte Hænning (born 29 June 1946 in Århus, Denmark) is a Danish singer and occasional actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.
As a teenager, Gitte Hænning recorded songs in Danish, Swedish, German and English, topping charts in Denmark, Sweden and eventually also Germany. She was among the most successful schlager singers of the 1960s and remained popular in Denmark and especially Germany throughout the 1970s, though not with the same success she enjoyed in the 1960s.
She has had only few chart entries since the 1980s, but remains a popular live performer.
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