Wenche Synnøve Myhre (born 15 February 1947, in Kjelsås, Oslo), in some countries known as Wencke Myhre, is a Norwegian singer and actress who has had a great number of hit songs since the 1960s in the Norwegian, Danish, German as well as the Swedish markets and languages.She got her first recording contract with composer and producer Arne Bendiksen at the age of 13, when she won a talent contest in Oslo in 1960.
Released her first single in 1960 but her first really big hit was the song "Katta vår" from 1962.
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Her 1970 hit "Er hat ein knallrotes Gummiboot" (He has a bright red rubber boat) became popular in Germany again during the Easy Listening wave in the 1990s.
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Has been on tour (Gitte Wencke Siw) together with Danish Gitte Hænning and Swedish Siw Malmkvist since 2004. Wencke sang the Norwegian version of Gitte's hit "Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann" (I want a cowboy for husband) in 1963.
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She has recorded numerous best-selling albums in German (for the German and Austrian market), Danish, Swedish, as-well as her native Norwegian.
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Despite being Norwegian she represented West-Germany in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, coming in at 6th place.
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Her 1983-album "Vi lever" was the first record ever released on CD (compact disc) in Norway (lyrics by singer/songwriter Jan Eggum).
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Her greatest triumph on the stage was her interpretation of "Sweet Charity" from 1989 to 1990. This was a part she had wished to play since she was 16, and her version blew away both critics and audiences. Today it is considered one of the greatest performances in Norwegian musical history.
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At 16 she had the largest fan-club in the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland) and received as much as 1500 fan-letters each day. Myhre, still only a teenager, decided she wanted to use her fan-club for some good and together with her fans she collected a huge sum of money that was used for building a new children's hospital in the Middle Eastern city of Gaza.
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In August 2004, the same year she celebrated 50 years as an entertainer, she received a Knighthood, First Class of the Order of St. Olav (highest order in Norway).
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On February 28th 2004 she received the Honorary Norwegian Spellemannspris for her achievements as an artist in a career that has spanned close to fifty years. Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian Grammy) rarely hands out a lifetime achievement award.
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Children: Kim (b. 16 May 1971), Dan (b. 23 October 1973) and Fam (b. 17 April 1975) with her first husband Torben Friis-Møller and Michael Jr. (b. 6 April 1982) with her second husband Michael Pleffgar.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen
2016
Bestemor Skogmus
Ein Mann, ein Fjord!
2009
TV Movie
1. Rezeptionistin (as Wencke Myhre)
Die Traumschiff-Gala
2005
TV Movie
Musik liegt in der Luft
1995
TV Series
Lieder der vier Jahreszeiten
1987
TV Movie
Singer
Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil
1986
TV Movie
Singer (as Wencke Myhre)
Wencke, Udo und der blaue Diamant
1979
TV Movie
Wencke (as Wencke Myhre)
Semlons gröna dalar
1977
TV Mini-Series
Vipp Smukkeklatten
8 x 1 in Noten
1976
TV Series
Die Welt des Robert Stolz
1973
TV Movie
Glücksspirale - Start ins Glück
1973
TV Movie
Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft
1970
Petra Thorsten (as Wencke Myhre)
Spaß durch 2
1970
TV Series
Singer
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
TV Series
Singer
Gesang für die Gerechten
1969
TV Short
Nachwuchssängerin (as Wencke Myhre)
Karussell
1968
TV Movie
Mannen som ikke kunne le
1968
Sangerinnen
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
1967
TV Movie as Wencke Myhre
Hjelp - vi får leilighet!
1965
Liten
Operasjon sjøsprøyt
1964
Aina, samepike
Husmorfilmen høsten 1964
1964
Elskere
1963
Grethe
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hier ist ein Mensch: Peter Alexander
2016
TV Movie documentary performer: "Superkalifragilistisch Expiallegorisch"
Die 4 da
2008
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Fritt vilt
2006
performer: "La Meg Være Ung"
Gitte, Wencke, Siw - Die Show
2004
TV Movie performer: "Schwestern", "Der guten Dinge braucht man drei", "Der Wind schreibt Lieder", "nm1755868-Medley", "Nordic Girls", "Norwegisches Geburtstagslied", "Manchmal wein' ich heimlich", "Norwegisches Hochzeitslied", "66 år", "Norwegisches Bergäbnislied", "Gitte Wencke Siw Starwars Medley"
Tohuwabohu
1992-1997
TV Series performer - 4 episodes
Die Rudi Carrell Show
1970
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft
1970
performer: "Er hat ein knallrotes Gummiboot", "So eine Liebe gibt es einmal nur", "Pauker gehen in die Luft"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Så ska det låta
1999-2016
TV Series
Herself
Zimmer frei!
2004-2013
TV Series
Herself
Lindmo
2013
TV Series
Herself - Musical Guest
Skavlan
2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Jan Eggum: Ryktet forteller
2012
Documentary
Herself
Cover me - Das Konzert
2012
TV Movie
Herself
Immer wieder sonntags
2010
TV Series
Herself
TV total
2010
TV Series
Herself
Kölner Treff
2010
TV Series
Herself
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2008-2010
TV Series
Herself
Feste der Volksmusik
2004-2009
TV Series
Herself
Melodi Grand Prix
2009
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Das große Hansi Hinterseer Open Air
2008
TV Series
Herself
NDR Talk Show
2005-2008
TV Series
Herself
Zibb
2005-2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
Köpfe in Bayern
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
Beckmann
2005-2008
TV Series
Herself
Sing a Long
2007
TV Series
Herself
Senkveld med Thomas og Harald
2007
TV Series
Herself
Grand Prix Vorentscheid 2007
2007
TV Movie
Herself
Kult am Sonntag
2007
TV Series
Herself
Ich will alles - Die Gitte Haenning Story
2006
Documentary
Herself (as Wencke Myhre)
SamstagAbend - Gitte, Wencke, Siw: Die Schlagerköniginnen aus Skandinavien
2006
TV Movie
Herself (as Wencke Myhre)
Volle Kanne
2006
TV Series
Herself
Riverboat - Die MDR-Talkshow aus Leipzig
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself
Gottschalk & Friends
2005
TV Series
Herself
Tour d'Eurovision
2005
TV Movie
Herself
Gitte, Wencke, Siw - Die Show
2004
TV Movie
Herself
Die goldene Stimmgabel
2004
TV Series
Herself
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
2002-2004
TV Series
Herself
Herman & Tietjen
2003
TV Series
Herself
3satfestival
2000
TV Series
Herself
Den store klassefesten
2000
TV Series
Herself
ZDF Hitparade
1978-1999
TV Series
Herself
Høyt skattet
1999
TV Series
Herself
Immer wieder geht die Sonne auf
1999
TV Special documentary
Herself (as Wencke Myhre)
Allsång på Skansen
1997
TV Series
Herself
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1996
TV Series
Herself
Alfredissimo! - Kochen mit Bio
1995
TV Series
Herself
Melodi grand prix
1992
TV Movie
Herself
Pleiten, Pech und Pannen
1991
TV Series
Herself
Internationaler deutscher Artisten-Preis
1990
TV Series
Herself - Host (as Wencke Myhre)
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1988
TV Series
Herself
Showgeschichten
1987
TV Series
Herself
Ein Lied für Bergen
1986
TV Movie
Herself - Host (as Wencke Myhre)
Ein Lied für München
1983
TV Movie
Herself (as Wencke Myhre)
Wencke auf Nord-Wegen
1983
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (as Wencke Myhre)
Rundt om Skoller
1982
TV Series
Herself - singer
Wencke
1981
TV Movie
Herself - Performer (as Wencke Myhre)
Disco
1978
TV Series
Herself
Am laufenden Band
1977
TV Series
Herself
Starparade
1976
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Klimbim
1976
TV Series
Herself
Die Drehscheibe
1965-1975
TV Series
Herself - Singer / Herself - Musician / Singer
Gäst hos Hagge
1975
TV Series
Herself (March 11, 1987)
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1975
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1972
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Pauls Party
1971
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Blick zurück nach vorn
1970
TV Movie
Herself (as Wencke Myhre)
Die Rudi Carrell Show
1970
TV Series
Herself
Drei mal neun
1970
TV Series
Herself
Der goldene Schuß
1970
TV Series
Herself - Singer
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
1968
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Ein Jahr 'Ö 3'
1968
TV Movie
Herself - Musician (as Wencke Myhre)
Zwischenmahlzeit
1968
TV Series
Herself - Singer
The Eurovision Song Contest
1968
TV Special
Herself - German Entry: 6th Place (as Wencke Myhre)
Einer wird gewinnen
1968
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Sing ein Lied mit Onkel Bill
1967
TV Series
Herself - Singer / Herself - Musician
Gala-Abend der Schallplatte
1967
TV Movie
Herself (as Wencke Myhre)
Musik aus Studio B
1966-1967
TV Series
Herself - Musician / Singer
Rendezvous am Rhein
1967
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Wir feiern im voraus
1967
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Ab morgen haben wir Humor
1966
TV Movie
Singer
Horoskooppi
1966
TV Movie
Herself
Melodi grand prix
1966
TV Movie
Herself
Meine Melodie
1966
TV Series
Singer
Deutsche Schlagerfestspiele 1966
1966
TV Movie
Herself - Musician (as Wencke Myhre)
Vorentscheidung deutsche Schlagerfestspiele 1966
1966
TV Movie
Herself - Musician (as Wencke Myhre)
Hallo RIAS
1966
TV Movie
Hotel Victoria
1965
TV Series
Singer
Vollgas mit Musik
1965
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Musik für Sie
1965
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Deutsche Schlagerfestspiele 1965
1965
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Vorentscheidung für die Deutschen Schlagerfestspiele
1965
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Melodi grand prix
1964
TV Movie
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hier ist ein Mensch: Peter Alexander
2016
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2006
TV Series
Herself
Riverboat - Die MDR-Talkshow aus Leipzig
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
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