winner, 1963
Jørgen Ingmann
Jørgen Ingmann represented Denmark at Eurovision 1963 in London with “Dansevise”, and won.
- who
- Danish musician
- born
- 26 April 1925, Copenhagen, Denmark
- died
- 21 March 2015 (aged 89), Holte, Denmark
- contest
- 1963
- win
- 1963
- music
- jazz
- plays
- guitar
- active
- 1944 to 1984
- record labels
- Atco Records
- sang for
- Denmark
Biography
Jørgen Ingmann was a Danish jazz and pop guitarist from Copenhagen. Ingmann was popular across Europe, and reached a wider audience in 1961 with a version of “Apache”. Two years later Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann won the contest for Denmark with “Dansevise”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jørgen Ingmann”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1963 London
“Dansevise”
Winner Won the contest with 42 points, ahead of 15 other songs.
- Billed as
- Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
- With
- Grethe
- Sung in
- Danish
- Written by
- Otto Francker, Sejr Volmer-Sørensen
- Conductor
- Kai Mortensen
- Running order
- 8th of 16
- Age on the night
- 37
Play: Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann — “Dansevise”, the winning performance at Eurovision 1963 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 1963: Two studios, and a vote that was read out twice
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What we wrote about Jørgen Ingmann, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1963 The result
Denmark's Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann won with "Dansevise", 42 points to Switzerland's 40. It was the first win for any Nordic country, and the closest finish the contest had had.
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