eurovision 1968
Wenche Myhre
Wenche Myhre represented Germany at Eurovision 1968 in London with “Ein Hoch der Liebe”, finishing 6th of 17.
- who
- Norwegian singer and entertainer
- born
- 15 February 1947, Oslo, Norway
- contest
- 1968
- best result
- 6th, 1968
- music
- schlager
- active
- since 1954
- sang for
- Germany
Biography
Wenche Myhre, known in German as Wencke Myhre, is a Norwegian singer who has had a great many hits since the 1960s in Norwegian, Danish, German and Swedish. “Ein Hoch der Liebe” finished sixth for Germany in London in 1968.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Wenche Myhre”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1968 London
“Ein Hoch der Liebe”
6th of 17 Finished 6th of 17, with 11 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Horst Jankowski, Carl J. Schäuble
- Conductor
- Horst Jankowski
- Running order
- 16th of 17
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Spain: Massiel, “La La La”
The story of Eurovision 1968: Colour, a borrowed singer and a one-vote finish
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Spellemann Award for singer of the year 1976
- Leif Justers Award 1988
- Goldene Stimmgabel 1996
- Jury Honorary Award in Spellemannprisen 2003
- Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav 2004
- Solprisen 2005
- Pillarguri prize 2009
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2021
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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