Dansevise

This is my instrumental cover of "Dansevise", which was composed by Otto Francker and Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. It was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1963, which took place on 23 March in London. It was performed in Danish by husband and wife duo Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, representing Denmark. It was the first entry performed by a duo to win the contest and also the first Scandinavian win.

Jørgen Ingmann was a Danish jazz guitarist from Copenhagen. He was popular in Europe and had a big international hit in 1961 with his version of "Apache". He was influenced by American guitarist and recording studio pioneer Les Paul. In the mid-1950s he set up his own studio where he developed techniques of multi-tracking and distortion, using his own accompaniment on bass and drums, and began recording under the name Jørgen Ingmann & His Guitar.

[julienvandyck]

Merci pour cette belle version. Julien