Gitte Hænning

Gitte Hænning (born 29 June 1946, in Århus, Denmark) is a Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.

Because her name was relatively unique, she was known primarily without a surname in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in Swedish was "Tror du jag ljuger" from 1961. As a teenager, Gitte sang popular hits in German, English, Italian (4 songs, "Amo Johnny", "Parla", "La mela" and "Il ricordo", recorded on two singles) and Danish. She had five different No. 1-Hits in three countries. One in Denmark, two in Sweden and two in Germany. Her first German No. 1-Song was "Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann". The recording sold 1.05 million copies by mid 1965, earning Gitte a gold disc.