Birthe Kjær

Birthe Kj?r (born Birthe Kj?r Hansen on 1 September 1948 in ?rhus, Denmark) is a Danish schlager singer and occasional actress who has been performing since the late 1960s. She had made previous bids to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, 1986 and 1987, finishing as runner-up in the Danish national selection on all occasions, before being chosen in 1989 with the cabaret-style song "Vi maler byen r?d", which finished 3rd in the Eurovision Song Contest and is considered one of Birthe Kj?r's signature songs.

She had made previous bids to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, 1986 and 1987, finishing as runner-up in the Danish national selection on all occasions, before being chosen in 1989 with the cabaret-style song "Vi maler byen r?d", which finished 3rd in the Eurovision Song Contest and is considered one of Birthe Kj?r's signature songs.

In 2005, she took part in the second Danish season of Strictly Come Dancing, but had to withdraw following a heart attack.

Her most recent album is 'Let It Snow', an album of Christmas songs released in 2007.