Sejr Volmer-Sørensen (7 February 1914 – 11 May 1982) (also known as Volmer-Sørensen and Win Volmer-Sørensen) was a Danish lyricist, actor, director and television host. Born in

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, Volmer-Sørensen was adopted by a family of leather merchants. In 1932, he graduated and moved to

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to train as a pianist and made his debut as a musician at the 1934 Tivoli Concert. In 1950 he joined the Danish broadcaster Danmark Radio, where he became a popular radio and television host, on such shows as ''Telefonen ringer'' and ''På'en igen'' which he co-hosted with

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. He also hosted the first five

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(Trials for the Eurovision Song Contest). He wrote the lyrics for the winning Eurovision song Dansevise which was sung by

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. In 1968 he married actress

Grethe Sønck Grethe Sønck (16 July 1929 – 12 February 2010)Grethe Sønck er død
was a

. He died in

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in 1982.

External links

bio at gravsted.dk
1914 births 1982 deaths Danish songwriters Danish television personalities Eurovision Song Contest winners Eurovision commentators {{Denmark-actor-stub