Keld Heick (born 24 February 1946 in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...

) is a Danish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his contribution to the

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (), also known as Melodi Grand Prix or simply DMGP, is an annual music competition organised by the Danish public broadcaster DR since 1957, which determines for the Eurovision Song Contest. The festival has produced ...

, where he has submitted over 30 songs. In 1963 Heick formed the band ''Keld & the Donkeys''. The band's big breakthrough came in 1966 with the song "Ved landsbyens gadekær" (eng. "At the village pond"). In 1976 he decided to merge his professional and personal life, when he made a duo with his wife Hilda Heick. They made their debut with the hit "Do you speak English?" and later had another hit with "Jeg ringer på fredag" (eng. "I'll call you this Friday"). Besides the music Keld Heick has also worked as a TV host. In 1996-1997 he was the host of '' Lykkehjulet'' the Danish version of '' Wheel of Fortune''. From 1997 to 2002 he was the host of the music talkshow ''Musikbutikken'' on DR1. Keld Heick married Hilda Heick in 1968.Keld og Hildas bryllup endte i opgør
/ref> They have one daughter,

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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

- Eventyr sung by

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, ''finished 5th in the Melodi Grand Prix'' *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

- Disco Tango sung by

Tommy Seebach Tommy Seebach (14 September 1949 – 31 March 2003), born Tommy Seebach Mortensen in Copenhagen, Denmark, was a popular Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer. He is best known as front man of Sir Henry and his Butlers and for n ...

, ''won the national final - finished 6th at the Eurovision Song Contest in Jeruselum'' *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

- Bye Bye sung by Lecia & Lucienne, ''finished 7th in the national final'' *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

Krøller eller ej Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "", composed by Tommy Seebach, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Debbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), organised the ...

sung by

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, ''won the national final - finished 11th at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin'' *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

- Hip hurra det' min fødselsdag sung by

, ''finished 2nd in the national final'' *

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

- Og livet går sung by Kirsten Siggaard & Sir Henry, ''finished 7th in the national final'' *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

- Pyjamas for to sung by

, ''finished 4th in the national final'' *

- Det' lige det sung by

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, ''won the national final - finished 4th at the Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg'' *

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

- Det' det jeg altid har sagt sung by

''finished 2nd in the national final'' *

- Sku' du spørge fra no'en? sung by

, ''won the national final - finished 11th at the Eurovision Song Contest in Gothenburg'' *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

- Mirakler sung by himself and Hilda Heick, ''finished 5th in the national final'' *

- Sig det som det er sung by

, ''finished 4th in the national final'' *

- Vil du med sung by Birthe Kjær, ''finished 2nd in the national final'' *

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

- Farvel og tak sung by

, ''finished 5th in the national final'' *

- Ha' det godt sung by himself and Hilda Heick, ''finished 6th in the national final'' *

- Hva' er du ude på sung by Birthe Kjær, ''finished 2nd in the national final'' *

- Det' gratis sung by

, ''finished 4th in the national final'' *

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

- Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'? sung by

, ''won the national final - finished 3rd at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin'' *

- Det' okay' sung by Henriette Lykke, ''finished 3rd in the national final'' *

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

- Vi maler byen rød sung by Birthe Kjær, '' won the national final - finished 3rd at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne'' *

- Sommerregn sung by himself and Hilda Heick, ''finished 7th in the national final'' *

- Endnu en nat sung by

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, ''finished 6th in the national final'' *

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

- Hallo Hallo sung by Lonnie Devantier, ''won the national final - finished 8th at the Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb'' *

- Kender du typen sung by Käte & Per, ''finished 5th in the national final'' *

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

- Din musik min musik sung by Birthe Kjær, ''finished 3rd in the national final'' *

- Casino sung by Pernille Petterson, ''finished 6th in the national final'' *

- Du er musikken i mit liv' sung by

& Egil Eldøen, ''finished 4th in the national final'' *

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

- Det vil vi da blæse på sung by himself as Sweet Keld & the Hilda Hearts, ''finished 5th in the national final'' *

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

Under stjernerne på himlen Under may refer to: Music *''Under'', an album by Savoy (Norwegian band), Savoy, 2024 *Under (Alex Hepburn song), "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013 *Under (Pleasure P song), "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009 *"Under", a song by Sampha from ''Process ...

sung by

, ''won the national final - finished 22nd at the Eurovision Song Contest in Millstreet'' *

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

- Kun med dig sung by Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft, won the national final, but didn't however qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. Heick submitted three other songs in 1993, 1996 and 1999 but they failed to get to the national final.

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Bio at 24
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