Keld Heick

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Keld Heick

Keld Heick (born 24 February 1946 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his contribution to the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, where he has submitted over 30 songs.

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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"). [1]

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"). [2]

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 . [3] From 1997 to 2002 he was the host of the music talkshow Musikbutikken on DR1. [4]

Keld Heick married Hilda Heick in 1968. [5] They have one daughter, Annette Heick.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

Heick submitted three other songs in 1993, 1996 and 1999 but they failed to get to the national final.

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