Jodle Birge Explained

Jodle Birge
Birth Name:	Birge Longuist Hansen
Birth Place:	Denmark
Birth Date:	6 November 1945
Occupation:	Composer, singer
Genre:	Country Music, yodelling

Birge Lønquist Hansen (6 November 1945 – 27 August 2004), better known as Jodle Birge, was a Danish composer and singer.^[1] His most famous tracks were "Rigtige Venner" (Real Friends) from the Norwegian singer/songwriter Håkon Banken^[2] and "Tre hvide duer" (Three white doves). Jodle Birge sold over two million CDs. From 1992 to 2001 there was a museum for Jodle Birge in Silkeborg in Denmark.
A new and larger museum was opened on 22 July 2005.

See also

• List of Danish composers

Further reading

• Jodle Birge by Jørgen de Mylius

Danish Wikipedia article

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jodle Birge blev fyret på slagteri: Røg ud i dyb depression . 2022-12-30 . www.avisen.dk. 3 December 2016 .
2. Web site: Balladen om Håkon Banken (3:4) Riktige venner - Historier fra virkeligheten . 2024-01-05 . NRK Radio . no.