Guri Schanke

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Guri Annika Schanke (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡʉ̂ːrɪ ˈskɑ̂ŋkə]; born 14 December 1961) is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second.

Career

Her debut as an actress came in 1982 on Oslo Nye Teater. Since then she has been part of a number of successful musicals, such as Les Misérables, Summer in Tyrol and Annie Get Your Gun. She has taken part in a number of TV show and productions, for example the Norwegian TV series Hotel Cæsar. She was married to comedian Øivind Blunck from 1991 to 2010.

Every year, between Christmas and New Year's Eve, the Norwegian TV channel NRK airs the televised musical theatre comedy The Spanish Fly (1990), also starring Guri Schanke and her then future to be husband, Øivind Blunck.^[1][2]

Melodi Grand Prix

Guri won the 2007

• 1. Guri Schanke – Ven a bailar conmigo 108 541 votes
• 2. Jannicke Abrahamsen – Rocket ride 78 433 votes
• 3. Crash! – Wannabe 64 285 votes
• 4. Dusty Cowshit – Chicken rodeo 63 062 votes

Eurovision Song Contest

Guri Schanke, representing Norway with "

Disney

Schanke has lent her voice to several Norwegian versions of Walt's animated features including:

• Pocahontas – as Pocahontas
• The Little Mermaid 3: Ariel's Beginning
• 101 Dalmatians – as Perdita
• The Aristocats – as Duchess the white cat
• Oliver & Company
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers – Gadget Hackwrench

See also

• Melodi Grand Prix 2007
• Eurovision Song Contest 2007

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guri Schanke.

• Official site
• Guri Schanke at
  IMDb
• Video clip: Elisabeth Andreassen with Guri Schanke, singing "Somewhere over the rainbow" at NRK.no