Sejr Volmer-Sørensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sejr Volmer-Sørensen

Danish lyricist, actor, director and television host

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1914

Place of Birth: Kristianstad, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 11-May-1982

Profession: actor, composer, pianist, songwriter, lyricist, television presenter, autobiographer

Nationality: Sweden, Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sejr Volmer-Sørensen (February 7, 1914 – May 11, 1982) (also known as Volmer-Sørensen and Win Volmer-Sørensen) was a Danish lyricist, actor, director and television host. Born in Kristianstad, Volmer-Sørensen was adopted by a family of leather merchants.
In 1932, he graduated and moved to Paris 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 Christian Arhoff.
He also hosted the first five Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (Trials for the Eurovision Song Contest). He wrote the lyrics for the winning Eurovision song Dansevise which was sung by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. In 1968 he married actress Grethe Sønck.
He died in Copenhagen in 1982.