Had a huge single hit in Germany during the Sixties with a song called
"Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann" (I want a cowboy for my
husband).
The Danish singer appeared in more than 300 TV shows (incl. some
personality shows) since the late 50s in several European countries
(most in Germany and Denmark).
Has been on tour (Gitte Wencke Siw) together with Norwegian Wenche Myhre and
Swedish Siw Malmkvist since 2004. Wencke sang the Norwegian version of her
number 1 hit "Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann".
After living together with director Pit Weyrich in the 1980s, she has been
longtime companion of musical producer Friedrich Kurz.
Dedicated her jazz album "Johannson" to her father, who died in spring
2004.