Guri Schanke (IPA: [gʉ:ɾi skɑŋkɘ]) (Guri Annika Schanke, born December 14, 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.
Her debut as an actor 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 has been married to Øivind Blunck since 1991.
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.
Guri won the 2007 Norsk Melodi Grand Prix with her song “Ven a bailar conmigo” written by Thomas G:son. Guri, won Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2007 with 108 541 votes, which was 30 000 votes more than the song in 2nd place. Thanks to her win in Oslo in NMGP, Guri represented Norway in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. |
