Ellen Winther

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ellen Winther

| image = Eurovisie Songfestival 1962 te Luxemburg, voor Denemarken Ellen Winther, Bestanddeelnr 913-6601.jpg

| caption = Ellen Winther at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

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| birth_name = Ellen Sørensen

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|8|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Århus, Denmark

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|8|13|1933|8|11|df=yes}}

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| genre = Opera, Musical theatre

| occupation = Singer

}}

Ellen Winther Lembourn (née Sørensen; 11 August 1933, Århus – 13 August 2011) was a Danish opera singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest.

Winther trained as an opera singer and made her professional debut in 1957 at the Royal Danish Theatre, where she would be employed for 30 years both as a singer and a dramatic actress. In the 1959 Disney animated classic Sleeping Beauty she voiced the Danish version of Aurora. In 1962, Winther won the Danish Eurovision Song Contest selection with the song "Vuggevise" ("Lullaby"),{{cite book |last=Jensen |first=G. |last2=Scocozza |first2=B. |title=Politikens bog om danskerne og verden: hvem, hvad, hvornår i 50 år |publisher=Politikens forlag |year=1996 |isbn=978-87-567-5697-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=epIlAQAAMAAJ |language=da |access-date=2 November 2024 |page=408}} and went forward to the seventh Eurovision Song Contest, held in Luxembourg City on 18 March.[http://natfinals.50webs.com/50s_60s/Denmark1962.html ESC National Finals 1962], natfinals.50webs.com; accessed 16 January 2018. "Vuggevise" finished in joint 10th place out of 16 entries.[https://www.esc-history.com/details.php?key=0079 ESC History], esc-history.com; accessed 16 January 2018.[http://www.diggiloo.net/?1962dk "Vuggevise"], diggiloo.net; accessed 16 January 2018.

Besides her success in operas, stage musicals and revues, Winther also became well known to Danish audiences by many appearances in film and television. This included her portrayal of Minna Varnæs in Matador in 1978.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0501208/ Filmography], imdb.com; accessed 16 January 2018. In 1983, she was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog for her contribution to the arts in Denmark.{{cn|date=January 2018}}.