Ellen Winther

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.

[3][4] Besides her success in operas, stage musicals and revues, Winther also became well known to Danish audiences by many appearances in film and television.

[citation needed] Ellen Winther Lembourn died on 13 August 2011, two days after her 78th birthday.