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Did that gal really take part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest at the age of 15? Could she have been born some time before 1952? --KF 17:53 7 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Well, she could have, but this page (no longer available at its original location, but still in Google's cache) thinks she was born in '52, and I can't find anything that disagrees with that. --Camembert

It's certainly possible. The current rules require contestants to be at least 16, I think, but the German girl who won in the early 1980s was only 13. -- Arwel 08:42 9 Jun 2003 (UTC)

That would mean she was 19 when she won it, which is certainly possible from my recollection of her. It used to be very common for children to participate. I think Gigliola Cinquetti was 13 or 14 when she won in the 1960s, and I remember a boy of about 12 being a contestant. Deb 22:04 13 Jun 2003 (UTC) Gigliola was actually 16 when she won the contest.

I verified her date of birth at least twice. I think the 16-year rule is recent, because shortly before it had become for some countries a habit to nominate very young participants. kostasge 20:53 18 Jul 2003 (UTC)

It is possible. There are other sources that say that Vicky was born in 1949 or 1950. But actually the right date must be 1952. If you see her videos and photos of that period plus her appearances she could not be older. She is almost a child.

Why say could Vicky have been 15 when she took part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest?.The question is could she have been 14 years old not 15.Vicky's birthday is 23 August and the contest as we all know is always far earlier in the year than this. The date in question for 1967 was 08th April. If the 1952 year of birth is correct for Vicky then she clearly would have been 14 years old not being 15 until some 4.5 months later . Atleast get the question right even if you do not know the answer!!! There is ALOT of evidence to suggest that Vicky was born long before 1952 and very little to suggest otherwise except for record company propaganda and all nature of PR which seeks to promote her as being younger. No doubt we would all like to knock a few years off our age particularly an ageing glamourous singer but it does not mean it is the truth.Since I have been a fan her year of birth has been quoted over the years as 1948 1949 1950 1951 and now 1952. Obviously as all the quotes come from official sources alot of lies have been told so that nobody including the most knowlegeable fans knows what to believe. However by far the most probable always was and remains 1949.Vicky's age at ESC '67 was given as 17 and for many years ALL official material agreed with that.I see no reason to disbelieve this without firm proof and not speculation.We all thought she was 17 at the time and didn't expect we were being lied to. We didn't all say - oh look how young she is - she can't be 17 . You either believe the tale that as a youngster she was made to be 3 years older or as a more mature star she was made to be 3 years younger.I don't say Vicky was NOT born in 1952 - I just say that there IS alot of evidence to suggest otherwise in fact it's overwhelming. It would just be so straight forward and alot nicer if the truth had always been told. I have official material from Vicky's record companies at various times and record sleeves/press releases which state EVERY year from 1948 thru to 1952 as her date of birth. How foolish does this look? ( Post script - Recently Der Spiegel Magazine quoted 1953 as Vicky's year of birth !!!! - so it creeps ever forward. )

Hi! My girlfriend's father was a friend of Vicky during late 60ies in Athens and they have many photos together. She was a year older than him and he is born in 1953. If you see also her pictures and videos she can't be really older. In the 1967 Eurovision she is almost a child. U can tell from her voice also.

No reason not to believe you but again without proof it is still hearsay. Good discussion though.

I agree! The only way is someone to see her ID or passport..haha! In any case even if I am not a great fan I think she looks good and has a great voice for her age!Don't you all agree?

Absolutely - she looks fabulous and sings beautifully.Let's hope she wins the ESC 2006 with a 3rd World Classic.

Does anyone know what was the story of Vicky's reported health scare in late 70ies? Also why were her records forbidden in former East Germany because of "Theo"in the 70ies?-

... Reported as a serious vocal chord problem caused by over practising for a concert after a lay off period . However she was also pregnant which was hidden for awhile . So it's hard to know what to believe . I still have the Bild Newspaper with the first announcement of this and headline " Vicky - Blood in Throat " from 24/09/79 . Various articles followed suggesting she may never sing again or if she had to pause too long she would never regain her former status . Anyway that's a little about the health scare I mentioned in the biography article . This also all happened at a time when Vicky was not getting big hits in the disco boom and CBS did not release her new album . Vicky was also unhappy at CBS . A pause and a regrouping were therefore on the cards obviously for a number of reasons . As far as Theo and the former DDR goes - firstly Vicky was very popular in the former East Germany and there are many pressings from there . She also appeared there . I was not aware that there was a particular problem with "Theo" however it was a song originally associated with war - a soldiers marching song called "ROSA WIR FAHRN NACH LODZ" . If there was a problem could it have been because the song had an association which was considered a sensitive area ? I do not think that Vicky records were banned ever there - certainly no more than anyone else . Items of a more western culture and any luxuries were often "black market" smaller issue numbers and sold under the counter. I am British so maybe somebody German could educate us all more on this topic . Hope that helped .

Thank you! That helped. It was the same story I had heard from someone from Greece, word of mouth though.I don't know if that was true but her voice in the 80ies was really good.