Alberte Winding (Alberte) | |
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Birth name | Elin Alberte Leonora Winding |
Also known as | Alberte |
Born | Denmark | 23 August 1963
Occupation | Singer |
Elin Alberte Leonora Winding[1] (born 23 August 1963), commonly known as Alberte, is a Danish singer and actress, and the daughter of Thomas Winding and Lulu Gauguin. She grew up in Copenhagen and on the island of Ærø. She worked together with her brothers Kasper Winding and Aske Bentzon on their father's programs for Denmark Radio.[citation needed]
Alberte is well known for her appearance as Luna in several episodes of the Danish children's television show Bamses billedbog. She also played Lis in the film Strømer and has acted in several plays. Winding was married to musician Jan Rørdam for nearly 20 years, and made and played much of her music with him. They divorced in 2001.[2]
The world-famous painter Paul Gauguin is her great-grandfather.