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Danish tennis player (1930-2011)

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Gender
Male
Origin
United States

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Kurt Nilsen is a son of a truck driver, and used to skip school for several weeks, just to be with his father on the road. He was originally a plumber before he entered the first Norwegian Idol contest in 2003, where he won against all odds. He went on to be a huge success in Norway, with the hit "She's so High". His voice has often been compared to that of Bono from U2. The year after, he competed in the World Idol contest; after performing U2's "Beautiful Day" the Australian judge <a href="h

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
Denmark

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Kurt
Family name
Nielsen
Gender
male
Citizenship
Danish Realm
Place of birth
Copenhagen
Place of death
Copenhagen
Occupation
tennis player
Languages spoken
Danish
Sport
tennis
Image
Kurt Nielsen(1999).jpg
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playing hand
right-handedness
date of birth
1930-11-19
singles record
58–27
date of death
2011-06-11
Commons category
Kurt Nielsen
end of work period
1966-00-00
start of work period
1960-00-00
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