Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) | |||
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 25 March 1989 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Birthe Kjær | |||
| Selected song | "Vi maler byen rød" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 111 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Vi maler byen rød", composed by Søren Bundgaard, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Birthe Kjær. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first Kjær's victory at the DMGP after three runner-up finishes earlier in the 1980s.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989
[edit]Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989 on 25 March at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, hosted Jarl de Friis-Mikkelsen. Ten songs took part, with the winner being chosen by nine regional juries. Other participants included Danish representatives Gry Johansen (1983) and Jørgen Olsen (2000).[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birthe Kjær | "Vi maler byen rød" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | 32 | 1 |
| 2 | Maria Cecile | "Kun dig" | George Keller, Flemming Jørgensen | 23 | 5 |
| 3 | Lars Fenger | "Kom i sving" | Bent Hesselmann, Lars Fenger | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Pia Cohn | "Nu er jeg blot en stemme" | Arne Würgler | 25 | 4 |
| 5 | Snapshot | "Du og jeg" | Turid Christensen | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | Keld and Hilda Heick | "Sommerregn" | Keld Heick, Hilda Heick | 11 | 7 |
| 7 | Lecia Jønsson | "Landet Camelot" | Ole Bredahl, Lecia Jønsson | 30 | 2 |
| 8 | Gry Johansen | "Endnu en nat" | Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick | 22 | 6 |
| 9 | Peter Belli | "Lyset bryder frem" | Kim Helweg, Morten Nilsson | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Jørgen Olsen | "Fugle" | Wolfgang Käfer, Jørgen Olsen | 28 | 3 |
| Draw | Song | Mid and West Jutland | Funen | Greater Copenhagen | North Jutland | Bornholm | East Jutland | South Jutland | Zealand, Lolland, and Falster | Vejle | Total |
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| 1 | "Vi maler byen rød" | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||||
| 2 | "Kun dig" | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | ||||
| 3 | "Kom i sving" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| 4 | "Nu er jeg blot en stemme" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | ||||
| 5 | "Du og jeg" | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | "Sommerregn" | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||||||
| 7 | "Landet Camelot" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | ||
| 8 | "Endnu en nat" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | |||
| 9 | "Lyset bryder frem" | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | "Fugle" | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final Kjær performed 12th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Austria. At the close of voting "Vi maler byen rød" had received 111 points, placing Denmark third of the 22 entries, the country's second consecutive third-place finish.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[3]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ ESC National Finals database 1989
- ^ "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "ESC History - Denmark 1989". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.