Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Denmark in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participating broadcasterDanmarks Radio (DR)
Country Denmark
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979
Selection date3 February 1979
Competing entry
Song"Disco Tango"
ArtistTommy Seebach
Songwriters
  • Tommy Seebach
  • Keld Heick
Placement
Final result6th, 76 points
Participation chronology
◄1978 • 1979 • 1980►

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Disco Tango", composed by Tommy Seebach, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Seebach himself. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first of Seebach's three Eurovision appearances for Denmark. The 1979 DMGP is notable for the participation of two of Denmark's three Eurovision winners, Grethe Ingmann and the Olsen Brothers.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979 on 3 February at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. 17 songs took part with the winner being decided by votes from eight regional juries. The main voting resulted in a tie for first place between "Disco Tango" performed by Tommy Seebach and "Alt er skønt" performed by Grethe Ingmann and Bjarne Liller. The tie was resolved after a revote, which was won by "Disco Tango" performed by Tommy Seebach.

Rasmus Lyberth performed in Greenlandic, and Annika Hoydal in Faroese.

Final – 3 February 1979
R/O Artist Song Points Place
1 Pia Dalsgaard and Thorstein Thomsen "Maja og bruttonationalproduktet" 19 9
2 Rasmus Lyberth "Faders bøn" 7 11
3 Allan Mortensen "Møllesangen" 13 10
4 Pierre Dørge "Motorvej'n" 0 15
5 Jannie Høeg "Du er min melodi" 1 13
6 Olsen Brothers "Dans, dans, dans" 32 8
7 Grethe Ingmann and Bjarne Liller "Alt er skønt" 82 2
8 Tamra Rosanes "Fairplay" 2 12
9 Tommy Seebach "Disco Tango" 82 1
10 Mona Larsen "En underlig samba" 0 15
11 Mabel "Saturday Show" 39 5
12 Lecia and Lucienne "Dit liv, mit liv" 37 7
13 Pia Rosenbaum and Ina Rosenbaum "Smil over Strøget" 38 6
14 Nis P Jørgensen "Eja, eja" 1 13
15 Kim Larsen "Ud i det blå" 56 3
16 Anette Toft "Hold fast" 0 15
17 Annika Hoydal "Aldan" 55 4
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
R/O Song
Rønne
 Total
1 "Maja & bruttonationalproduktet" 1 3 5 2 2 6 19
2 "Faders bøn" 4 3 7
3 "Møllesangen" 2 4 2 2 1 2 13
4 "Motorvej'n" 0
5 "Du er min melodi" 1 1
6 "Dans-dans-dans" 6 7 3 3 5 6 2 32
7 "Alt er skønt" 12 12 10 8 8 10 12 10 82
8 "Fairplay" 1 1 2
9 "Disco Tango" 8 10 8 12 12 12 8 12 82
10 "En underlig samba" 0
11 "Saturday Show" 5 4 4 5 6 10 5 39
12 "Dit liv, mit liv" 7 6 1 5 7 4 4 3 37
13 "Smil over Strøget" 4 2 6 7 3 1 7 8 38
14 "Eja, eja" 1 1
15 "Ud i det blå" 10 8 7 10 6 8 3 4 56
16 "Hold fast" 0
17 "Aldan" 3 5 12 6 10 7 5 7 55
Tie-Break
Song Points Place
"Alt er skønt" 36 2
"Disco Tango" 51 1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Seebach performed 3rd in the running order, following Italy and preceding Ireland. Among the backing singers was Debbie Cameron, with whom Seebach would perform as a duo in Eurovision 1981. At the close of voting "Disco Tango" had received 76 points, placing Denmark 6th of the 19 entries.[1] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Germany.[2]

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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