Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

Denmark in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Denmark in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Participating broadcaster	Statsradiofonien
Country	Denmark
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958
Selection date	16 February 1958
Competing entry
Song	"Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog"
Artist	Raquel Rastenni
Songwriter	Harry Jensen
Placement
Final result	8th, 3 Points
Participation chronology

Last updated April 06, 2025

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog", written by Harry Jensen, and performed by Raquel Rastenni. The Danish participating broadcaster, Statsradiofonien , organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958

Statsradiofonien held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958 on 16 February at Radiohuset in Copenhagen, hosted by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people and only the winning song was announced.

Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Raquel Rastenni	Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog	1
2	Raquel Rastenni	Refræn	–
3	Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler	For altid	–
4	Preben Uglebjerg	Evas lille sang	–
5	Bent Weidich	Nanina	–
6	Preben Neergaard	Mit gamle hakkebræt	–

At Eurovision

On the contest, "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" was conducted by Kai Mortensen and performed sixth in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" had received 3 points, placing Denmark eighth of the 10 entries.^[1] It was succeeded as Danish entry at the 1959 contest with "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" performed by Birthe Wilke.

Voting

Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

Points awarded to Denmark^[2]
Score	Country
1 point	France Netherlands Sweden

Points awarded by Denmark^[2]
Score	Country
9 points	France
1 point	Belgium

References

↑ "Raquel Rastenni - Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog (Denmark 1958) - Participant Profile". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Hilversum 1958". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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[1] "Raquel Rastenni - Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog (Denmark 1958) - Participant Profile". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[1958detailed-2] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Hilversum 1958". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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National selection: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
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Artists	~~Dorthe Andersen~~ Anja Anti Social Media Bamses Venner Bandjo Basim ~~Ben and Tan~~ Katy Bødtger Brinck Brixx Birgit Brüel Debbie Cameron Dario Campeotto Chanée Lonnie Devantier DQ Emmelie de Forest Anders Frandsen A Friend in London Fyr og Flamme Lise Haavik Anne-Cathrine Herdorf Hot Eyes Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Trine Jepsen Gry Johansen Birthe Kjær Kølig Kaj Leonora Lighthouse X ~~Martin Loft~~ Kenny Lübcke Mabel Malene Simon Mathew N'evergreen Lotte Nilsson Olsen Brothers Rasmussen Raquel Rastenni Reddi Reiley Rollo and King Saba Soluna Samay Tommy Seebach Sidsel Ben Semmane Sissal Jakob Sveistrup Michael Teschl Tomas Thordarson Bjørn Tidmand Ulla Pia Birthe Wilke Aud Wilken Gustav Winckler Ellen Winther
Songs	"All Night Long" "Alt det som ingen ser" "Angelique" "Believe Again" "Boom Boom" "Breaking My Heart" "Cliche Love Song" " Dansevise " "Det var en yndig tid" "Det' lige det" "Disco Tango" "Drama Queen" "Du er fuld af løgn" "Fly on the Wings of Love" "For din skyld" "Fra Mols til Skagen" "Hallo Hallo" "Hallucination" "Higher Ground" "In a Moment like This" "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" "Kloden drejer" "Krøller eller ej" ~~"Kun med dig"~~ "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "En lille melodi" "Love Is Forever" "Never Ever Let You Go" "New Tomorrow" "Only Teardrops" " Øve os på hinanden " "Sand" "Sangen om dig" "Shame on You" "Should've Known Better" "The Show" "Skibet skal sejle i nat" "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" "Soldiers of Love" "Stemmen i mit liv" "Stop – mens legen er go'" "Tænker altid på dig" "Talking to You" "Tell Me Who You Are" "This Time I Mean It" "Twist of Love" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" " Under stjernerne på himlen " " Vi maler byen rød " "Video-video" "Vuggevise" "The Way You Are" "Where I Am" ~~"Yes"~~
Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Sweden Switzerland
Artists	Lys Assia Liane Augustin Alice Babs Solange Berry Corry Brokken André Claveau Margot Hielscher Fud Leclerc Domenico Modugno Raquel Rastenni
Songs	" Dors, mon amour " "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Giorgio" "Heel de wereld" "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" "Ma petite chatte" " Nel blu, diplinto di blu " " Lilla stjärna " "Un grand amour"