Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

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Eurovision Song Contest 1979
CountryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979
Selection date(s)3 February 1979
Selected entrant Tommy Seebach
Selected song"Disco Tango"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result6th, 76 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄197819791980►

Denmark was represented by Tommy Seebach, with the song "Disco Tango", at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 31 March in Jerusalem, following Israel's win in the 1978 contest. "Disco Tango" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 3 February, and 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.

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Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979

The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979 was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen 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 & 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. [1]

Final – 3 February 1979
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
First
Round
Revote
1Pia Dalsgaard and Thorstein Thomsen"Maja og bruttonationalproduktet"199
2 Rasmus Lyberth "Faders bøn"711
3Allan Mortensen"Møllesangen"1310
4 Pierre Dørge "Motorvej'n"015
5Jannie Høeg"Du er min melodi"113
6 Olsen Brothers "Dans, dans, dans"328
7 Grethe Ingmann and Bjarne Liller "Alt er skønt"82362
8Tamra Rosanes"Fairplay"212
9 Tommy Seebach "Disco Tango"82511
10Mona Larsen"En underlig samba"015
11 Mabel "Saturday Show"395
12Lecia and Lucienne"Dit liv, mit liv"377
13Pia Rosenbaum and Ina Rosenbaum"Smil over Strøget"386
14Nis P Jørgensen"Eja, eja"113
15 Kim Larsen "Ud i det blå"563
16Anette Toft"Hold fast"015
17 Annika Hoydal "Bølgen"554
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSong Rønne Aalborg Næstved Aabenraa Copenhagen Holstebro Odense Aarhus Total
1"Maja & bruttonationalproduktet"13522619
2"Faders bøn"437
3"Møllesangen"24221213
4"Motorvej'n"0
5"Du er min melodi"11
6"Dans-dans-dans"673356232
7"Alt er skønt"1212108810121082
8"Fairplay"112
9"Disco Tango"810812121281282
10"En underlig samba"0
11"Saturday Show"5445610539
12"Dit liv, mit liv"7615744337
13"Smil over Strøget"4267317838
14"Eja, eja"11
15"Ud i det blå"108710683456
16"Hold fast"0
17"Bølgen"351261075755

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 the 1981 Eurovision. At the close of voting "Disco Tango" had received 76 points, placing Denmark 6th of the 19 entries. [2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. [3]

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1979
  2. "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Denmark 1979
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.