Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participating broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Country	Denmark
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979
Selection date	3 February 1979
Competing entry
Song	"Disco Tango"
Artist	Tommy Seebach
Songwriters	Tommy Seebach Keld Heick
Placement
Final result	6th, 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

Draw	Artist	Song	Points		Place
			First Round	Revote
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	36	2
8	Tamra Rosanes	"Fairplay"	2	—	12
9	Tommy Seebach	"Disco Tango"	82	51	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

Draw	Song	Rønne	Aalborg	Næstved	Aabenraa	Copenhagen	Holstebro	Odense	Aarhus	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

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

Points awarded to Denmark [2] Score Country 12 points   Greece   Israel 10 points   Germany 8 points   Netherlands 7 points   Belgium 6 points   France 5 points 4 points   Luxembourg   Spain 3 points   Austria   Monaco   United Kingdom 2 points   Ireland 1 point   Sweden    Switzerland

Points awarded by Denmark [2] Score Country 12 points   Germany 10 points   United Kingdom 8 points   Netherlands 7 points    Switzerland 6 points   Israel 5 points   Ireland 4 points   Monaco 3 points   Spain 2 points   Belgium 1 point   Greece

References

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