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| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 22 February 1986 | |||
| Selected entrant | Lise Haavik | |||
| Selected song | "Du er fuld af løgn" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | John Hatting | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 77 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
The Danish national final to select their entry, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, was held on 22 February 1986 at the Danmarks Radio Studios in Copenhagen, and was hosted for the ninth straight time by radio and television host Jørgen de Mylius. Five regional juries across Denmark selected the winning song out of five songs that survived a semifinal round.
The winning entry was "Du er fuld af løgn", performed by Lise Haavik and composed by John Hatting.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
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| 1 | Keld Heick and Hilda Heick | "Mirakler" | Carsten Lehn, Hilda Heick, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 2 | Lise Haavik | "Du er fuld af løgn" | John Hatting | Advanced |
| 3 | J.P. West | "Si' det er mig" | J.P. West, Sys Westerlund | Eliminated |
| 4 | Lotte Rømer | "Dig og mig" | Lotte Rømer | Eliminated |
| 5 | Olsen Brothers | "Fællessang i parken" | Jørgen Olsen | Eliminated |
| 6 | Lecia Jønsson | "Hvis nu lykken findes" | Lecia Jønsson | Eliminated |
| 7 | Kirsten and Søren | "Sig det som det er" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 8 | Lørdagskyllingerne | "Syng en sang" | Michael Hardinger | Eliminated |
| 9 | Fenders | "Vild med eventyr" | Helge Engelbrecht, Jacob Jonia Svendsen | Advanced |
| 10 | Birthe Kjær | "Vil du med" | Leif Pedersen, Per Mejlstrup Nielsen, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Total | Place | ||||
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| North and West Jutland | Zealand and Islands | East and South Jutland | Greater Copenhagen | Funen | |||||
| 1 | Keld Heick and Hilda Heick | "Mirakler" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | Lise Haavik | "Du er fuld af løgn" | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| 3 | Kirsten and Søren | "Sig det som det er" | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| 4 | Fenders | "Vild med eventyr" | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | Birthe Kjær | "Vil du med" | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 2 |
Lise Haavik performed eighteenth on the night of the contest, following Sweden and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 77 points, placing 6th in a field of 20 competing countries. [1] This high placing was the start of five top-ten finishes for Denmark in the Contest.
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