Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Denmark in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Denmark in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Participating broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Country	Denmark
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1987
Selection date	28 February 1987
Competing entry
Song	"En lille melodi"
Artist	Bandjo with Anne-Cathrine Herdorf
Songwriters	Helge Engelbrecht; Jacob Jonia;
Placement
Final result	5th, 83 points
Participation chronology

Last updated April 23, 2025

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "En lille melodi", composed by Helge Engelbrecht, with lyrics by Jacob Jonia, and performed by Anne-Cathrine Herdorf supported by the group Bandjo. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1987 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1987

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1987 on 28 February at 20:15 CEST, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen.^[1] Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries in two rounds. Firstly the five lowest-placed songs were eliminated without full voting being revealed, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner. Other participants included past and future Danish representatives Dario Campeotto, Tommy Seebach, Birthe Kjær and Kirsten Siggaard of Hot Eyes.

The national final was also broadcast in Greenland's KNR-TV on a delayed broadcast in 14 March.^[2]

First Round – 28 February 1987
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Result
1	Kirsten and Søren	"Farvel og tak"	Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick	Advanced
2	Dorthe Kollo and Johnny Reimar	"Sig mig hva' du ude på"	Jacob Jonia	Eliminated
3	Trine Dyrholm	"Danse i måneskin"	Frans Bak, Niller	Advanced
4	Dario Campeotto	"Stjerner på himlen"	Kjeld Ruud-Hansen, Merete Ruud-Hansen	Eliminated
5	Keld and Hilda Heick	"Ha' det godt"	Carsten Lehn, Hilda Heick, Keld Heick	Eliminated
6	Lille Palle	"Goodbye Joe"	Ole Bredahl	Eliminated
7	Birthe Kjær	"Hva' er du ude på?"	Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick	Advanced
8	Tommy Seebach	"Det' gratis"	Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick	Advanced
9	Anne-Cathrine Herdorf	"En lille melodi"	Helge Engelbrecht, Jacob Jonia	Advanced
10	Limelight	"Helt normalt"	Torben Lundgren	Eliminated

Second Round – 28 February 1987
Draw	Artist	Song	Regional Juries					Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	North and West Jutland	Zealand and Islands	East and South Jutland	Greater Copenhagen	Funen	Total	Place
1	Kirsten and Søren	"Farvel og tak"	1	1	1	2	1	6	5
2	Trine Dyrholm	"Danse i måneskin"	2	4	4	4	6	20	3
3	Birthe Kjær	"Hva' er du ude på?"	4	6	2	6	4	22	2
4	Tommy Seebach	"Det' gratis"	6	2	6	1	2	17	4
5	Anne-Cathrine Herdorf	"En lille melodi"	8	8	8	8	8	40	1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Herdorf performed 19th in the running order, following Finland and preceding eventual contest winners Ireland. At the close of voting the song had received 83 points, placing Denmark joint 5th (with the Netherlands) of the 22 entries.^[3] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Germany.^[4]

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark^[4]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points	Finland France Greece Sweden
7 points	Austria Iceland Norway United Kingdom
6 points	Israel Netherlands
5 points
4 points	Ireland
3 points	Switzerland
2 points	Italy
1 point	Portugal Turkey

Points awarded by Denmark^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Germany
10 points	Cyprus
8 points	Yugoslavia
7 points	Sweden
6 points	Greece
5 points	Ireland
4 points	United Kingdom
3 points	Norway
2 points	Netherlands
1 point	Switzerland

References

↑ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 28. februar 1987" [All-time programme overviews – Saturday 28 February 1987] (in Danish). DR . Retrieved 20 December 2024.
↑ "TV-kkut Aallakaatitassat – Arfininngorneq, 14. marts. | TV-Program – Lørdag, den 14. marts" [KNR Programmes – Saturday 14 March]. Atuagagdliutit (in Kalaallisut and Danish). Nuuk, Greenland. 11 March 1987. p. 23. Retrieved 20 December 2024– via Timarit.is.
↑ "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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[1] "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 28. februar 1987" [All-time programme overviews – Saturday 28 February 1987] (in Danish). DR . Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[2] "TV-kkut Aallakaatitassat – Arfininngorneq, 14. marts. | TV-Program – Lørdag, den 14. marts" [KNR Programmes – Saturday 14 March]. Atuagagdliutit (in Kalaallisut and Danish). Nuuk, Greenland. 11 March 1987. p. 23. Retrieved 20 December 2024– via Timarit.is.

[3] "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[1987detailed-4] 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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National selection: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
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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.

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alexia Bang Datner and Kushnir Lotta Engberg Kate Gulbrandsen Halla Margrét Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo Patricia Kraus Johnny Logan Gary Lux Marcha Christine Minier Nevada Novi fosili Plastic Bertrand Carol Rich Rikki Vicky Rosti Liliane Saint-Pierre Seyyal Taner and Grup Lokomotif Umberto Tozzi and Raf Wind
Songs	"Amour, amour" "Aspro mavro" "Boogaloo" " Gente di mare " "Hægt og hljótt" "Hold Me Now" "Ja sam za ples" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "En lille melodi" "Mitt liv" "Moitié, moitié" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Neste barco à vela" "No estás solo" "Nur noch Gefühl" "Only the Light" "Rechtop in de wind" "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" "Sata salamaa" " Shir Habatlanim " "Soldiers of Love" "Stop"