Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Participating broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Country	Denmark
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990
Selection date	24 March 1990
Competing entry
Song	"Hallo Hallo"
Artist	Lonnie Devantier
Songwriters	John Hatting Torben Lendager Keld Heick
Placement
Final result	8th, 64 points
Participation chronology
◄1989 • 1990 • 1991►

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Hallo Hallo", composed by John Hatting and Torben Lendager, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Lonnie Devantier. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990 on 24 March at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, hosted by two former Danish Eurovision representatives, Birthe Kjær (1989) and Dario Campeotto (1961). Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by two rounds of televoting. In the first round the bottom five songs were eliminated, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner. Other participants included three-time Danish representative Kirsten Siggaard (of Hot Eyes) and Jørgen Olsen, the Eurovision 2000 winner.

First Round – 24 March 1990

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Result
1	Kirsten Siggaard	"Inden længe"	Jon Lundager, Mette Nybo	Eliminated
2	Vocal Crew	"Hva' er det du vil"	Jesper Malmose, Morten Wedendahl	Eliminated
3	Lecia Jønsson	"Krig og fred"	Lecia Sundstrøm Jønsson	Eliminated
4	Lonnie Devantier	"Hallo Hallo"	John Hatting, Torben Lendager, Keld Heick	Advanced
5	Jørgen Olsen	"Berlin"	Wolfgang Käfer, Jørgen Olsen	Advanced
6	Helle Guldbech	"Det var en drøm"	Jan Glæsel, Klaus Kjellerup	Eliminated
7	Käte and Per	"Kender du typen"	Per Damgaard, Hilda Heick, Keld Heick	Advanced
8	Aviaja Lumholt	"Fordi jeg elsker dig"	Kim Helweg, Morten Nilsson	Eliminated
9	Birgitte Gade	"Ræk mig din hånd"	George Keller, Jens P. Meiner	Advanced
10	The Boys	"Du er min musik"	Jens Peter Clausen, Kim Jacobsen, Klaus Phanareth	Advanced

Second Round – 24 March 1990

Draw	Artist	Song	Televote	Place
1	Lonnie Devantier	"Hallo Hallo"	68,628	1
2	Jørgen Olsen	"Berlin"	25,676	3
3	Käte and Per	"Kender du typen"	14,153	5
4	Birgitte Gade	"Ræk mig din hånd"	51,414	2
5	The Boys	"Du er min musik"	15,904	4

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Devantier performed 11th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Switzerland. The song was very much in the same uptempo pop vein which had characterised Danish Eurovision entries throughout the 1980s. At the close of voting "Hallo Hallo" had received 64 points from 13 countries, placing Denmark 8th of the 22 entries, the country's fifth consecutive top 10 finish. ^[1] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland. ^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark [2] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points   Iceland   Israel   Italy   Norway   Portugal 6 points   Austria   Spain 5 points 4 points   Cyprus   Ireland 3 points   Belgium   Sweden 2 points   Turkey 1 point    Switzerland

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

References

1. "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
2. "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.