Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

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Eurovision Song Contest 1995
CountryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1995
Selection date(s)25 March 1995
Selected entrant Aud Wilken
Selected song"Fra Mols til Skagen"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result5th, 92 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199319951996►

Denmark was represented by Aud Wilken, with the song "Fra Mols til Skagen", at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 13 May in Dublin. "Fra Mols til Skagen" was chosen as the Danish entry on 25 March.

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Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1995

The final was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen on 25 March 1995 and hosted by Sidsel Agensø and Gry la Cour. Eleven songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected by the votes of a five-member jury over two rounds. In the first round, the top five songs were selected to advance to the second round of voting, which led to the victory of Aud Wilken with the song "Fra Mols til Skagen" by a 2-point margin. Voting was extremely tight, with only 7 points separating the top five songs. [1] The show was watched by 1.1 million viewers in Denmark, making it the most popular show of the evening and second most popular show of the week. [2]

The five-member jury consisted of Søs Fenger, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, Dorte Hygum Sørensen, Sebastian and Monica Krog-Meyer.

First Round – 25 March 1995
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1Johnny Jørgensen"Hvis du bli'r ved"Morten RemarEliminated
2 Aud Wilken "Fra Mols til Skagen" Lise Cabble, Mette MathiesenAdvanced
3Jacob Launbjerg"Vi ses en dag" Jascha Richter, Jacob LaunbjergEliminated
4Misen Larsen"Stille krig"Michael Bruun, Anne Dorte Michelsen Eliminated
5Ulla Henningsen"Du kysser som en drøm" Anne Linnet Advanced
6Søren Launbjerg"Venter det bedste"Jan Rørdam, Alberte Winding Eliminated
7 Master Fatman "Jordisk kærlighed" Peter Biker, Elisabeth Gjerluff NielsenAdvanced
8Channe Nussbaum"Det blev os alligevel"Klaus Kjellerup, Anne Dorte Michelsen Eliminated
9 Lars Muhl "Europa" Lars Muhl Advanced
10Veronica Mortensen"Ingen gør mig ensom helt som dig"Elisabeth Gjerluff NielsenAdvanced
11Mads Nørregård"Det dybe stille wand" Morten Kærså, Mads NørregårdEliminated
Second Round – 25 March 1995
DrawArtistSongS. FengerB. Fabricius-BjerreD. Hygum SørensenSebastianM. Krog-MeyerTotalPlace
1 Aud Wilken "Fra Mols til Skagen"12101266461
2Ulla Henningsen"Du kysser som en drøm"5126128433
3 Master Fatman "Jordisk kærlighed"1088510414
4 Lars Muhl "Europa"8771012442
5Veronica Mortensen"Ingen gør mig ensom helt som dig"861087395

At Eurovision

Pre-contest betting rated "Fra Mols til Skagen" among the favourites for victory. On the night of the final Wilken performed 19th in the running order with, by chance, the two top favourites in the betting Sweden and Slovenia coming immediately before and after. At the close of voting "Fra Mols til Skagen" had received 92 points with maximum points from Norway and Sweden, placing Denmark 5th of the 23 entries, the country's best placement in the 1990s. [3] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden. [4] The contest was watched by a total of 1.5 million viewers in Denmark. [5]

Voting

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