Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 83 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "En lille melodi", composed by Helge Engelbrecht, with lyrics by both Engelbrecht and 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
[edit]Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1987
[edit]Danmarks Radio (DR) held its national final titled Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1987 at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen on 28 February 1987 at 20:15 CEST.[1] It was broadcast on DR TV[1] and also on Greenland's KNR-TV in a delayed broadcast on 14 March.[2] The program was produced by Jens Bom, with the set being designed by Ole Koefoed, and was hosted by Jørgen de Mylius.[1] Ten songs, which were accompanied by a orchestra led by Henrik Krogsgaard,[1] took part in the competition, with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries in two rounds. In the first round, 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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Composer | Lyricist | Result |
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| 1 | Kirsten Siggaard | "Farvel og tak" | Søren Bundgaard | Keld Heick | Qualified |
| 2 | Dorthe Kollo and Johnny Reimar | "Sig mig hva' du ude på" | Jacob Jonia | N/a | |
| 3 | Trine Dyrholm | "Danse i måneskin" | Frans Bak | Niller | Qualified |
| 4 | Dario Campeotto | "Stjerner på himlen" | Kjeld Ruud Hansen | Merete Ruud Hansen | N/a |
| 5 | Keld and Hilda Heick | "Ha' det godt" | Carsten Lehn | N/a | |
| 6 | Lille Palle | "Good-bye Joe" | Ole Bredahl | N/a | |
| 7 | Birthe Kjær | "Hva' er du ude på" | Per Meilstrup | Qualified | |
| 8 | Tommy Seebach | "Det' gratis" | Tommy Seebach | Keld Heick | Qualified |
| 9 | Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Drengene | "En lille melodi" | Helge Engelbrecht |
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Qualified |
| 10 | Limelight | "Helt normalt" | Torben Lundgren | N/a | |
| R/O | 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 | Tommy Seebach | "Det' gratis" | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| 2 | Trine Dyrholm | "Danse i måneskin" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Drengene | "En lille melodi" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 1 |
| 4 | Kirsten Siggaard | "Farvel og tak" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Birthe Kjær | "Hva' er du ude på" | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
At Eurovision
[edit]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]
The contest was broadcast on DR TV, with commentary by Jørgen de Mylius.[5]
Voting
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
- ↑ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 9. maj 1987" [All-time programme overviews – Saturday 9 May 1987]. DR. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2026.