Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
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| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) | |||
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1985 | |||
| Selection date | 9 March 1985 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" | |||
| Artist | Hot Eyes | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 41 points | |||
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?", composed by Søren Bundgaard, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Hot Eyes. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1985 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the second consecutive Eurovision appearance for the duo.
Before Eurovision
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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1985
[edit]Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1985 on 9 March at the ASA Filmudlejning studios in Lyngby-Taarbæk, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries. Other participants included DMGP institution Tommy Seebach, Gry Johansen who represented Denmark in 1983, and Lise Haavik (Trax) who would represent Denmark in 1986.[citation needed] The national final was also broadcast in Greenland's KNR-TV.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Anne Lerskov | "Længsel" | Ralph Levitan, Fini Jaworski | 19 | 8 |
| 2 | Carsten Lehn | "Lady Fantasi" | Carsten Lehn, Juliet Lehn | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Boulevard | "Si' at du ka' li' mig" | Poul Dehnhardt, Dennis Dehnhardt, Lennart Johannessen | 27 | 5 |
| 4 | Tommy Seebach | "Det' det jeg altid har sagt" | Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick | 50 | 2 |
| 5 | Trax | "Ved du hva' du sku'" | John Hatting, Keld Heick | 39 | 3 |
| 6 | X-Tasy | "Sommer rendez-vous" | Carsten Lehn, Ivan Pedersen | 32 | 4 |
| 7 | Hanne Boel, Lisa Dandanell and Tommy Kenter | "Piano" | Tommy Kenter | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | J.P. West | "En tropisk drøm" | J.P. West, Sys Westerlund | 12 | 9 |
| 9 | Kirsten and Søren | "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | 58 | 1 |
| 10 | Gry and Vivian | "Vi ska' leve" | Vivian Johansen | 25 | 6 |
| Draw | Song | West Jutland
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East Jutland
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Funen, Lolland-Falster, and Bornholm
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Zealand
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Capital Region
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Total |
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| 1 | "Længsel" | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | "Lady Fantasi" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | "Si' at du ka' li' mig" | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | "Det' det jeg altid har sagt" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | "Ved du hva' du sku'" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | "Sommer rendez-vous" | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | "Piano" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | "En tropisk drøm" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 58 |
| 10 | "Vi ska' leve" | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 4th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Spain. At the close of voting "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" had received 41 points, placing Denmark 11th of the 19 entries.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Norway.[3]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "KNR TV". Atuagagdliutit (in Danish). Nuuk, Greenland. 13 March 1985. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.