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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Tænker altid på dig", composed by Bjarne Gren Jensen, with lyrics by Flemming Jørgensen, and performed by Bamses Venner. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980 in order to select its entry for the contest. Other participants in the national final included Danish Eurovision winners Grethe Ingmann and the Olsen Brothers, and 1989 entrant Birthe Kjær.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) | |||
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 29 March 1980 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Bamses Venner | |||
| Selected song | "Tænker altid på dig" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 25 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980
editDanmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980 on 29 March at the Falkonér Theatre in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. 12 songs took part with the winner being decided by votes from a jury made up of members of the public.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivian Johansen | "Jeg er fængslet af dig" | 39 | 11 |
| 2 | Tommy P. | "Syng en sang om evig fred" | 57 | 8 |
| 3 | The Lollipops | "Nu er det morgen" | 61 | 5 |
| 4 | Susanne Breuning | "Mozart Jensen" | 39 | 11 |
| 5 | Bamses Venner | "Tænker altid på dig" | 84 | 1 |
| 6 | Grethe Ingmann | "Hej, hej, det swinger" | 69 | 3 |
| 7 | Daimi Gentle | "Fri mig" | 43 | 10 |
| 8 | Birthe Kjær and Henning Vilén | "Du og jeg" | 77 | 2 |
| 9 | Olsen Brothers | "Laila" | 61 | 5 |
| 10 | McKinleys | "Robin Hood" | 47 | 9 |
| 11 | Hans Mosters Vovse | "Swingtime igen" | 65 | 4 |
| 12 | Lecia and Lucienne | "Bye-bye" | 59 | 7 |
| Draw | Song | Jurors | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 1 | "Jeg er fængslet af dig" | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39 |
| 2 | "Syng en sang om evig fred" | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 57 |
| 3 | "Nu er det morgen" | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 61 |
| 4 | "Mozart Jensen" | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 39 |
| 5 | "Tænker altid på dig" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 84 |
| 6 | "Hej, hej, det swinger" | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 69 |
| 7 | "Fri mig" | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | "Du och jeg" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 77 |
| 9 | "Laila" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 61 |
| 10 | "Robin Hood" | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 47 |
| 11 | "Swingtime igen" | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 65 |
| 12 | "Bye-bye" | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 59 |
At Eurovision
editOn the evening of the final Bamses Venner performed 7th in the running order, following Italy and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting "Tænker altid på dig" had received 25 points, placing Denmark 14th of the 19 entries.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.[3]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database 1980
- ^ "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Denmark 1980
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.