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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Det' lige det", composed by Søren Bundgaard, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Hot Eyes.[a] The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first of three Eurovision appearances in five years for the couple.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) | |||
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 18 February 1984 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Hot Eyes | |||
| Selected song | "Det' lige det" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 101 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984
editDanmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984 on 18 February at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries. The voting was close, with "Det' lige det" winning by only a 1-point margin. Other participants included familiar DMGP and Eurovision face Tommy Seebach and Lise Haavik (Trax) who would represent Denmark in 1986.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Trax | "Vi hører sammen" | John Hatting, Per Nielsen, Lise Haavik | 33 | 6 |
| 2 | Regnar Egekvist | "Holder af de ting" | Regnar Egekvist | 11 | 9 |
| 3 | Snapshot | "À la carte" | Niels Drevsholt | 41 | 3 |
| 4 | Lecia Jønsson | "Det er en hemmelighed" | Lecia Jønsson, Ivan Pedersen | 35 | 5 |
| 5 | Lollipops | "60'erne" | Torben Lundgren, Jørgen Lundgren | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Sheila | "Gi' mig tid" | Torben Lendager, Henrik H. Lund | 46 | 2 |
| 7 | Boulevard | "Liverpool" | Dennis Dehnhardt, Poul Dehnhardt, Lennart Johannessen | 17 | 7 |
| 8 | John Hatting | "Donna, Donna" | Jens Brixtofte, John Hatting, Ivan Pedersen | 15 | 8 |
| 9 | Tommy Seebach | "Pyjamas for to" | Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick | 40 | 4 |
| 10 | Kirsten and Søren | "Det' lige det" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | 47 | 1 |
| 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 | "Vi hører sammen" | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | "Holder af de ting" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | "À la carte" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 41 |
| 4 | "Det er en hemmelighed" | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | "60'erne" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | "Gi' mig tid" | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | "Liverpool" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | "Donna, Donna" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | "Pyjamas for to" | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
| 10 | "Det' lige det" | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 47 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 10th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding the Netherlands. "Det' lige det" was an instant and catchy pop song well-performed, and at the close of voting had received 101 points, placing Denmark 4th of the 19 entries, the country's first top 5 placing since their return to Eurovision in 1978.[2] "Det' lige det" became only the fourth non-winning Eurovision song to receive points from every other national jury (following France in 1976 and 1978, and Belgium in 1982). The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Sweden.[3]
Voting
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Notes
edit- ^ Hot Eyes was the name chosen for use at Eurovision by duo Kirsten & Søren –Kirsten Siggaard Andersen and Søren Bundgaard Nielsen–.
References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
- ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Denmark 1984
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.