Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1962
Selection date(s)	11 February 1962
Selected entrant	Ellen Winther
Selected song	"Vuggevise"
Finals performance
Final result	10th=, 2 points

Denmark was represented by Ellen Winther, with the song '"Vuggevise", at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 March in Luxembourg City. "Vuggevise" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 11 February.

Six songs had been lined up to participate in the 1962 DMGP, but "Jeg snakker med mig selv", a swing-style song to be performed by Gitte Hænning, was disqualified before the event in an exceptionally strict interpretation of pre-performance rules, when the song's composer was heard whistling the melody in the canteen of broadcaster DR. It is widely believed in Danish Eurovision circles that "Jeg snakker med mig selv" would have won that year's DMGP, and would also have done much better at Eurovision than the song which was ultimately sent.

Final

The DMGP was held at the Tivoli in Copenhagen, hosted by Svend Pedersen. Five songs remained after the disqualification, with the winner chosen a by jury. It is not known how many jury members there were, nor the means by which songs were scored. Previous Danish representatives Birthe Wilke and Dario Campeotto were among the other participants.^[1]

DMGP - 11 February 1962

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Chris Dane	"En yndigt strejf an din parfume"	1	5
2	Ellen Winther	"Vuggevise"	27	1
3	Dario Campeotto	"Carissima"	7	2
4	Bård Ove	"Er det virk'lig sandt"	5	3=
5	Birthe Wilke	"Et eventyr"	5	3=

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Winther performed 5th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Sweden. Each national jury awarded 3-2-1 to its top 3 songs and at the close of voting "Vuggevise" had received 2 points (1 each from Italy and Sweden), placing Denmark joint 10th (with Norway and Switzerland) of the 16 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 3 points to Sweden.^[2]

See also

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1962

References

1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1962
2. ^ ESC History - Denmark 1962