Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989
Selection date(s)	25 March 1989
Selected entrant	Birthe Kjær
Selected song	"Vi maler byen rød"
Finals performance
Final result	3rd, 111 points

Denmark was represented by Birthe Kjær, with the song '"Vi maler byen rød", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 May in Lausanne, Switzerland. "Vi maler byen rød" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 25 March, a victory for Kjær after three runner-up finishes in DMGP earlier in the 1980s.

Final

The DMGP was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, hosted Jarl de Friis-Mikkelsen. Ten songs took part, with the winner being chosen by nine regional juries. Other participants included 1983 Danish representative Gry Johansen and the 2000 contest winner Jørgen Olsen.^[1]

DMGP - 25 March 1989

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place
1	Birthe Kjær	"Vi maler byen rød"	32	1
2	Maria Cecile	"Kun dig"	23	5
3	Lars Fenger	"Kom i sving"	8	9
4	Pia Cohn	"Nu er jeg blot en stemme"	25	4
5	Snapshot	"Du og jeg"	10	8
6	Keld & Hilda Heick	"Sommerregn"	11	7
7	Lecia Jønsson	"Landet Camelot"	30	2
8	Gry Johansen	"Endnu en nat"	22	6
9	Peter Belli	"Lyset bryder frem"	0	10
10	Jørgen Olsen	"Fugle"	28	3

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Kjær performed 12th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Austria. At the close of voting "Vi maler byen rød" had received 111 points (including maximum 12s from Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden), placing Denmark third of the 22 entries, the country's second consecutive third-place finish. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.^[2]

See also

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1989

References

1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1989
2. ^ ESC History - Denmark 1989