Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Participating broadcasterDanmarks Radio (DR)
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1985
Selection date(s)9 March 1985
Selected artist(s)Hot Eyes
Selected song"Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result11th, 41 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1984 • 1985 • 1986►

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.[a] 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

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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.[1] The national final was also aired in Greenland's KNR-TV.[2]

Final – 9 March 1985
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
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
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
West Jutland
East Jutland
Funen, Lolland-Falster, and Bornholm
Zealand
Capital Region
 Total
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

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On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 4th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Spain. The song featured vocal interjections from Søren's 9-year-old daughter, who scampered about the stage while removing clothing accessories from the backing singers and putting them on herself. Although very similar in style to the previous year's "Det' lige det", "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" was less successful and at the close of voting had received 41 points, placing Denmark 11th of the 19 entries.[3] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Norway.[4]

Voting

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hot Eyes was the name chosen for use at Eurovision by duo Kirsten & Søren –Kirsten Siggaard Andersen and Søren Bundgaard Nielsen–.

References

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  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1985
  2. ^ "KNR TV". Atuagagdliutit (in Danish). Nuuk, Greenland. 13 March 1985. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Timarit.is.
  3. ^ "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ ESC History - Denmark 1985
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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