Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989
Selection date(s)25 March 1989
Selected entrantBirthe Kjær
Selected song"Vi maler byen rød"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 111 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989

The final 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]

Final – 25 March 1989
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Birthe Kjær"Vi maler byen rød"Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick321
2Maria Cecile"Kun dig"George Keller, Flemming Jørgensen235
3Lars Fenger"Kom i sving"Bent Hesselmann, Lars Fenger89
4Pia Cohn"Nu er jeg blot en stemme"Arne Würgler254
5Snapshot"Du og jeg"Turid Christensen108
6Keld and Hilda Heick"Sommerregn"Keld Heick, Hilda Heick117
7Lecia Jønsson"Landet Camelot"Ole Bredahl, Lecia Jønsson302
8Gry Johansen"Endnu en nat"Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick226
9Peter Belli"Lyset bryder frem"Kim Helweg, Morten Nilsson010
10Jørgen Olsen"Fugle"Wolfgang Käfer, Jørgen Olsen283
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongMid and
West Jutland
FunenGreater
Copenhagen
North
Jutland
BornholmEast
Jutland
South
Jutland
Zealand, Lolland
and Falster
VejleTotal
1"Vi maler byen rød"8844832
2"Kun dig"1662823
3"Kom i sving"1168
4"Nu er jeg blot en stemme"4668125
5"Du og jeg"6111110
6"Sommerregn"14611
7"Landet Camelot"244486230
8"Endnu en nat"42282422
9"Lyset bryder frem"0
10"Fugle"82822628

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, placing Denmark third of the 22 entries, the country's second consecutive third-place finish.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[3]

Voting

Points awarded by Denmark[4]
ScoreCountry
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Yugoslavia
8 points  Cyprus
7 points  Germany
6 points  Norway
5 points  Israel
4 points  Austria
3 points  France
2 points   Switzerland
1 point  United Kingdom

References