Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980
Selection date(s)	29 March 1980
Selected entrant	Bamses Venner
Selected song	"Tænker altid på dig"
Selected songwriter(s)	Bjarne Gren Jensen; Flemming Jørgensen;
Finals performance
Final result	14th, 25 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark was represented by the band Bamses Venner, with the song "Tænker altid på dig", at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 April in The Hague. "Tænker altid på dig" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 29 March. Other participants in the 1980 DMGP included Danish Eurovision winners Grethe Ingmann and the Olsen Brothers, and 1989 entrant Birthe Kjær.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980

The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980 was held at the Falkonér Theatre in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. 12 songs took part with the winner being decided by votes from a jury made up of members of the public.^[1]

Final – 29 March 1980
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Vivian Johansen	"Jeg er fængslet af dig"	39	11
2	Tommy P.	"Syng en sang om evig fred"	57	8
3	The Lollipops	"Nu er det morgen"	61	5
4	Susanne Breuning	"Mozart Jensen"	39	11
5	Bamses Venner	"Tænker altid på dig"	84	1
6	Grethe Ingmann	"Hej, hej, det swinger"	69	3
7	Daimi Gentle	"Fri mig"	43	10
8	Birthe Kjær and Henning Vilén	"Du og jeg"	77	2
9	Olsen Brothers	"Laila"	61	5
10	McKinleys	"Robin Hood"	47	9
11	Hans Mosters Vovse	"Swingtime igen"	65	4
12	Lecia and Lucienne	"Bye-bye"	59	7

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Juror 1	Juror 2	Juror 3	Juror 4	Juror 5	Juror 6	Juror 7	Juror 8	Juror 9	Juror 10	Juror 11	Total
1	"Jeg er fængslet af dig"	3	3	5	4	4	3	4	1	4	4	4	39
2	"Syng en sang om evig fred"	1	4	8	6	6	9	3	2	5	7	6	57
3	"Nu er det morgen"	5	9	7	3	5	5	6	7	5	3	6	61
4	"Mozart Jensen"	3	5	2	0	5	2	5	1	8	3	5	39
5	"Tænker altid på dig"	8	9	9	7	7	6	9	7	7	9	6	84
6	"Hej, hej, det swinger"	9	6	6	9	8	3	3	4	8	6	7	69
7	"Fri mig"	6	4	3	2	6	2	4	3	4	4	5	43
8	"Du och jeg"	7	6	7	9	4	8	4	9	8	8	7	77
9	"Laila"	6	8	8	4	4	3	8	5	6	5	4	61
10	"Robin Hood"	2	8	2	1	4	2	5	8	7	2	6	47
11	"Swingtime igen"	5	7	5	6	8	2	4	7	9	4	8	65
12	"Bye-bye"	2	7	5	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	59

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Bamses Venner performed 7th in the running order, following Italy and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting "Tænker altid på dig" had received 25 points, placing Denmark 14th of the 19 entries.^[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.^[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark^[4]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points	Finland
6 points	Switzerland
5 points	Germany
4 points	Greece
3 points
2 points	Morocco
1 point	Norway

Points awarded by Denmark^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Ireland
10 points	United Kingdom
8 points	Switzerland
7 points	Germany
6 points	Portugal
5 points	Austria
4 points	Luxembourg
3 points	Italy
2 points	Greece
1 point	France

References

^ ESC National Finals database 1980
^ "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ ESC History - Denmark 1980
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[1] ESC National Finals database 1980

[2] "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[3] ESC History - Denmark 1980

[1980detailed-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
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Artists	~~Dorthe Andersen~~ Anja Anti Social Media Bamses Venner Bandjo Basim ~~Ben and Tan~~ Katy Bødtger Brinck Brixx Birgit Brüel Debbie Cameron Dario Campeotto Chanée Lonnie Devantier DQ Emmelie de Forest Anders Frandsen A Friend in London Fyr og Flamme Lise Haavik Anne-Cathrine Herdorf Hot Eyes Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Trine Jepsen Gry Johansen Birthe Kjær Kølig Kaj Leonora Lighthouse X ~~Martin Loft~~ Kenny Lübcke Mabel Malene Simon Mathew N'evergreen Lotte Nilsson Olsen Brothers Rasmussen Raquel Rastenni Reddi Reiley Rollo and King Saba Soluna Samay Tommy Seebach Sidsel Ben Semmane Jakob Sveistrup Michael Teschl Tomas Thordarson Bjørn Tidmand Ulla Pia Birthe Wilke Aud Wilken Gustav Winckler Ellen Winther
Songs	"All Night Long" "Alt det som ingen ser" "Angelique" "Believe Again" "Boom Boom" "Breaking My Heart" "Cliche Love Song" "Dansevise" "Det var en yndig tid" "Det' lige det" "Disco Tango" "Drama Queen" "Du er fuld af løgn" "Fly on the Wings of Love" "For din skyld" "Fra Mols til Skagen" "Hallo Hallo" "Higher Ground" "In a Moment like This" "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" "Kloden drejer" "Krøller eller ej" ~~"Kun med dig"~~ "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "En lille melodi" "Love Is Forever" "Never Ever Let You Go" "New Tomorrow" "Only Teardrops" "Øve os på hinanden" "Sand" "Sangen om dig" "Shame on You" "Should've Known Better" "The Show" "Skibet skal sejle i nat" "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" "Soldiers of Love" "Stemmen i mit liv" "Stop – mens legen er go'" "Tænker altid på dig" "Talking to You" "Tell Me Who You Are" "This Time I Mean It" "Twist of Love" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" "Under stjernerne på himlen" "Vi maler byen rød" "Video-video" "Vuggevise" "The Way You Are" "Where I Am" ~~"Yes"~~
Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete

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Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Morocco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Bamses Venner Samira Bensaïd José Cid Blue Danube Katja Ebstein Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta Tomas Ledin Johnny Logan Vesa-Matti Loiri Maggie MacNeal Paola Ajda Pekkan Prima Donna Profil Sophie and Magaly Alan Sorrenti Telex Trigo Limpio Anna Vissi and the Epikouri
Songs	"Amsterdam" "Autostop" "Bitaqat Hub" "Cinéma" "Du bist Musik" "Euro-Vision" "Um grande, grande amor" "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Huilumies" "Just nu!" "Love Enough for Two" "Non so che darei" "Papa Pingouin" "Pet'r Oil" "Quédate esta noche" "Sámiid ædnan" "Tænker altid på dig" "Theater" "What's Another Year"