Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

  • Jascha Richter
  • Keld Heick
Finals performanceFinal resultFailed to qualify (25th)Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Denmark chose Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft, with the song "Kun med dig", to be their representatives at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held on 18 May in Oslo. "Kun med dig" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 9 March. However, Denmark was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not represented in Oslo.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1996

The final was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen on 9 March 1996 and hosted by Hans Otto Bisgård. Five songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected solely by a public televote. The results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's regions and "Kun med dig" was an overwhelming winner, receiving more votes than the other four songs combined.[1]

Final – 9 March 1996[1]
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Peter Belli "Det gør ondt når jeg griner" Michael Hardinger 2,463 3
2 Master Fatman and Jannie Høeg "I nat" Anders Blickfeldt, Peter Viskinde 1,089 5
3 Channe Nussbaum "Kys mig nu" Lars Muhl 1,224 4
4 Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft "Kun med dig" Jascha Richter, Keld Heick[2] 9,422 1
5 Mark Linn "Røde kinder" Thomas Blachman 2,465 2
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Song Jutland Funen Islands North
Zealand 		Capital
Region 		Total
North West East Central South
1 "Det gør ondt når jeg griner" 53 313 799 483 148 234 217 74 142 2,463
2 "I nat" 271 73 228 179 51 92 57 53 85 1,089
3 "Kys mig nu" 122 134 379 252 50 110 65 29 83 1,224
4 "Kun med dig" 1,282 1,417 2,407 1,366 828 967 478 339 338 9,422
5 "Røde kinder" 274 310 824 383 86 220 42 103 223 2,465

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round (from which hosts Norway were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest.[3] After the voting, "Kun med dig" had received 22 points, placing 25th and bringing Denmark's participation in 1996 to a premature end.[4][5][6]

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark (qualifying round)[7][8]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  Sweden
4 points
3 points  Cyprus
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Denmark (qualifying round)[7][8]
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Netherlands
8 points  Estonia
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  France
5 points  Germany
4 points  Slovenia
3 points  Ireland
2 points  Austria
1 point  Hungary

References

  1. ^ a b "ESC National Finals database 1996". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Info on Denmark 1996". Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2006. Kun med dig - Performed by: Martin Loft & Dorthe Andersen - Composers - Jascha Richter - Lyricists - Keld Heick
  3. ^ "Oslo 1996 - Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  5. ^ "ESC History - Denmark 1996". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  6. ^ "(Eurovision) 1996". Archived from the original on 20 February 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2006. Denmark - Kun med dig - Martin Loft & Dorthe Andersen - DNQ
  7. ^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  8. ^ a b "The 1996 preselection - the full scoresheets". ESCNation.com. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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  • "Talking to You"
  • "Tell Me Who You Are"
  • "This Time I Mean It"
  • "Twist of Love"
  • "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"
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