Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
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| 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" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 111 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
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]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birthe Kjær | "Vi maler byen rød" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | 32 | 1 |
| 2 | Maria Cecile | "Kun dig" | George Keller, Flemming Jørgensen | 23 | 5 |
| 3 | Lars Fenger | "Kom i sving" | Bent Hesselmann, Lars Fenger | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Pia Cohn | "Nu er jeg blot en stemme" | Arne Würgler | 25 | 4 |
| 5 | Snapshot | "Du og jeg" | Turid Christensen | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | Keld and Hilda Heick | "Sommerregn" | Keld Heick, Hilda Heick | 11 | 7 |
| 7 | Lecia Jønsson | "Landet Camelot" | Ole Bredahl, Lecia Jønsson | 30 | 2 |
| 8 | Gry Johansen | "Endnu en nat" | Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick | 22 | 6 |
| 9 | Peter Belli | "Lyset bryder frem" | Kim Helweg, Morten Nilsson | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Jørgen Olsen | "Fugle" | Wolfgang Käfer, Jørgen Olsen | 28 | 3 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Mid and West Jutland |
Funen | Greater Copenhagen |
North Jutland |
Bornholm | East Jutland |
South Jutland |
Zealand, Lolland and Falster |
Vejle | Total |
| 1 | "Vi maler byen rød" | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||||
| 2 | "Kun dig" | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | ||||
| 3 | "Kom i sving" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| 4 | "Nu er jeg blot en stemme" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | ||||
| 5 | "Du og jeg" | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | "Sommerregn" | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||||||
| 7 | "Landet Camelot" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | ||
| 8 | "Endnu en nat" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | |||
| 9 | "Lyset bryder frem" | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | "Fugle" | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 28 | |||
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
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