Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Denmark in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Denmark in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Participating broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Country	Denmark
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980
Selection date	29 March 1980
Competing entry
Song	"Tænker altid på dig"
Artist	Bamses Venner
Songwriters	Bjarne Gren Jensen; Flemming Jørgensen;
Placement
Final result	14th, 25 points
Participation chronology

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Tænker altid på dig", composed by Bjarne Gren Jensen, with lyrics by Flemming Jørgensen, and performed by Bamses Venner. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1980 on 29 March at the Falkonér Theatre in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. 12 songs took part with the winner being decided by votes from a jury made up of members of the public.

Other participants in the national final included Danish Eurovision winners Grethe Ingmann and the Olsen Brothers, and 1989 entrant Birthe Kjær.^{[citation needed]}

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	Jurors											Total
Draw	Song	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	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 evening 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.^[1] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark^[2]
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^[2]
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

^ "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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

[1980detailed-2] "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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