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]
Final – 25 March 1989
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
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
References
Participation Artists Songs Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete
Countries Artists Songs
"Apopse as vrethoume "
"Avrei voluto "
"Bana Bana "
"Blijf zoals je bent "
"Conquistador "
"Derekh Hamelekh "
"La dolce vita "
"Door de wind "
"En dag "
"Flieger "
"J'ai volé la vie "
"Monsieur "
"Nacida para amar "
"Nur ein Lied "
"The Real Me"
"Rock Me "
"Það sem enginn sér "
"To diko sou asteri "
"Venners nærhet "
"Vi maler byen rød "
"Viver senza tei "
"Why Do I Always Get It Wrong "