| Year: | 1989 |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Preselection: | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989 |
| Preselection Date: | 25 March 1989 |
| Entrant: | Birthe Kjær |
| Song: | Vi maler byen rød |
| Final Result: | 3rd, 111 points |
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.
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
On the night of the final Kjær performed 12th in the running order, following and preceding . 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]