| Year: | 1962 |
| Broadcaster: | Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Preselection: | Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1962|i=no |
| Preselection Date: | 11 February 1962 |
| Entrant: | Ellen Winther |
| Song: | Danish: Vuggevise|i=no |
| Final Result: | 10th, 2 points |
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Danish: Vuggevise|i=no", composed by Kjeld Bonfils, with lyrics by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen, and performed by Ellen Winther. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR), organised the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1962|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest.
Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) held the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1962|i=no on 11 February at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, hosted by Hanne Sommer and Svend Pedersen.
Six songs had been lined up to participate, but "Danish: Jeg snakker med mig selv|i=no", a swing-style song to be performed by Gitte Hænning, was disqualified before the event in an exceptionally strict interpretation of pre-performance rules, when the song's composer was heard whistling the melody in the canteen of DR. It is widely believed in Danish Eurovision circles that "Danish: Jeg snakker med mig selv|i=no" would have won that year's DMGP, and would also have done much better at Eurovision than the song which was ultimately sent.
Five songs remained after the disqualification, with the winner chosen a by jury. It is not known how many jury members there were, nor the means by which songs were scored. Previous Danish representatives Birthe Wilke and Dario Campeotto were among the other participants.[1] Each song were performed twice. First with a big orchestra and then with a small orchestra. The winner was the song performed with the big orchestra.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Dane / Dario Campeotto | "Et yndigt strejf af din parfume" | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | Ellen Winther / Gitte Hænning | "Vuggevise" | 27 | 1 | |
| 3 | Baard Ove / Pedro Biker | "Er det virk´lig sandt?" | 5 | 3= | |
| 4 | Birthe Wilke / Ellen Winther | "Et eventyr" | 5 | 3= | |
| 5 | Dario Campeotto / Chris Dane | "Carissima" | 7 | 2 |
On the evening of the final Winther performed 5th in the running order, following and preceding . Each national jury awarded 3-2-1 to its top 3 songs and at the close of voting "Danish: Vuggevise|i=no" had received 2 points (1 each from and Sweden), placing Denmark joint 10th (with and) of the 16 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 3 points to Sweden.[2]