| Year: | 1980 |
| Broadcaster: | Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Preselection: | Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1980|i=no |
| Preselection Date: | 29 March 1980 |
| Entrant: | Bamses Venner |
| Song: | Danish: Tænker altid på dig|i=no |
| Final Result: | 14th, 25 points |
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Danish: Tænker altid på dig|i=no", composed by Bjarne Gren Jensen, with lyrics by Flemming Jørgensen, and performed by Bamses Venner. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR), organised the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1980|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest. Other participants in the national final included Danish Eurovision winners Grethe Ingmann and the Olsen Brothers, and 1989 entrant Birthe Kjær.
Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) held the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1980|i=no 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.[1]
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 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 |
On the evening of the final Bamses Venner performed 7th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "Danish: Tænker altid på dig|i=no" had received 25 points, placing Denmark 14th of the 19 entries.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners .[3]