Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 explained

Year:1981
Country:Denmark
Preselection:Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1981
Preselection Date:28 February 1981
Entrant:Debbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach
Song:Krøller eller ej
Final Result:11th, 41 points

Denmark was represented by Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron, with the song "Krøller eller ej", at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 April in Dublin. "Krøller eller ej" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 28 February. Seebach had previously represented Denmark at Eurovision in 1979, when Cameron was one of his backing singers.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1981

The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1981 was held at the Valencia-Varieteen in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. Five songs took part with the winner being decided by a jury made up of members of the public.[1]

Final – 28 February 1981
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Hans Mosters Vovse"King Kong Boogie"3752
2Anniqa"Sikken dejlig dame"3593
3Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron"Krøller eller ej"4411
4Theis Jensen"Satchmo"2105
5Carsten Elmer and Jorgen Klubien"En tragisk komedie"2834

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Seebach and Cameron performed 6th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Yugoslavia. At the close of voting "Krøller eller ej" had received 41 points, placing Denmark 11th of the 20 entries.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to the host nation Ireland.[3]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Denmark1981.html ESC National Finals database 1981
  2. Web site: Final of Dublin 1981 . European Broadcasting Union . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413070150/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1981/final . 13 April 2021 . live.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=455 ESC History - Denmark 1981
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Dublin 1981 . European Broadcasting Union . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413143305/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1981/final/results/denmark . 13 April 2021 . live.