Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 explained

Year:1984
Broadcaster:Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR)
Country:Denmark
Preselection:Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1984|i=no
Preselection Date:18 February 1984
Entrant:Hot Eyes
Song:Danish: Det' lige det|i=no
Final Result:4th, 101 points

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Danish: Det' lige det|i=no", composed by Søren Bundgaard, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Hot Eyes. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR), organised the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1984|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first of three Eurovision appearances in five years for the couple.

Before Eurovision

Danish: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984|i=no

Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) held the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1984|i=no on 18 February at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries. The voting was close, with "Danish: Det' lige det|i=no" winning by only a 1-point margin. Other participants included familiar DMGP and Eurovision face Tommy Seebach and Lise Haavik (Trax) who would represent .[1]

Final – 18 February 1984
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Trax"Vi hører sammen"John Hatting, Per Nielsen, Lise Haavik336
2Regnar Egekvist"Holder af de ting"Regnar Egekvist119
3Snapshot"À la carte"Niels Drevsholt413
4Lecia Jønsson"Det er en hemmelighed"Lecia Jønsson, Ivan Pedersen355
5Lollipops"60'erne"Torben Lundgren, Jørgen Lundgren810
6Sheila"Gi' mig tid"Torben Lendager, Henrik H. Lund462
7Boulevard"Liverpool"Dennis Dehnhardt, Poul Dehnhardt, Lennart Johannessen177
8John Hatting"Donna, Donna"Jens Brixtofte, John Hatting, Ivan Pedersen158
9Tommy Seebach"Pyjamas for to"Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick404
10Kirsten and Søren"Det' lige det"Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick471
+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongTotal
1 "Vi hører sammen" 5 8 5 5 10 33
2 "Holder af de ting" 1 1 3 1 5 11
3 "À la carte" 8 8 8 125 41
4 "Det er en hemmelighed" 105 7 6 7 35
5 "60'erne" 2 2 1 2 1 8
6 "Gi' mig tid" 126 128 8 46
7"Liverpool"4 4 4 3 2 17
8 "Donna, Donna" 3 3 2 4 3 15
9 "Pyjamas for to" 7 10 7 10 6 40
10 "Det' lige det" 6 1210 7 1247

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 10th in the running order, following and preceding the . "Danish: Det' lige det|i=no" was an instant and catchy pop song well-performed, and at the close of voting had received 101 points, placing Denmark 4th of the 19 entries, the country's first top 5 placing since their return to Eurovision in 1978.[2] "Danish: Det' lige det|i=no" became only the fourth non-winning Eurovision song to receive points from every other national jury (following and, and). The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners .[3]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Denmark1984.html ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. Web site: Final of Luxembourg 1984 . European Broadcasting Union . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415195208/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results . 15 April 2021 . live.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=517 ESC History - Denmark 1984
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416065609/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results/denmark . 16 April 2021 . live.