| Year: | 1986 |
| Broadcaster: | Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Preselection: | Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1986|i=no |
| Preselection Date: | 22 February 1986 |
| Song: | Danish: Du er fuld af løgn|i=no |
| Final Result: | 6th, 77 points |
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Danish: Du er fuld af løgn|i=no", written by John Hatting, and performed by Lise Haavik. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR), organised the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1986|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]] 1986|i=no on 22 February at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted for the ninth straight time by Jørgen de Mylius. Five regional juries across Denmark selected the winning song out of five songs that survived a semifinal round.
The winning entry was "Danish: Du er fuld af løgn|i=no", performed by Lise Haavik and composed by John Hatting.
| + First Round – 22 February 1986 | |||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keld Heick and Hilda Heick | "Mirakler" | Carsten Lehn, Hilda Heick, Keld Heick | Advanced | |
| 2 | Lise Haavik | "Du er fuld af løgn" | John Hatting | Advanced | |
| 3 | J.P. West | "Si' det er mig" | J.P. West, Sys Westerlund | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Lotte Rømer | "Dig og mig" | Lotte Rømer | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Olsen Brothers | "Fællessang i parken" | Jørgen Olsen | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Lecia Jønsson | "Hvis nu lykken findes" | Lecia Jønsson | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Kirsten and Søren | "Sig det som det er" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | Advanced | |
| 8 | Lørdagskyllingerne | "Syng en sang" | Michael Hardinger | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Fenders | "Vild med eventyr" | Helge Engelbrecht, Jacob Jonia Svendsen | Advanced | |
| 10 | Birthe Kjær | "Vil du med" | Leif Pedersen, Per Mejlstrup Nielsen, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| + Second Round – 22 February 1986 | ||||||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Total | Place | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" | ||||||||||
| 1 | Keld Heick and Hilda Heick | "Mirakler" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 5 | |
| 2 | Lise Haavik | "Du er fuld af løgn" | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |
| 3 | Kirsten and Søren | "Sig det som det er" | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fenders | "Vild med eventyr" | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3 | |
| 5 | Birthe Kjær | "Vil du med" | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 2 | |
Lise Haavik performed eighteenth on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting the song had received 77 points, placing 6th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] This high placing was the start of five top-ten finishes for Denmark in the Contest.