| Year: | 1988 |
| Broadcaster: | Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Preselection: | Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1988|i=no |
| Preselection Date: | 27 February 1988 |
| Entrant: | Hot Eyes |
| Song: | Danish: Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?|i=no |
| Final Result: | 3rd, 92 points |
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Danish: Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?|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]] 1988|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the last of three Eurovision appearances for the duo. Their Eurovision performance is noted for the fact that Kirsten was heavily and very visibly pregnant at the time.
Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) held the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1988|i=no on 27 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. Firstly the five lowest-placed songs were eliminated without full voting being revealed, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner.[1]
| + First Round – 27 February 1988 | |||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Mette and Hip Hop | "Du kan gå med" | Turid N. Christensen, Ole Brockmann | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Paul Mathiasen | "Til dig" | Niels Bystrup, Esther Traneberg | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Snapshot | "Tid til lidt kærlighed" | James Price, Adam Price | Advanced | |
| 4 | Stig Rossen | "Vi danser rock og rul" | Jørn Hansen, Helge Engelbrecht | Advanced | |
| 5 | Anne Marie Busk | "9½ minut" | Tommy Hansen, Jens Folmer Jepsen | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Lulu | "Johnny B. Goode" | Knud Thormod | Advanced | |
| 7 | Henriette Lykke | "Det' okay" | Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick | Advanced | |
| 8 | Anne Karin | "Gi' naturen chancen" | Mikael Andersen, Leif Maibom | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Kirsten and Søren | "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | Advanced | |
| 10 | Sirius | "Ene" | Leif Svorin | Eliminated |
| + Second Round – 27 February 1988 | ||||||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Total | Place | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" | ||||||||||
| 1 | Lulu | "Johnny B. Goode" | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2 | Kirsten and Søren | "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 1 | |
| 3 | Snapshot | "Tid til lidt kærlighed" | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| 4 | Stig Rossen | "Vi danser rock og rul" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | |
| 5 | Henriette Lykke | "Det' okay" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 3 | |
On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 13th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "Danish: Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?|i=no" had received 92 points, placing Denmark third of the 21 entries, the country's best placing since the victory of Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann in 1963.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to .[3]