Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 explained

Year:1993
Broadcaster:Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR)
Country:Denmark
Preselection:Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1993|i=no
Preselection Date:3 April 1993
Entrant:Tommy Seebach Band
Song:Danish: [[Under stjernerne på himlen]]|i=no
Final Result:22nd, 9 points
Next:1995

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Danish: [[Under stjernerne på himlen]]|i=no", composed by Tommy Seebach, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by the Tommy Seebach Band. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR), organised the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1993|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest. This was Seebach's third Eurovision appearance, having previously represented and with Debbie Cameron.

Before Eurovision

Danish: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1993|i=no

Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) continued to use the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]]|i=no to select its entry for Eurovision. The broadcaster held the national final on 3 April 1993 in Odense, hosted by Keld Heick and Kirsten Siggaard. It was also broadcast alongside Greenland's KNR-TV.[1]

Ten songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a nine-member jury selected the top five songs to advance to the second round of voting, where the winner was selected solely by a public televote. The results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's regions and led to the victory of Tommy Seebach Band with the song "Danish: [[Under stjernerne på himlen]]|i=no". This was Seebach's seventh appearance at Danish: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix|i=no, having previously won twice (and with Debbie Cameron) as well as placing 2nd, 4th, 2nd, and 4th . The show was watched by 1.9 million viewers in Denmark, making it the most popular show of the week.[2]

+ First Round – 3 April 1993
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1Teddy Edelmann"Går det ikk', går det nok"Carsten WarmingEliminated
2Vivi Jacobsen"Født til kærlighed"Rene A. Jensen, Paw Mølgård, Vivi JacobsenAdvanced
3The Hooklines"Godmorgen dag"Ivar Lind Greiner, Iben PlesnerEliminated
4Anders Nyborg"Elsker kun dig"Fini HøstrupEliminated
5Ditte Højgaard Andersen"Første forårsdag"Søren BundgaardAdvanced
6Six-Pack"Der er mer' imellem dig og mig"Jes Kerstein Larsen, Ebbe RavnAdvanced
7Anne Karin"Hvor er din drøm"Steen Gjerulff, Gunnar GeertsenAdvanced
8Tommy Seebach Band"Under stjernerne på himlen"Tommy Seebach, Keld HeickAdvanced
9Birgitte Gade"Bohemian"Michael Ronson, Martin RielEliminated
10Gaia"Uno mundo"Helge EngelbrechtEliminated
+ Second Round – 3 April 1993
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Vivi Jacobsen"Født til kærlighed"2,2815
2Ditte Højgaard Andersen"Første forårsdag"4,4194
3Six-Pack"Der er mer' imellem dig og mig"13,7152
4Anne Karin"Hvor er din drøm"6,0663
5Tommy Seebach Band"Under stjernerne på himlen"16,4631
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
DrawSongJutlandFunenIslandsNorth
Zealand
Capital
Region
Total
NorthWestEastCentralSouth
1"Født til kærlighed"213163375253212012274094192,281
2"Første forårsdag"3203876493681653294618099314,419
3"Der er mer' imellem dig og mig"1,1269642,2301,5245311,3291,3082,2752,42813,715
4"Hvor er din drøm"4897431,0116111895646688789136,066
5"Under stjernerne på himlen"1,7791,6052,5071,8437041,2222,3972,4841,92216,463

At Eurovision

Seebach performed 5th at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland, following and preceding . "Danish: Under stjernerne på himlen|i=no" placed 22nd of the 25 competing countries, receiving a total of 9 points.[3] This relegated Denmark from competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, after placing in the bottom 6 entries.

The contest was shown on DR TV, with commentary by Jørgen de Mylius, and on radio station DR P3, with commentary by Jens Michael Nielsen.[4] The contest was watched by a total of 1.5 million viewers in Denmark.[5]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: KNR TV – Arfininngorneq 3. april Lørdag . KNR TV – Saturday 3 April . 5 November 2024 . . 31 March 1993 . Nuuk, Greenland . kl, da . 16 . Timarit.is.
  2. Web site: Seertal uge 13 (29. mar. - 4. apr 1993). Seer-undersøgelsen app oversigt . da . 18 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Final of Millstreet 1993 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417180232/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  4. Web site: Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 15. maj 1993 . All-time programme overviews – Saturday 15th May 1993 . . 9 April 2024 . 9 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409191726/https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1993-05-15 . live.
  5. Web site: Ugens TV-tal. tvm.tns-gallup.dk .
  6. Web site: Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417191727/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final/results/turkey . 17 April 2021 . live.