| Year: | 1996 |
| Broadcaster: | Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Preselection: | Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1996|i=no |
| Preselection Date: | 9 March 1996 |
| Entrant: | Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft |
| Song: | Danish: Kun med dig|i=no |
| Final Result: | Failed to qualify (25th) |
Denmark was represented at the qualifying round for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Danish: Kun med dig|i=no", written by Jascha Richter and Keld Heick, and performed by Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR), organised the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1996|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest. The entry failed to make it through the pre-selection round, meaning Denmark was not represented at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) held the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1996|i=no on 9 March at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Hans Otto Bisgård. Five songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected solely by a public televote. The results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's regions and "Danish: Kun med dig|i=no" was an overwhelming winner, receiving more votes than the other four songs combined.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Belli | "Det gør ondt når jeg griner" | Michael Hardinger | 2,463 | 3 | |
| 2 | Master Fatman and Jannie Høeg | "I nat" | Anders Blickfeldt, Peter Viskinde | 1,089 | 5 | |
| 3 | Channe Nussbaum | "Kys mig nu" | Lars Muhl | 1,224 | 4 | |
| 4 | Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft | "Kun med dig" | Jascha Richter, Keld Heick[2] | 9,422 | 1 | |
| 5 | Mark Linn | "Røde kinder" | Thomas Blachman | 2,465 | 2 |
| + Detailed Regional Televoting Results | ||||||||||||
| Draw | Song | Jutland | Funen | Islands | North Zealand | Capital Region | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | West | East | Central | South | ||||||||
| 1 | "Det gør ondt når jeg griner" | 53 | 313 | 799 | 483 | 148 | 234 | 217 | 74 | 142 | 2,463 | |
| 2 | "I nat" | 271 | 73 | 228 | 179 | 51 | 92 | 57 | 53 | 85 | 1,089 | |
| 3 | "Kys mig nu" | 122 | 134 | 379 | 252 | 50 | 110 | 65 | 29 | 83 | 1,224 | |
| 4 | "Kun med dig" | 1,282 | 1,417 | 2,407 | 1,366 | 828 | 967 | 478 | 339 | 338 | 9,422 | |
| 5 | "Røde kinder" | 274 | 310 | 824 | 383 | 86 | 220 | 42 | 103 | 223 | 2,465 | |
In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round (from which hosts were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest.[3] After the voting, "Danish: Kun med dig|i=no" had received 22 points, placing 25th and bringing Denmark's participation in 1996 to a premature end.[4] [5] [6]