Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 explained

Year:1990
Country:Denmark
Preselection:Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990
Preselection Date:24 March 1990
Entrant:Lonnie Devantier
Song:Hallo Hallo
Final Result:8th, 64 points

Denmark was represented by Lonnie Devantier, with the song "Hallo Hallo", at the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Zagreb. "Hallo Hallo" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 24 March.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990

The final was held at the Tivoli in Copenhagen, hosted by two former Danish Eurovision representatives, the previous year's Birthe Kjær and Dario Campeotto (1961). Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by two rounds of televoting. In the first round the bottom five songs were eliminated, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner. Other participants included three-time Danish representative Kirsten Siggaard (of Hot Eyes) and Jørgen Olsen, the 2000 Eurovision winner.[1]

First Round – 24 March 1990
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1Kirsten Siggaard"Inden længe"Jon Lundager, Mette NyboEliminated
2Vocal Crew"Hva' er det du vil"Jesper Malmose, Morten WedendahlEliminated
3Lecia Jønsson"Krig og fred"Lecia Sundstrøm JønssonEliminated
4Lonnie Devantier"Hallo Hallo"John Hatting, Torben Lendager, Keld HeickAdvanced
5Jørgen Olsen"Berlin"Wolfgang Käfer, Jørgen OlsenAdvanced
6Helle Guldbech"Det var en drøm"Jan Glæsel, Klaus KjellerupEliminated
7Käte and Per"Kender du typen"Per Damgaard, Hilda Heick, Keld HeickAdvanced
8Aviaja Lumholt"Fordi jeg elsker dig"Kim Helweg, Morten NilssonEliminated
9Birgitte Gade"Ræk mig din hånd"George Keller, Jens P. MeinerAdvanced
10The Boys"Du er min musik"Jens Peter Clausen, Kim Jacobsen, Klaus PhanarethAdvanced
+ Second Round – 24 March 1990
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Lonnie Devantier"Hallo Hallo"68,6281
2Jørgen Olsen"Berlin"25,6763
3Käte and Per"Kender du typen"14,1535
4Birgitte Gade"Ræk mig din hånd"51,4142
5The Boys"Du er min musik"15,9044

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Devantier performed 11th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Switzerland. The song was very much in the same uptempo pop vein which had characterised Danish Eurovision entries throughout the 1980s. At the close of voting "Hallo Hallo" had received 64 points from 13 countries, placing Denmark 8th of the 22 entries, the country's fifth consecutive top 10 finish.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland.[3]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Denmark1990.html ESC National Finals database 1990
  2. Web site: Final of Zagreb 1990 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417141404/https://eurovision.tv/event/zagreb-1990/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=641 ESC History - Denmark 1990
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417171005/https://eurovision.tv/event/zagreb-1990/final/results/denmark . 17 April 2021 . live.