Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 explained

Year:1958
Broadcaster:Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Statsradiofonien]]|i=no
Country:Denmark
Preselection:Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1958|i=no
Preselection Date:16 February 1958
Entrant:Raquel Rastenni
Song:Danish: Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog|i=no
Final Result:8th, 3 Points

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Danish: Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog|i=no", written by Harry Jensen, and performed by Raquel Rastenni. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Statsradiofonien]]|i=no, organised the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1958|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Danish: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958|i=no

Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Statsradiofonien]]|i=no held the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1958|i=no on 16 February at Radiohuset in Copenhagen, hosted by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people and only the winning song was announced.[1]

Draw Artist Song Place
1Raquel RastenniJeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog1
2Raquel RastenniRefræn -
3Birthe Wilke & Gustav WincklerFor altid -
4Preben UglebjergEvas lille sang -
5Bent WeidichNanina -
6Preben NeergaardMit gamle hakkebræt -

At Eurovision

On the contest, "Danish: Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog|i=no" was conducted by Kai Mortensen and performed sixth in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "Danish: Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog|i=no" had received 3 points, placing Denmark eighth of the 10 entries.[2] [3] It was succeeded as Danish entry at the with "Danish: Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig|i=no" performed by Birthe Wilke.

Voting

Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eurovision Artists: Nationale finale Eurovisie Songfestival .
  2. Web site: eurovision.tv . Raquel Rastenni - Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog (Denmark 1958) - Participant Profile . 7 January 2016.
  3. Web site: ESC History - Eurovision - Denmark 1958 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035640/https://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=27 . 28 July 2018 . 27 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Hilversum 1958 . Eurovision Song Contest . 27 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210327203612/https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/final/results/denmark . 27 March 2021 . live.