Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 explained

Year:1958
Country:Denmark
Preselection:Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958
Preselection Date:16 February 1958
Entrant:Raquel Rastenni
Song:Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog
Final Result:8th, 3 Points

Denmark was represented by Raquel Rastenni, with the song "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog", at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 12 March in Hilversum, Netherlands. "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 16 February 1958.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958

Danish: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958 was the 2nd edition of Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]]|i=no, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 16 February 1958 at Radiohuset in Copenhagen, hosted by 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 night "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" was conducted by Kai Mortensen and performed sixth in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog" had received 3 points, placing Denmark eighth of the 10 entries.[2] [3] It was succeeded as Danish representative at the 1959 contest by Birthe Wilke with "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig".

Voting

Every country had a jury 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.