| Year: | 1959 |
| Broadcaster: | Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Preselection: | Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1959|i=no |
| Preselection Date: | 12 February 1959 |
| Entrant: | Birthe Wilke |
| Song: | Danish: Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig|i=no |
| Final Result: | 5th, 12 points |
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Danish: Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig|i=no", composed by Otto Lington, with lyrics by Carl Andersen, and performed by Birthe Wilke. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR), organised the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1959|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest. Wilke had previously come third for in a duet with Gustav Winckler, who was one of her competitors in the 1959 national final.
Danish: [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]]|i=no (DR) held the Danish: [[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]] 1959|i=no on 12 February at the Radiohuset in Copenhagen, hosted by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. Two male and two female singers took part, each performing one solo song and one duet. The winning song was chosen by a 4-member jury, and only the top three songs were announced.[1]
The winning title "Danish: Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig|i=no" was written by Carl Andersen and composed by Otto Lington.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grete Klitgaard and Gustav Winckler | "Alt hvad der er værd at få" | - | |
| 2 | Grete Klitgaard | "Det første lille kys" | - | |
| 3 | Gustav Winckler | "En gang bli'r det vår" | - | |
| 4 | Preben Uglebjerg | "Jeg er på vej til dig" | 2 | |
| 5 | Birthe Wilke and Preben Uglebjerg | "Latinersangen (Peblinge cha-cha-cha)" | 3 | |
| 6 | Birthe Wilke | "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" | 1 |
On the contest, "Danish: Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig|i=no" was conducted by Kai Mortensen, and Birthe Wilke performed second in the running order, following and preceding . Like most of the other songs in the contest it was somewhat old-fashioned in style with no hint of contemporary chart music, but Birthe Wilke gave an energetic and engaging performance. At the close of voting the song had received 12 points, placing Denmark 5th of the 11 entries. The Danish jury awarded its highest mark of 4 to France.[3] It was succeeded as Danish entry at the with "Danish: Det var en yndig tid|i=no" performed by Katy Bødtger.