Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Denmark was represented by Hot Eyes (the name chosen for use at Eurovision by Kirsten & Søren), with the song '"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?", at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 30 April in Dublin. "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 27 February. This was the last of three Eurovision appearances for Kirsten & Søren.

Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix
1988
Selection date(s)27 February 1988
Selected entrantHot Eyes
Selected song"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 92 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Kirsten & Søren's Eurovision performance is noted for the fact that Kirsten was heavily and very visibly pregnant at the time.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988

The final was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries. Firstly the five lowest-placed songs were eliminated without full voting being revealed, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner.[1]

First Round – 27 February 1988
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Hip Hop "Du kan gå med" Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick Eliminated
2 Paul Mathiasen "Til dig" James Price, Adam Price Eliminated
3 Snapshot "Tid til lidt kærlighed" Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick Advanced
4 Stig Rossen "Vi danser rock og rul" Jørn Hansen, Helge Engelbrecht Advanced
5 Anne Marie Busk "9½ minut" Knud Thormod Eliminated
6 Lulu "Johnny B. Goode" Turid N. Christensen, Ole Brockmann Advanced
7 Henriette Lykke "Det' Okay" Niels Bystrup, Esther Traneberg Advanced
8 Anne Karin "Gi' naturen chancen" Tommy Hansen, Jens Folmer Jepsen Eliminated
9 Kirsten & Søren "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" Mikael Andersen, Leif Maibom Advanced
10 Sirius "Ene" Leif Svorin Eliminated
Second Round – 27 February 1988
Draw Artist Song North &
West Jutland		 Zealand &
Islands		 East &
South Jutland		 Greater
Copenhagen		 Funen Total Place
1 Snapshot "Tid til lidt kærlighed" 4 4 8 8 1 25 2
2 Stig Rossen "Vi danser rock og rul" 2 1 2 4 8 17 4
3 Lulu "Johnny B. Goode" 1 2 6 2 2 13 5
4 Henriette Lykke "Det' Okay" 6 6 4 1 4 21 3
5 Kirsten & Søren "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" 8 8 1 6 6 29 1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 13th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Greece. As was the case with their 1985 appearance, the stage presentation came across to some as unnecessarily quirky and overdone. However, at the close of voting "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" had received 92 points (including maximum 12s from Austria, France and the Netherlands), placing Denmark third of the 21 entries, the country's best placing since the victory of Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann in 1963. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[2]

Points awarded to Denmark
Points awarded to Denmark
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Denmark
12 points Yugoslavia
10 points United Kingdom
8 points Sweden
7 points Ireland
6 points Germany
5 points Norway
4 points Iceland
3 points France
2 points Luxembourg
1 point Spain

See also

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1988
  2. ESC History - Denmark 1988
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