Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Denmark chose Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft, with the song '"Kun med dig", to be their representatives at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held on 18 May in Oslo. "Kun med dig" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 9 March. However, Denmark was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not represented in Oslo.

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1996
Selection date(s)9 March 1996
Selected entrantDorthe Andersen & Martin Loft
Selected song"Kun med dig"
Finals performance
Final resultFailed to qualify (25th)
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1996

The final was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Hans Otto Bisgård. Five songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected solely by a public televote. The results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's regions and "Kun med dig" was an overwhelming winner, receiving more votes than the other four songs combined.[1]

Final – 9 March 1996
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Peter Belli "Det gør ondt når jeg griner" Michael Hardinger 2,463 3
2 Master Fatman & Jannie Høeg "I nat" Anders Blickfeldt, Peter Viskinde 1,089 5
3 Channe Nussbaum "Kys mig nu" Lars Muhl 1,224 4
4 Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft "Kun med dig" Jascha Richter, Keld Heick 9,422 1
5 Mark Linn "Røde kinder" Thomas Blachman 2,465 2

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round (from which hosts Norway were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest. After the voting, "Kun med dig" had received 22 points, placing 25th and bringing Denmark's participation in 1996 to a premature end.[2]

Points awarded to Denmark
Points awarded to Denmark (pre-qualifying round)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Denmark (pre-qualifying round)
12 points Sweden
10 points Netherlands
8 points Estonia
7 points United Kingdom
6 points France
5 points Germany
4 points Slovenia
3 points Ireland
2 points Austria
1 point Hungary

See also

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1996
  2. "ESC History - Denmark 1996". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
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