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Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix
1984
Selection date(s)18 February 1984
Selected entrantHot Eyes
Selected song"Det' lige det"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result4th, 101 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1983 • 1984 • 1985►

Denmark was represented by Hot Eyes (the name chosen for use at Eurovision by Kirsten & Søren), with the song "Det' lige det", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. "Det' lige det" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 18 February. This was the first of three Eurovision appearances in five years for the couple.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984

The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984 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. The voting was close, with "Det' lige det" winning by only a 1-point margin. Other participants included familiar DMGP and Eurovision face Tommy Seebach and Lise Haavik (Trax) who would represent Denmark in 1986.[1]

Final – 18 February 1984
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Trax "Vi hører sammen" John Hatting, Per Nielsen, Lise Haavik 33 6
2 Regnar Egekvist "Holder af de ting" Regnar Egekvist 11 9
3 Snapshot "À la carte" Niels Drevsholt 41 3
4 Lecia Jønsson "Det er en hemmelighed" Lecia Jønsson, Ivan Pedersen 35 5
5 Lollipops "60'erne" Torben Lundgren, Jørgen Lundgren 8 10
6 Sheila "Gi' mig tid" Torben Lendager, Henrik H. Lund 46 2
7 Boulevard "Liverpool" Dennis Dehnhardt, Poul Dehnhardt, Lennart Johannessen 17 7
8 John Hatting "Donna, Donna" Jens Brixtofte, John Hatting, Ivan Pedersen 15 8
9 Tommy Seebach "Pyjamas for to" Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick 40 4
10 Kirsten and Søren "Det' lige det" Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick 47 1
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
West Jutland
East Jutland
Funen, Lolland-Falster and Bornholm
Zealand
Capital Region
Total score
1 "Vi hører sammen" 5 8 5 5 10 33
2 "Holder af de ting" 1 1 3 1 5 11
3 "À la carte" 8 8 8 12 5 41
4 "Det er en hemmelighed" 10 5 7 6 7 35
5 "60'erne" 2 2 1 2 1 8
6 "Gi' mig tid" 12 6 12 8 8 46
7 "Liverpool" 4 4 4 3 2 17
8 "Donna, Donna" 3 3 2 4 3 15
9 "Pyjamas for to" 7 10 7 10 6 40
10 "Det' lige det" 6 12 10 7 12 47

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 10th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding the Netherlands. "Det' lige det" was an instant and catchy pop song well-performed, and at the close of voting had received 101 points, placing Denmark 4th of the 19 entries, the country's first top 5 placing since their return to Eurovision in 1978.[2] "Det' lige det" became only the fourth non-winning Eurovision song to receive points from every other national jury (following France in 1976 and 1978, and Belgium in 1982). The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Sweden.[3]

Voting

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Denmark 1984
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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