Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959
| Eurovision Song Contest 1959 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) | |||
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1959 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 12 February 1959 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Birthe Wilke | |||
| Selected song | "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 12 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig", composed by Otto Lington, with lyrics by Carl Andersen, and performed by Birthe Wilke. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1959 in order to select its entry for the contest. Wilke had previously come third for Denmark in 1957 in a duet with Gustav Winckler, who was one of her competitors in the 1959 national final.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1959
[edit]Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1959 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 "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" was written by Carl Andersen and composed by Otto Lington.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
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| 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 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the contest, "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" was conducted by Kai Mortensen, and Birthe Wilke performed second in the running order, following France and preceding Italy. 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[citation needed]. 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 1960 contest with "Det var en yndig tid" performed by Katy Bødtger.
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ ESC National Finals database 1959
- ^ ""Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" - Birthe Wilke". diggiloo.net. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "ESC History - Denmark 1959". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1959". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.