Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Participating broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986
Selection date(s)	22 February 1986
Selected artist(s)	Lise Haavik
Selected song	"Du er fuld af løgn"
Selected songwriter(s)	John Hatting
Placement
Final result	6th, 77 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Du er fuld af løgn", written by John Hatting, and performed by Lise Haavik. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986 on 22 February at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted for the ninth straight time by Jørgen de Mylius. Five regional juries across Denmark selected the winning song out of five songs that survived a semifinal round.

The winning entry was "Du er fuld af løgn", performed by Lise Haavik and composed by John Hatting.

First Round – 22 February 1986
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Result
1	Keld Heick and Hilda Heick	"Mirakler"	Carsten Lehn, Hilda Heick, Keld Heick	Advanced
2	Lise Haavik	"Du er fuld af løgn"	John Hatting	Advanced
3	J.P. West	"Si' det er mig"	J.P. West, Sys Westerlund	Eliminated
4	Lotte Rømer	"Dig og mig"	Lotte Rømer	Eliminated
5	Olsen Brothers	"Fællessang i parken"	Jørgen Olsen	Eliminated
6	Lecia Jønsson	"Hvis nu lykken findes"	Lecia Jønsson	Eliminated
7	Kirsten and Søren	"Sig det som det er"	Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick	Advanced
8	Lørdagskyllingerne	"Syng en sang"	Michael Hardinger	Eliminated
9	Fenders	"Vild med eventyr"	Helge Engelbrecht, Jacob Jonia Svendsen	Advanced
10	Birthe Kjær	"Vil du med"	Leif Pedersen, Per Mejlstrup Nielsen, Keld Heick	Advanced

Second Round – 22 February 1986
Draw	Artist	Song	Regional Juries					Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	North and West Jutland	Zealand and Islands	East and South Jutland	Greater Copenhagen	Funen	Total	Place
1	Keld Heick and Hilda Heick	"Mirakler"	2	1	1	6	4	14	5
2	Lise Haavik	"Du er fuld af løgn"	8	6	6	8	1	29	1
3	Kirsten and Søren	"Sig det som det er"	1	8	4	2	2	17	4
4	Fenders	"Vild med eventyr"	6	2	2	4	6	20	3
5	Birthe Kjær	"Vil du med"	4	4	8	1	8	25	2

At Eurovision

Lise Haavik performed eighteenth on the night of the contest, following Sweden and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 77 points, placing 6th in a field of 20 competing countries.^[1] This high placing was the start of five top-ten finishes for Denmark in the Contest.

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark^[2]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points	Norway Israel
8 points
7 points	Cyprus Germany Iceland
6 points	United Kingdom
5 points	France Portugal Spain
4 points	Ireland Netherlands Sweden
3 points	Switzerland
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Denmark^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Ireland
10 points	Belgium
8 points	United Kingdom
7 points	Germany
6 points	Sweden
5 points	Norway
4 points	Switzerland
3 points	Spain
2 points	Luxembourg
1 point	Portugal

References

^ "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

Danish National Final 1986

[1] "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[1986detailed-2] "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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