Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Country|  Denmark
National selection
Selection process| Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1962
Selection date(s)| 11 February 1962
Selected entrant| Ellen Winther
Selected song| "Vuggevise"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Kjeld Bonfils
* Sejr Volmer-Sørensen

Finals performance
Final result| 10th, 2 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Denmark was represented by Ellen Winther, with the song '"Vuggevise", at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 March in Luxembourg City. "Vuggevise" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 11 February.

Six songs had been lined up to participate in the 1962 DMGP, but "Jeg snakker med mig selv", a swing-style song to be performed by Gitte Hænning, was disqualified before the event in an exceptionally strict interpretation of pre-performance rules, when the song's composer was heard whistling the melody in the canteen of broadcaster DR. It is widely believed in Danish Eurovision circles that "Jeg snakker med mig selv" would have won that year's DMGP, and would also have done much better at Eurovision than the song which was ultimately sent.

## Before Eurovision

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### Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1962

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The DMGP was held at the Tivoli in Copenhagen, hosted by Hanne Sommer and Svend Pedersen. Five songs remained after the disqualification, with the winner chosen a by jury. It is not known how many jury members there were, nor the means by which songs were scored. Previous Danish representatives Birthe Wilke and Dario Campeotto were among the other participants.[1] Each song were performed twice. First with a big orchestra and then with a small orchestra. The winner was the song performed with the big orchestra.

DMGP - 11 February 1962 Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  | Chris Dane / Dario Campeotto  | "Et yndigt strejf af din parfume"  | 1  | 5
2  | Ellen Winther / Gitte Hænning | "Vuggevise"  | 27 | 1
3  | Baard Ove / Pedro Biker | "Er det virk´lig sandt?"  | 5  | 3=
4  | Birthe Wilke / Ellen Winther  | "Et eventyr"  | 5  | 3=
5  | Dario Campeotto / Chris Dane  | "Carissima"  | 7  | 2

## At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Winther performed 5th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Sweden. Each national jury awarded 3-2-1 to its top 3 songs and at the close of voting "Vuggevise" had received 2 points (1 each from Italy and Sweden), placing Denmark joint 10th (with Norway and Switzerland) of the 16 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 3 points to Sweden.[2]

### Voting

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Points awarded to Denmark[3] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |
2 points  |
1 point  |

* Italy
* Sweden

Points awarded by Denmark[3] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |  Sweden
2 points  |  United Kingdom
1 point  |  Germany

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1962
2. ^ "ESC History - Denmark 1962". Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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Songs|

* "All Night Long"
* "Alt det som ingen ser"
* "Angelique"
* "Believe Again"
* "Boom Boom"
* "Breaking My Heart"
* "Cliche Love Song"
* "Dansevise"
* "Det var en yndig tid"
* "Det' lige det"
* "Disco Tango"
* "Drama Queen"
* "Du er fuld af løgn"
* "Fly on the Wings of Love"
* "For din skyld"
* "Fra Mols til Skagen"
* "Hallo Hallo"
* "Higher Ground"
* "In a Moment like This"
* "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog"
* "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
* "Kloden drejer"
* "Krøller eller ej"
* ~~" Kun med dig"~~
* "Lige der hvor hjertet slår"
* "En lille melodi"
* "Love Is Forever"
* "Never Ever Let You Go"
* "New Tomorrow"
* "Only Teardrops"
* "Øve os på hinanden"
* "Sand"
* "Sangen om dig"
* "Shame on You"
* "Should've Known Better"
* "The Show"
* "Skibet skal sejle i nat"
* "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?"
* "Soldiers of Love"
* "Stemmen i mit liv"
* "Stop – mens legen er go'"
* "Tænker altid på dig"
* "Talking to You"
* "Tell Me Who You Are"
* "This Time I Mean It"
* "Twist of Love"
* "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"
* "Under stjernerne på himlen"
* "Vi maler byen rød"
* "Video-video"
* "Vuggevise"
* "The Way You Are"
* "Where I Am"
* ~~"Yes"~~

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Isabelle Aubret
* Victor Balaguer
* Inger Berggren
* Ronnie Carroll
* François Deguelt
* Camillo Felgen
* Conny Froboess
* Inger Jacobsen
* Fud Leclerc
* Lola Novaković
* Jean Philippe
* Marion Rung
* Eleonore Schwarz
* De Spelbrekers
* Claudio Villa
* Ellen Winther

Songs|

* "Addio, addio"
* "Dis rien"
* "Katinka"
* "Kom sol, kom regn"
* "Llámame"
* "Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
* "Nur in der Wiener Luft"
* "Petit bonhomme"
* "Le Retour"
* "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
* "Sol och vår"
* "Tipi-tii"
* "Ton nom"
* "Un premier amour"
* "Vuggevise"
* "Zwei kleine Italiener"

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