Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?", composed by Søren Bundgaard, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Hot Eyes.^[a] The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the last of three Eurovision appearances for the duo. Their Eurovision performance is noted for the fact that Kirsten was heavily and very visibly pregnant at the time.

Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Participating broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988
Selection date(s)	27 February 1988
Selected artist(s)	Hot Eyes
Selected song	"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
Selected songwriter(s)	Søren Bundgaard Keld Heick
Finals performance
Final result	3rd, 92 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988 on 27 February at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries. Firstly the five lowest-placed songs were eliminated without full voting being revealed, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner.^[1]

First Round – 27 February 1988

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Result
1	Anne Mette and Hip Hop	"Du kan gå med"	Turid N. Christensen, Ole Brockmann	Eliminated
2	Paul Mathiasen	"Til dig"	Niels Bystrup, Esther Traneberg	Eliminated
3	Snapshot	"Tid til lidt kærlighed"	James Price, Adam Price	Advanced
4	Stig Rossen	"Vi danser rock og rul"	Jørn Hansen, Helge Engelbrecht	Advanced
5	Anne Marie Busk	"9½ minut"	Tommy Hansen, Jens Folmer Jepsen	Eliminated
6	Lulu	"Johnny B. Goode"	Knud Thormod	Advanced
7	Henriette Lykke	"Det' okay"	Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick	Advanced
8	Anne Karin	"Gi' naturen chancen"	Mikael Andersen, Leif Maibom	Eliminated
9	Kirsten and Søren	"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"	Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick	Advanced
10	Sirius	"Ene"	Leif Svorin	Eliminated

Second Round – 27 February 1988

Draw	Artist	Song	Regional Juries					Total	Place
			North and West Jutland	Zealand and Islands	East and South Jutland	Greater Copenhagen	Funen
1	Lulu	"Johnny B. Goode"	1	2	6	2	2	13	5
2	Kirsten and Søren	"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"	8	8	1	6	6	29	1
3	Snapshot	"Tid til lidt kærlighed"	4	4	8	8	1	25	2
4	Stig Rossen	"Vi danser rock og rul"	2	1	2	4	8	17	4
5	Henriette Lykke	"Det' okay"	6	6	4	1	4	21	3

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 13th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Greece. At the close of voting "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" had received 92 points, placing Denmark third of the 21 entries, the country's best placing since the victory of Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann in 1963.^[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.^[3]

Voting

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

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

Notes

1. Hot Eyes was the name chosen for use at Eurovision by duo Kirsten & Søren –Kirsten Siggaard Andersen and Søren Bundgaard Nielsen–.

References

1. ESC National Finals database 1988
2. "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
3. ESC History - Denmark 1988
4. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.