Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

  • Søren Bundgaard
  • Keld Heick
Finals performanceFinal result3rd, 92 pointsDenmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Denmark was represented by Hot Eyes (the name chosen for use at Eurovision by Kirsten and Søren), with the song "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?", at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 30 April in Dublin. "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 27 February. This was the last of three Eurovision appearances for Kirsten and Søren.

Kirsten and Søren's Eurovision performance is noted for the fact that Kirsten was heavily and very visibly pregnant at the time.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988

The final 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. 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
10 points
8 points
7 points  Belgium
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Sweden
2 points
1 point
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

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. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "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
Final
Disqualified
  • Cyprus
Artists
Final
Disqualified
  • Yiannis Dimitrou
Songs
Final
  • "Ben Adam"
  • "Chanteur de charme"
  • "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)"
  • "Clown"
  • "Croire"
  • "For vår jord"
  • "Go"
  • "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
  • "Laissez briller le soleil"
  • "Lied für einen Freund"
  • "Lisa Mona Lisa"
  • "Mangup"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Stad i ljus"
  • "Sufi"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
  • "Vivo (Ti scrivo)"
  • "Voltarei"
Disqualified
  • "Thimame"