Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Hallo Hallo", composed by John Hatting and Torben Lendager, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Lonnie Devantier. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990 on 24 March at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, hosted by two former Danish Eurovision representatives, Birthe Kjær (1989) and Dario Campeotto (1961). Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by two rounds of televoting. In the first round the bottom five songs were eliminated, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner. Other participants included three-time Danish representative Kirsten Siggaard (of Hot Eyes) and Jørgen Olsen, the Eurovision 2000 winner.

First Round – 24 March 1990
R/O Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Kirsten Siggaard "Inden længe"
  • Jon Lundager
  • Mette Nybo
 N/a
2 Vocal Crew "Hva' er det du vil"
  • Jesper Malmose
  • Morten Wedendahl
 N/a
3 Lecia Jønsson "Krig og fred" Lecia Sundstrøm Jønsson N/a
4 Lonnie Devantier "Hallo Hallo" Advanced
5 Jørgen Olsen "Berlin"
Advanced
6 Helle Guldbech "Det var en drøm"
  • Jan Glæsel
  • Klaus Kjellerup
 N/a
7 Käte and Per "Kender du typen"
Advanced
8 Aviaja Lumholt "Fordi jeg elsker dig"
  • Kim Helweg
  • Morten Nilsson
 N/a
9 Birgitte Gade "Ræk mig din hånd"
  • George Keller
  • Jens P. Meiner
 Advanced
10 The Boys "Du er min musik"
  • Jens Peter Clausen
  • Kim Jacobsen
  • Klaus Phanareth
 Advanced
Second Round – 24 March 1990
R/O Artist Song Televote Place
1 Lonnie Devantier "Hallo Hallo" 68,628 1
2 Jørgen Olsen "Berlin" 25,676 3
3 Käte and Per "Kender du typen" 14,153 5
4 Birgitte Gade "Ræk mig din hånd" 51,414 2
5 The Boys "Du er min musik" 15,904 4

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Devantier performed 11th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Switzerland. The song was very much in the same uptempo pop vein which had characterised Danish Eurovision entries throughout the 1980s. At the close of voting "Hallo Hallo" had received 64 points from 13 countries, placing Denmark 8th of the 22 entries, the country's fifth consecutive top 10 finish.[1] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland.[2]

Voting

References

  1. ↑ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1990