Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Participating broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1983
Selection date(s)	5 March 1983
Selected artist(s)	Gry Johansen
Selected song	"Kloden drejer"
Selected songwriter(s)	Flemming Gernyx Christian Jacobsen Lars Christensen
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 16 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1982 • 1983 • 1984►

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Kloden drejer", written by Flemming Gernyx, Christian Jacobsen, and Lars Christensen, and performed by Gry Johansen. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1983 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1983

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1983 on 5 March 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.

The 1983 contest also saw the first DMGP appearance of Kirsten Siggaard who, as a member of Hot Eyes and as a solo singer, would become a familiar face at DMGP and Eurovision for years to come. John Hatting had been a member of the previous year's Danish representatives Brixx.[1]

Final – 5 March 1983

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Plateau	"Mennesker mødes"	36	4
2	John Hatting	"Stjernerne er drevet bort"	30	5
3	Snapshot	"Gi'r du et knus"	50	2
4	Vivian Johansen and Los Valentinos	"Fred"	19	8
5	Merete Ruud-Hansen	"Hen over engen"	23	6
6	Käte and Per	"Sesam, luk dig op"	37	3
7	Kirsten Siggaard and Sir Henry	"Og livet går"	22	7
8	Joy	"Hvor går livet hen"	5	10
9	Gry Johansen	"Kloden drejer"	60	1
10	Roberto	"Aldrig igen"	17	9

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw	Song	West Jutland	East Jutland	Funen, Lolland-Falster, and Bornholm	Zealand	Capital Region	Total
1	"Mennesker mødes"	7	6	8	8	7	36
2	"Stjernerne er drevet bort"	5	7	4	8	6	30
3	"Gi'r du et knus"	10	10	10	10	10	50
4	"Fred"	3	4	5	3	4	19
5	"Hen over engen"	8	4	6	3	2	23
6	"Sesam, luk dig op"	6	8	8	5	10	37
7	"Og livet går"	5	5	3	4	5	22
8	"Hvor går livet hen"	1	1	1	1	1	5
9	"Kloden drejer"	12	12	12	12	12	60
10	"Aldrig igen"	2	2	2	8	3	17

At Eurovision

On the evening of the final Johansen performed 15th in the running order, following Germany and preceding Cyprus. Johansen's vocals were noticeably off-key at the start of the song, and continued to veer out of tune throughout; clips from the performance are frequently used in montages put together to illustrate Eurovision vocal faux pas. Johansen was criticised for having paid too much attention to choreography and not enough to the song. At the close of voting "Kloden drejer" had received 16 points, placing Denmark 17th of the 20 entries.[2] The result continued a run of undistinguished placements for Denmark since their return to Eurovision in 1978, with only one top 10 finish in six attempts. 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  Sweden 6 points 5 points 4 points  Spain 3 points 2 points  Cyprus  United Kingdom 1 point  Turkey

Points awarded by Denmark[4] Score Country 12 points  Yugoslavia 10 points  Sweden 8 points  Norway 7 points  Israel 6 points  Austria 5 points  United Kingdom 4 points  Netherlands 3 points  Germany 2 points  Luxembourg 1 point  Cyprus

References

1. ESC National Finals database 1983
2. "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. ESC History - Denmark 1983
4. "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.