Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

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Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999
Selection date(s)13 March 1999
Selected entrantTrine Jepsen and Michael Teschl
Selected song"This Time I Mean It"
Selected songwriter(s)Ebbe Ravn
Finals performance
Final result8th, 71 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1997 • 1999 • 2000►

For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Denmark used the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999 contest. The winner was Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl with the song "Denne gang", which was translated into English for Eurovision as "This Time I Mean It".

Before Eurovision[]

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999[]

The final was held on 13 March 1999 at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, and was hosted by Keld Heick. Five songs competed, and the winner was selected by 4 televoting regions (4/5) and an expert jury (1/5).[1][2]

The expert jury included Johnny Reimar, Anne Cathrine Herdorf, Ann Louise, Anders Frandsen, Alex Nyborg Madsen and Carola Häggkvist.

Final – 13 March 1999
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Stine Findsen "Flammer under vand" Søren Bundgaard 42 3
2 Clark Best "Kys mig i nat" Thomas Negrijn 30 4
3 Jacob Haugaard "3 x euro" Michael Hardinger, Rasmus Schwenger 44 2
4 Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl "Denne gang" Ebbe Ravn 60 1
5 Susanne Marcussen "To hjerter" Susanne Marcussen, Tamra Rosanes 24 5
Detailed Jury and Televoting Results
Draw Song Jury Televoting Regions Total
Jutland Funen Zealand and
Islands 		Copenhagen
1 "Flammer under vand" 10 8 8 8 8 40
2 "Kys mig o nat" 8 6 6 6 4 30
3 "3 x euro" 4 10 10 10 10 44
4 "Denne gang" 12 12 12 12 12 60
5 "To hjerter" 6 4 4 4 6 24

At Eurovision[]

After missing the 1998 contest, Denmark returned for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem. Jepsen and Teschl performed 9th on the night, following Norway and preceding France. At the close of the voting it had received 71 points, placing 8th in a field of 23.[3]

Voting[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999".
  2. ^ "DANISH NATIONAL FINAL 1999".
  3. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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