Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1978 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 25 February 1978 | |||
| Selected entrant | Mabel | |||
| Selected song | "Boom Boom" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Mabel | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 13 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark was represented by the band
1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 April in Paris. "Boom Boom" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
on 25 February, and marked Denmark's return to Eurovision after an 11-year absence.
Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1978
The
Jørgen Mylius. The musical director was Ole Kurt Jensen. Six songs took part with the winner being decided by votes from eight regional juries.[1]
Other participants in the 1978 DMGP included both Denmark's first Eurovision winner, Grethe Ingmann, and their eventual second winners, the Olsen Brothers.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olsen Brothers | "San Francisco" | Ole Kurt Jensen | 37 | 2 |
| 2 | Flair | "Du var superstar" | Peder Kragerup | 29 | 3 |
| 3 | Daimi Gentle & Birds of Beauty | "Tornerose" | Ole Kurt Jensen | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Grethe Ingmann | "Eventyr" | Leif Pedersen | 23 | 5 |
| 5 | Mabel | "Boom Boom" | Helmer Olesen | 46 | 1 |
| 6 | Ulla Neumann | "Hvem, hvad og hvorfor ikke" | Ole Kurt Jensen | 24 | 4 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Aabenraa | Næstved | Rønne | Aalborg | Odense | Holstebro | Copenhagen | Aarhus | Total |
| 1 | "San Francisco" | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 37 |
| 2 | "Du var superstar" | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | "Tornerose" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | "Eventyr" | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | "Boom Boom" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 46 |
| 6 | "Hvem, hvad og hvorfor ikke" | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Mabel performed 16th in the running order, following
Greece's Tania Tsanaklidou with "Charlie Chaplin" and preceding Luxembourg's Baccara with "Parlez-vous français ?". At the close of voting "Boom Boom" had received 13 points, placing Denmark 16th of the 20 entries.[2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[3]
Voting
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References
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1978
- ^ "Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Denmark 1978
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.