Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Denmark was represented by Anders Frandsen, with the song '"Lige der hvor hjertet slår", at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Rome. "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 16 March.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1991 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 16 March 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | Anders Frandsen | |||
| Selected song | "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 8 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1991
The final was held at the Music Hall in Aarhus, hosted by Camilla Miehe-Renard and Mek Pek. 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. One of the other participants was Birthe Kjær, who had finished third at Eurovision in 1989.[1]
| First Round – 16 March 1991 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | Birthe Kjær | "Din musik – min musik" | Kim Sjøgren, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 2 | Lise Dandanell & Lars Berthelsen | "Casanova" | Frans Bak | Eliminated |
| 3 | Lars Nielsen | "King Kong Baby" | Christian Winding, Bent Hesselmann | Eliminated |
| 4 | Anders Frandsen | "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" | Michael Elo | Advanced |
| 5 | Käte Sievert & Per Damgaard | "Var der ellers noget du ville" | Per Damgaard, Viggo Happel | Eliminated |
| 6 | Helle Børgensen | "Afrodite af i dag" | Wolfgang Käfer, Daniel Käfer | Eliminated |
| 7 | Pernille Petersen | "Casino" | Iver Lind Greiner, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 8 | The Boys | "Vinder hvisker" | Klaus Phanareth, Kim Otto Jacobsen | Eliminated |
| 9 | Annette Heick & Egil Eldøen | "Du er musikken i mit liv" | George Keller, Hilda Heick, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 10 | Ulla Bjerre & Ole Bredahl | "Med exprestog til Kina" | Ole Bredahl | Advanced |
| Second Round – 16 March 1991 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Birthe Kjær | "Din musik – min musik" | 2,411 | 3 |
| 2 | Anders Frandsen | "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" | 3,819 | 1 |
| 3 | Pernille Petersen | "Casino" | 1,398 | 5 |
| 4 | Annette Heick & Egil Eldøen | "Du er musikken i mit liv" | 1,402 | 4 |
| 5 | Ulla Bjerre & Ole Bredahl | "Med exprestog til Kina" | 3,099 | 2 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Frandsen performed 13th in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Norway. Performed by Frandsen seated at a piano, the song was very different in style from the uptempo hook-laden pop offerings which had become something of a Danish trademark since their return from hiatus in 1978. It appeared however that "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" lacked the instant appeal of songs such as those which had brought Denmark five consecutive top 10 finishes between 1986 and 1990, as at the close of voting the song had received only 8 points (5 from Norway and 3 from Sweden), placing Denmark 19th of the 22 entries, to that date the country's worst Eurovision placement. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Sweden.[2]
Points awarded to Denmark
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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