Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Denmark was represented by the band Mabel, with the song "Boom Boom", at the 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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1978 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 25 February 1978 | |||
| Selected entrant | Mabel | |||
| Selected song | "Boom Boom" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 13 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1978
The final was held at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. 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.
| Final – 25 February 1978 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Olsen Brothers | "San Francisco" | 37 | 2 |
| 2 | Flair | "Du var superstar" | 29 | 3 |
| 3 | Daimi Gentle & Birds of Beauty | "Tornerose" | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Grethe Ingmann | "Eventyr" | 23 | 5 |
| 5 | Mabel | "Boom Boom" | 46 | 1 |
| 6 | Ulla Neumann | "Hvem, hvad og hvorfor ikke" | 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 and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of voting "Boom Boom" had received 13 points (6 from France, 4 from Israel, 2 from Austria and 1 from the Netherlands), placing Denmark 16th of the 20 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[2]