Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1996
Selection date(s)	9 March 1996
Selected entrant	Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft
Selected song	"Kun med dig"
Finals performance
Final result	Failed to qualify (25th)
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark chose Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft, with the song '"Kun med dig", to be their representatives at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held on 18 May in Oslo. "Kun med dig" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 9 March. However, Denmark was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not represented in Oslo.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1996

The final was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Hans Otto Bisgård. Five songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected solely by a public televote. The results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's regions and "Kun med dig" was an overwhelming winner, receiving more votes than the other four songs combined.[1]

Final – 9 March 1996
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Televote	Place
1	Peter Belli	"Det gør ondt når jeg griner"	Michael Hardinger	2,463	3
2	Master Fatman & Jannie Høeg	"I nat"	Anders Blickfeldt, Peter Viskinde	1,089	5
3	Channe Nussbaum	"Kys mig nu"	Lars Muhl	1,224	4
4	Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft	"Kun med dig"	Jascha Richter, Keld Heick	9,422	1
5	Mark Linn	"Røde kinder"	Thomas Blachman	2,465	2

Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw	Song	Jutland					Funen	Islands	North Zealand	Capital Region	Total
Draw	Song	North	West	East	Central	South	Funen	Islands	North Zealand	Capital Region	Total
1	"Det gør ondt når jeg griner"	53	313	799	483	148	234	217	74	142	2,463
2	"I nat"	271	73	228	179	51	92	57	53	85	1,089
3	"Kys mig nu"	122	134	379	252	50	110	65	29	83	1,224
4	"Kun med dig"	1,282	1,417	2,407	1,366	828	967	478	339	338	9,422
5	"Røde kinder"	274	310	824	383	86	220	42	103	223	2,465

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round (from which hosts Norway were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest. After the voting, "Kun med dig" had received 22 points, placing 25th and bringing Denmark's participation in 1996 to a premature end.[2]

Points awarded to Denmark

Points awarded to Denmark (pre-qualifying round)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points

5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Sweden	Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania	Cyprus	Ireland North Macedonia	Hungary Norway

Points awarded by Denmark (pre-qualifying round)

12 points	Sweden
10 points	Netherlands
8 points	Estonia
7 points	United Kingdom
6 points	France
5 points	Germany
4 points	Slovenia
3 points	Ireland
2 points	Austria
1 point	Hungary

References

ESC National Finals database 1996
"ESC History - Denmark 1996". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

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[1] ESC National Finals database 1996

[2] "ESC History - Denmark 1996". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2010.