Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
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".
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 13 March 1999 | |||
| Selected entrant | Trine Jepsen & Michael Teschl | |||
| Selected song | "This Time I Mean It" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 71 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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 | |||||
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| 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 & Michael Teschl | "Denne Gang" | Ebbe Ravn | 60 | 1 |
| 5 | Susanne Marcussen | "To hjerter" | Susanne Marcussen, Tamra Rosanes | 24 | 5 |
| Detailed Jury and Televoting Results | |||||||
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| Draw | Song | Jury | Televoting Regions | Total | |||
| Jutland | Funen | Zealand & Islands |
Copenhagen | ||||
| 1 | "Flammer Under Vand" | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | "Kys Mig I Nat" | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | "3 x Euro" | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | "Denne Gang" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | "To Hjerter" | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
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.
Points awarded to Denmark
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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