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
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999
Selection date(s)13 March 1999
Selected entrantTrine Jepsen & Michael Teschl
Selected song"This Time I Mean It"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 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
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1Stine Findsen"Flammer under vand" Søren Bundgaard423
2Clark Best"Kys mig i nat" Thomas Negrijn304
3Jacob Haugaard"3 x euro" Michael Hardinger, Rasmus Schwenger442
4Trine Jepsen & Michael Teschl"Denne Gang" Ebbe Ravn601
5Susanne Marcussen"To hjerter" Susanne Marcussen, Tamra Rosanes245

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
Points awarded to Denmark
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Denmark
12 points Iceland
10 points Sweden
8 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 points Netherlands
6 points Norway
5 points Germany
4 points Estonia
3 points Austria
2 points Israel
1 point United Kingdom

See also

References
  1. "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999".
  2. "DANISH NATIONAL FINAL 1999".
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