Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "Lige der hvor hjertet slår", written by Michael Elo, and performed by Anders Frandsen. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1991 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1991
Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1991 on 16 March 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.
First Round – 16 March 1991
| Draw
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Artist
|
Song
|
Songwriter(s)
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Result
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| 1
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Birthe Kjær
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"Din musik – min musik"
|
Kim Sjøgren, Keld Heick
|
Advanced
|
| 2
|
Lise Dandanell and 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 and Per
|
"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 and 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
| 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 and Egil Eldøen
|
"Du er musikken i mit liv"
|
1,402
|
4
|
| 5
|
Ulla Bjerre and 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. At the close of voting "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" had received 8 points, placing Denmark 19th of the 22 entries,[1]. It was the country's worst Eurovision placement up to that point, and it would remain so until 1993. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Sweden.[2]
Voting
Points awarded to Denmark[2]
| Score
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Country
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| 12 points
|
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| 10 points
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| 8 points
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| 7 points
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| 6 points
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| 5 points
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Norway
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| 4 points
|
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| 3 points
|
Sweden
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| 2 points
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| 1 point
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Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest. |