Denmark was represented by Dario Campeotto, with the song "Angelique", at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 March in Cannes, France. "Angelique" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 19 February.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1961 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 19 February 1961 | |||
| Selected entrant | Dario Campeotto | |||
| Selected song | "Angelique" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Aksel V. Rasmussen | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 12 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision edit
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1961 edit
The DMGP was held at the Fredericia Theatre in Fredericia, hosted by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. Seven songs took part, with the winner chosen by a 10-member jury who each had 3 points to award. They could divide the points however they wished (i.e. they could award 1 point to three different songs, 1 and 2 points to two songs, or all 3 points to one song).
The 1961 DMGP is noted for the fact that all of Denmark's previous Eurovision representatives – Birthe Wilke, Gustav Winckler, Raquel Rastenni and Katy Bødtger – returned for another try.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Biker | "Min guitar og jeg" | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Katy Bødtger | "Hamlet" | 0 | 5= |
| 3 | Gustav Winckler | "Vi lever kun en enkelt gang" | 0 | 5= |
| 4 | Birthe Wilke | "Jetpilot" | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Otto Brandenburg | "Godnat lille du" | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Raquel Rastenni and Grethe Sønck | "Hjemme hos os" | 0 | 5= |
| 7 | Dario Campeotto | "Angelique" | 14 | 1 |
At Eurovision edit
On the night of the final Campeotto performed 13th in the running order, following Norway and preceding eventual contest winners Luxembourg. At the close of voting "Angelique" had received 12 points (8 of which came from Norway), placing Denmark joint 5th (with Italy) of the 16 entries. The Danish jury awarded its highest mark of 4 to Italy.[2]
Voting edit
Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
References edit
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1961
- ^ ESC History - Denmark 1961
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.