Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Du er fuld af løgn", written by John Hatting, and performed by Lise Haavik. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Denmark| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) | |||
| Country | Denmark | |||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986 | |||
| Selection date | 22 February 1986 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Du er fuld af løgn" | |||
| Artist | Lise Haavik | |||
| Songwriter | John Hatting | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 77 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986
Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1986 on 22 February at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted for the ninth straight time by Jørgen de Mylius. Five regional juries across Denmark selected the winning song out of five songs that survived a semifinal round.
The winning entry was "Du er fuld af løgn", performed by Lise Haavik and composed by John Hatting.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
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| 1 | Keld and Hilda Heick | "Mirakler" |
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Advanced |
| 2 | Lise Haavik | "Du er fuld af løgn" | John Hatting | Advanced |
| 3 | J.P. West | "Si' det er mig" |
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N/a |
| 4 | Lotte Rømer | "Dig og mig" | Lotte Rømer | N/a |
| 5 | Olsen Brothers | "Fællessang i parken" | Jørgen Olsen | N/a |
| 6 | Lecia Jønsson | "Hvis nu lykken findes" | Lecia Jønsson | N/a |
| 7 | Kirsten and Søren | "Sig det som det er" |
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Advanced |
| 8 | Lørdagskyllingerne | "Syng en sang" | Michael Hardinger | N/a |
| 9 | Fenders | "Vild med eventyr" |
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Advanced |
| 10 | Birthe Kjær | "Vil du med" |
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Advanced |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Total | Place | ||||
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North and West Jutland |
Zealand and Islands |
East and South Jutland |
Greater Copenhagen |
Funen | |||||
| 1 | Keld and Hilda Heick | "Mirakler" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | Lise Haavik | "Du er fuld af løgn" | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| 3 | Kirsten and Søren | "Sig det som det er" | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| 4 | Fenders | "Vild med eventyr" | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | Birthe Kjær | "Vil du med" | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 2 |
At Eurovision
Lise Haavik performed eighteenth on the night of the contest, following Sweden and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 77 points, placing 6th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] This high placing was the start of five top-ten finishes for Denmark in the Contest.
Voting
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