Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Video Video", written by Jens Brixtofte, and performed by the group Brixx. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1982 in order to select its entry for the contest. The previous year's Danish entrant Tommy Seebach failed in his bid to represent Denmark for a third time.
Denmark| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) | |||
| Country | Denmark | |||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1982 | |||
| Selection date | 13 March 1982 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Video Video" | |||
| Artist | Brixx | |||
| Songwriter | Jens Brixtofte | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 5 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1982
Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1982 on 13 March at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. 12 songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brixx | "Video Video" | 55 | 1 |
| 2 | Tommy Seebach Band | "Hip hurra - det' min fødselsda'" | 47 | 2 |
| 3 | Jacob Groth Band | "På træk" | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | Fenders | "Det' løgn" | 37 | 4 |
| 5 | Carsten Elmer and Jørgen Klubien | "Marie" | 21 | 7 |
| 6 | Käte and Per | "I denne verden" | 21 | 7 |
| 7 | Jannie Høeg | "Elske" | 22 | 6 |
| 8 | Taxie | "Drømmene er forbi" | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Anne Karin | "Når man kun er atten år" | 46 | 3 |
| 10 | Peter Belli | "Spejldans" | 23 | 5 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Brixx performed 13th in the running order, following Spain and preceding Yugoslavia. At the close of voting "Video Video" had received only 5 points, placing Denmark 17th of the 18 entries, ahead only of the nul-points entry from Finland.[1] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Germany.[2]
Voting
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