Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963

Denmark in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Denmark in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Participating broadcaster	Danmarks Radio (DR)
Country	Denmark
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1963
Selection date	24 February 1963
Competing entry
Song	"Dansevise"
Artist	Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
Songwriters	Otto Francker; Sejr Volmer-Sørensen;
Placement
Final result	1st, 42 points
Participation chronology

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Dansevise", composed by Otto Francker, with lyrics by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen, and performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1963 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1963

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1963 on 24 February at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, hosted by Marianne Birkelund. Eight songs took part with the winner being chosen by a 10-member jury. Other past and future Eurovision entrants competing were Birthe Wilke (1957 and 1959), Dario Campeotto (1961), Bjørn Tidmand (1964), and Gitte Hænning (Germany 1973).

Final – 24 February 1963
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Preben Marth	"Abstrakt"	8
2	Bjørn Tidmand	"Amiga mia"	2
3	Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann	"Dansevise"	1
4	Melody Mixers	"Harlekin og Colmbine"	6
5	Dario Campeotto	"Kære du"	5
6	Gitte Hænning	"Lille sarte kvinde"	4
7	Birthe Wilke	"Pourquoi"	3
8	Grethe Sønck	"Verden er en gammal bekendt"	7

At Eurovision

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark^[1]
Score	Country
5 points	Belgium Finland Luxembourg Netherlands Sweden
4 points	Norway
3 points	Austria Switzerland United Kingdom
2 points	Germany Italy
1 point

Points awarded by Denmark^[1]
Score	Country
5 points	Italy
4 points	Switzerland
3 points	United Kingdom
2 points	Luxembourg
1 point	Austria

References

^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[1963detailed-1] "Results of the Final of London 1963". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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National selection: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Participation	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 ~~1996~~ 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	~~Dorthe Andersen~~ Anja Anti Social Media Bamses Venner Bandjo Basim ~~Ben and Tan~~ Katy Bødtger Brinck Brixx Birgit Brüel Debbie Cameron Dario Campeotto Chanée Lonnie Devantier DQ Emmelie de Forest Anders Frandsen A Friend in London Fyr og Flamme Lise Haavik Anne-Cathrine Herdorf Hot Eyes Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Trine Jepsen Gry Johansen Birthe Kjær Kølig Kaj Leonora Lighthouse X ~~Martin Loft~~ Kenny Lübcke Mabel Malene Simon Mathew N'evergreen Lotte Nilsson Olsen Brothers Rasmussen Raquel Rastenni Reddi Reiley Rollo and King Saba Soluna Samay Tommy Seebach Sidsel Ben Semmane Sissal Jakob Sveistrup Michael Teschl Tomas Thordarson Bjørn Tidmand Ulla Pia Birthe Wilke Aud Wilken Gustav Winckler Ellen Winther
Songs	"All Night Long" "Alt det som ingen ser" "Angelique" "Believe Again" "Boom Boom" "Breaking My Heart" "Cliche Love Song" "Dansevise" "Det var en yndig tid" "Det' lige det" "Disco Tango" "Drama Queen" "Du er fuld af løgn" "Fly on the Wings of Love" "For din skyld" "Fra Mols til Skagen" "Hallo Hallo" "Hallucination" "Higher Ground" "In a Moment like This" "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" "Kloden drejer" "Krøller eller ej" ~~"Kun med dig"~~ "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "En lille melodi" "Love Is Forever" "Never Ever Let You Go" "New Tomorrow" "Only Teardrops" "Øve os på hinanden" "Sand" "Sangen om dig" "Shame on You" "Should've Known Better" "The Show" "Skibet skal sejle i nat" "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" "Soldiers of Love" "Stemmen i mit liv" "Stop – mens legen er go'" "Tænker altid på dig" "Talking to You" "Tell Me Who You Are" "This Time I Mean It" "Twist of Love" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" "Under stjernerne på himlen" "Vi maler byen rød" "Video-video" "Vuggevise" "The Way You Are" "Where I Am" ~~"Yes"~~
Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alain Barrière Heidi Brühl Ronnie Carroll Carmela Corren José Guardiola Laila Halme Françoise Hardy Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Nana Mouskouri Esther Ofarim Annie Palmen Emilio Pericoli Jacques Raymond Anita Thallaug Vice Vukov Monica Zetterlund
Songs	"À force de prier" "Algo prodigioso" "L'amour s'en va" "Brodovi" "Dansevise" "Elle était si jolie" "En gång i Stockholm" "Marcel" "Muistojeni laulu" "Say Wonderful Things" "Solhverv" "Een speeldoos" "T'en va pas" "Uno per tutte" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Waarom?"