Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | DR |
| National selection events | Danish Melodi Grand Prix |
| Appearances | 36 |
| First appearance | 1957 |
| Best result | 1st, 1963, 2000 |
| Worst result | Last, 2002, DNQ from semi-final 2007 |
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| DR page | |
| Denmark's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Denmark has competed at the Eurovision Song Contest from 1957 to 1966 and from 1978 to the present day and has a proud record - as well as particularly devoted fans. In the early days, Denmark had some good placings including a first placing, but also some bad placings. Throughout the latter part of the 1960s and the 1970s until 1978, Denmark didn't participate in the contest. Denmark enjoyed mixed success in the 1980s. In 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989, Denmark placed well. However in 1982 and 1983 it received some of their worst placings ever. The 1990s were mostly bad for Denmark. They were disqualified from three contests (1994, 1996, 1998), and when they were present they mostly scored poorly, with the exceptions of 1990, 1995 and 1999.
The most recent Danish victory came in 2000, with the Olsen Brothers defying the odds (they were considerably older than their competitors and only one male duo had won before) to win with "Fly on the Wings of Love". The Olsens' win however, is Denmark's highest scoring ever, with 195 points. Their lowest score ever, was in 1982 with only 5 points. Denmark's average score is 65.261 points.
Since that time, the Danes have competed with distinction and recently recorded a third-place finish in the 2005 semi-final with Jakob Sveistrup's "Talking To You". In that same year, Copenhagen hosted Congratulations, the 50th Anniversary special of the Contest.
The Danish qualifying preliminary contest for the Eurovision Song Contest is the Danish Melodi Grand Prix.
[edit] Contestants
[edit] Voting history
Denmark has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Score |
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| 1 |  Sweden |
210 |
| 2 |  Germany |
122 |
| = |  United Kingdom |
122 |
| 3 |  Ireland |
116 |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
78 |
Denmark has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Score |
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| 1 |  Norway |
155 |
| 2 | Sweden |
154 |
| 3 |  Iceland |
126 |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
93 |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
88 |
[edit] Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 |  Copenhagen |
Tivolis Koncertsal | Lotte Wæver |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | Copenhagen |
Parken Stadium | Natasja Crone Back and Søren Pilmark |
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