Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1984
| Broadcaster = {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR)
| Country = Denmark
| Selection process = {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1984
| Selection date = 18 February 1984
| Song = {{lang|da|Det' lige det|i=no}}
| Artist = Hot Eyes
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Søren Bundgaard|Keld Heick}}
| Final result = 4th, 101 points
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "{{lang|da|Det' lige det|i=no}}", composed by Søren Bundgaard, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Hot Eyes.{{efn|Hot Eyes was the name chosen for use at Eurovision by duo Kirsten & Søren –Kirsten Siggaard Andersen and Søren Bundgaard Nielsen–.}} The Danish participating broadcaster, {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR), organised the {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984|i=no}} in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first of three Eurovision appearances in five years for the couple.
Before Eurovision
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= {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984|i=no}} =
{{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR) held the {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984|i=no}} on 18 February at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries. The voting was close, with "{{lang|da|Det' lige det|i=no}}" winning by only a 1-point margin. Other participants included familiar DMGP and Eurovision face Tommy Seebach and Lise Haavik (Trax) who would represent {{esccnty|Denmark|y=1986|t=Denmark in 1986}}.
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|+ Final – 18 February 1984 |
| Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Songwriter(s) ! Points ! Place |
|---|
| 1
| align="left" |Trax | align="left" |"Vi hører sammen" | align="left" |John Hatting, Per Nielsen, Lise Haavik |33 |6 |
| 2
| align="left" |Regnar Egekvist | align="left" |"Holder af de ting" | align="left" |Regnar Egekvist | 11 |9 |
| 3
| align="left" |Snapshot | align="left" |"À la carte" | align="left" |Niels Drevsholt |41 |3 |
| 4
| align="left" |Lecia Jønsson | align="left" |"Det er en hemmelighed" | align="left" |Lecia Jønsson, Ivan Pedersen |35 |5 |
| 5
| align="left" |Lollipops | align="left" |"60'erne" | align="left" |Torben Lundgren, Jørgen Lundgren |8 |10 |
| 6
| align="left" |Sheila | align="left" |"Gi' mig tid" | align="left" |Torben Lendager, Henrik H. Lund |46 |2 |
| 7
| align="left" |Boulevard | align="left" |"Liverpool" | align="left" |Dennis Dehnhardt, Poul Dehnhardt, Lennart Johannessen |17 |7 |
| 8
| align="left" |John Hatting | align="left" |"Donna, Donna" | align="left" |Jens Brixtofte, John Hatting, Ivan Pedersen |15 |8 |
| 9
| align="left" |Tommy Seebach | align="left" |"Pyjamas for to" | align="left" |Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick |40 |4 |
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|10 | align="left" |Kirsten and Søren | align="left" |"Det' lige det" | align="left" |Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick |47 |1 |
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| + Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||
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! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|West Jutland}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|East Jutland}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Funen, Lolland-Falster, and Bornholm}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Zealand}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Capital Region}} ! scope="col" | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left|"Vi hører sammen" | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | align=left|"Holder af de ting" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | align=left|"À la carte" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 41 |
| 4 | align=left|"Det er en hemmelighed" | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | align=left|"60'erne" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | align=left|"Gi' mig tid" | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | align="left" |"Liverpool" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | align=left|"Donna, Donna" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | align=left|"Pyjamas for to" | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
| 10 | align=left|"Det' lige det" | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 47 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 10th in the running order, following {{esccnty|Ireland|y=1984}} and preceding the {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1984}}. At the close of voting "{{lang|da|Det' lige det|i=no}}" received 101 points, placing Denmark 4th of the 19 entries, the country's first top 5 placing since their return to Eurovision in 1978.{{cite web |title=Final of Luxembourg 1984 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415195208/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results |archive-date=15 April 2021 |url-status=live}} "{{lang|da|Det' lige det|i=no}}" became only the fourth non-winning Eurovision song to receive points from every other national jury (following {{esccnty|France|y=1976|t=France in 1976}} and {{esccnty|France|y=1978|t=1978}}, and {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1982|t=Belgium in 1982}}).{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners {{esccnty|Sweden|y=1984}}.
= Voting =
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| + Points awarded to Denmark{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results/denmark |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416065609/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results/denmark |archive-date=16 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
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| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Norway|y=1984}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1984}}}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Ireland|y=1984}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|y=1984}}|{{Esc|France|y=1984}}}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
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| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Spain|y=1984}}|{{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1984}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=1984}}|{{Esc|Finland|y=1984}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=1984}}|{{Esc|Italy|y=1984}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=1984}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Austria|y=1984}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1984}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=1984}}}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Turkey|y=1984}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Portugal|y=1984}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=1984}}}} |
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References
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{{Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1984}}